CH 13 Terminology Flashcards
basophil
attraction to the base
- phil: attraction
hypochromic
pertaining to decreased color
anticoagulant
no clotting
coagulopathy
disease process of clotting
cytology
study of cells
eosinophil
traction to red
erythroblast
immature red cell
granulocute
cells of granules
hemolysis
breakdown of blood
hematocrit
to separate blood
- crit: to separate
hemoglobinopathy
disease condition of hemoglobin
anisocytosis
pertaining to unequal cell size
- cytosis: increase number of cells
megakaryocyte
cell with large nucleus
leukopenia
pertaining to decrease WBC
monocyte
single nucleus
morphology
study of shapes
meyloblast
immature bone marrow
meylodysplasia
abnormal formation of bone marrow
neutropenia
deficiency of neutral
polymorphonuclear
pertaining to many shapes of nucleus
phagocyte
cell that swallows
poikilocytosis
abnormality of cell shapes
- occurs in anemia
sideropenia
deficiency of iron
spherocytosis
abnormal condition of round cell