Chapter 11 Vocab Flashcards by Jennica Blasky

Albumin
(al-BYU-min)

simple, soluble protein

Latin - white of an egg

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Fibrin
(FIE-brin)

stringy protein fiber that is a component of a blood clot

Latin - fiber

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Fibrinogen
(fie-BRIN-oh-jen)

precursor of fibrin in blood-clotting process

Fibrin/o fibrin
-gen create, produce

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Acid
(ASS-id)

substance with a pH below 7.0

Latin - sour

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Alkaline
(AL-kah-line)

substance with a pH above 7.0

Alkal base
-ine pertaining to, substance

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Homeostasis
(hoh-mee-oh-STAY-sis)

stability or equilibrium of a system or the body’s internal environment

Home/o the same
-stasis control

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Erythroblast
(eh-RITH-roh-blast)

precursor to a red blood cell

Erythr/o red
-blast germ cell

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Erythropoiesis
(eh-RITH-roh-py-EE-sis)

the formation of red blood cells

Erythr/o red
-poiesis to make

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Erythropoietin
(eh-RITH-roh-POY-ee-tin)

protein secreted by the kidney that stimulates red blood cell production

Erythr/o red
-poietin the maker

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Leukocyte
(LOO-koh-site)

another term for a white blood cell

Leuk/o white
-cyte cell

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Agranulocyte
(ay-GRAN-you-loh-site)

a white blood cell without any granules in its cytoplasm

A- without, not
Granul/o granule
-cyte cell

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Antibody / Antibodies
(AN-tih-body) (AN-tih-bod-ees)

proteins produced in response to an antigen

Anti- against
Body substance

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Immunoglobulin
(IM-you-noh-GLOB-you-lin)

specific protein evoked by an antigen; all antibodies are immunoglobulins

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Lymphocyte
(LIM-foh-site)

small white blood cell with a large nucleus

Lymph/o lymph
-cyte cell

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Antigen
(AN-tih-jen)

any substance that can trigger an immune response

Anti- against
-gen to produce

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Anticoagulant
(AN-tee-koh-AG-you-lant)

substance that prevents clotting

Anti- against
Coagul clump
-ant forming

Coagulant
(koh-AG-you-lant)

substance that induces clotting

Coagul clump
-ant forming

Coagulation
(koh-ag-you-LAY-shun)

the process of blood clotting

Coagul clump
-ation process

Fibroblast
(FIE-broh-blast)

cell that forms collagen fibers

Fibr/o fiber
-blast immature cell

Megakaryocyte
(MEG-ah-KAIR-ee-oh-site)

large cell with large nucleus. parts of the cytoplasm break off to form platelets

Mega- enormous
Kary/o nucleus
-cyte cell

Agglutinate
(ah-GLUE-tin-ate)

stick together to form clumps

Ag- to
Glutin stick together, glue
-ate composed of, pertaining to

Hemoglobinopathy
(HEE-moh-GLOH-bih-NOP-ah-thee)

disease caused by the presence of an abnormal hemoglobin in the red blood cells

Hem/o blood
Globin/o protein
-pathy disease

Hemolysis
(hee-MOL-ih-sis)

destruction of red blood cells so that hemoglobin is liberated

Hem/o blood
-lysis destruction

Hemolytic
(hee-moh-LIT-ik)

pertaining to the process of destruction of red blood cells

Hem/o blood
Lyt destroy
-ic pertaining to

Hypochromic (high-poh-CROH-mik)

pale in color, as in RBCs when hemoglobin is deficient Hypo- deficient, below Chrom color -ic pertaining to

Incompatible (in-kom-PAT-ih-bul)

substances that interfere with each other physiologically In- not Compat blood tolerate -ible can do

Macrocyte (MAK-roh-site)

large red blood cell Macro- large Cyt/e cell

Macrocytic (mak-roh-SIT-ik)

pertaining to macrocytes Macro- large Cyt/e cell -ic pertaining to

Microcytic (my-kroh-SIT-ik)

pertaining to a small cell Micro- small Cyte cell -ic pertaining to

Poikilocytic (POY-kee-loh-SIT-ik)

pertaining to an irregular-shaped red blood cell Poikilo- irregular Cyte cell -ic pertaining to

Poikilocytosis (POY-kee-loh-sigh-TOH-sis)

a condition of irregular-shaped red blood cells Poikilo- irregular Cyte celel -osis condition

Leukemia (loo-KEE-mee-ah)

disease when the blood is taken over by white blood cells and their precursors Leuk white -emia blood condition

Leukemic (loo-KEE-mik)

pertaining to or affected by leukemia Leuk white -emic pertaining to a blood condition

Leukopenia (loo-koh-PEE-nee-ah)

a deficient number of white blood cells Leuk/o white -penia deficiency

Disseminate (dih-SEM-in-ate)

widely scatter throughout the body or an organ Dis- apart Semin scatter seed -ate composed of, pertaining to

Purpura (PUR-pyu-rah)

skin hemorrhages that are red initially and then turn purple Greek - purple

Aspiration (AS-pih-RAY-shun)

removal by suction of fluid or gas from a body cavity Aspirat to breathe -ion process