Blood Pathology Flashcards
Hematology
The branch of medicine specializing in treatment of diseases and conditions of the blood. Physician is a ‘hematologist.’
Blood Clot
The hard collection of fibrin, blood cells, and tissue debris that is the end result of hemostasis or the blood-clotting process
Coagulate
To convert from a liquid to a gel or solid, as in blood coagulation
Dyscrasia
A general term indicating the presence of a disease affecting blood
Hematoma
The collection of blood under the skin as the result of blood escaping into the tissue from damaged blood vessels. Commonly referred to as a ‘bruise.’
Hemorrhage
Rapid flow of blood
Hemophilia
Hereditary blood disease in which blood-clotting time is prolonged due to a lack of one vital clotting factor. It is transmitted by a sex-linked trait from females to males, appearing almost exclusively in males
Hyperlipidemia
Condition of having too high a level of lipids such as cholesterol in the bloodstream. A risk factor for developing atherosclerosis and coronary artery disease
Pancytopenia
Having too few of all cells
Septicemia
Having bacteria or their toxins in the blood-stream. Sepsis is a term that means putrefaction or infection. Commonly referred to as ‘blood poisoning.’
Anemia
A large group of conditions characterized by a reduction in the number of red blood cells or the amount of hemoglobin in the blood; results in less oxygen reaching the tissues
Aplastic Anemia
Severe form of anemia that develops as a consequence of loss of functioning red bone marrow. Results in a decrease in the number of all the formed elements. Treatment may eventually require a bone marrow transplant
Erythrocytosis
The condition of having too many red blood cells
Erythropenia
The condition of having too few red blood cells
Hemolytic Anemia
An anemia that develops as the result of the destruction of erythrocytes