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eosinophil

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white blood cells that destroy parasites and increase during allergic reactions

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leukopoiesis

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white (cell) formation

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hyperlipemia

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condition of having too high a level of lipids such as cholesterol in the bloodstream

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anticoagulant

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substance that prevents or delays the clotting or coagulation of blood

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lymphocyte

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white blood cell that provides protection through the immune response

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hemophilia

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hereditary blood disease in which there is a prolonged blood clotting time

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erythrocytosis

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to many red cells

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hematocytopenia

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reduction in the number of all blood cells

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hemorrhage

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abnormal blood flow, the escape of blood from a blood vessel

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hemocytometry

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process of measuring blood cells

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10
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erythropoiesis

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the medical term that is defined as formation of red blood cells

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hematologist

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a doctor who studies the blood is called a

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phlebotomy

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Venipuncture, the removal of a blood specimen from a vein for laboratory testing, is also called

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Hematocrit

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Which blood test measures the volume of red blood cells within the total volume of blood.

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14
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which white blood cells attracts a rosey red stain

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eosinophils

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15
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Which disorder is characterized by too many erythrocytes?

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Polycythemia vera

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____________ is the term meaning abnormal condition (too many) in white cells.

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leukocytosis

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17
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The suffix for abnormal flow is

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-rrhage

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18
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______ is the watery fluid in blood

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Plasma

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19
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Iron-deficiency anemia results when there is not enough iron to build __________ for red blood cells.

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hemoglobin

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20
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The common name for ________ is bruise.

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hematoma

21
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The suffix meaning too few

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-penia

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__________ is the medical term for abnormal condition of clots.

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Thrombosis

23
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A piece of thrombus that breaks away and floats through the bloodstream until it lodges in a smaller blood vessel and blocks blood flow is called.

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embolus

24
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A laboratory test in which a blood specimen is incubated to check for bacteria growth is called?

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C&S

25
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The combining form hemat/o means

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Blood

26
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The combining forms hem/o and hemat/o both mean

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blood

27
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Blood poisoning is a common name for

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septicemia

28
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an inherited blood disorder in which erythrocytes take on an abnormal curved shaped is

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sickle cell anemia

29
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Removal of a small sample of bone marrow by needle to be examined for disease is called bone marrow _______.

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aspiration

30
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What is an abbreviation for erythrocyte sedimentation rate?

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sed rate

31
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what means too few clotting cells

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Thrombocytopenia

32
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This suffix means blood condition

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-emia

33
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Which disorder is characterized by too many erythrocytes?

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Polycythemia vera

34
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In the term thrombolytic therapy, what does the suffix -lytic mean

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Destruction

35
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The suffix in the term hemorrhage means

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abnormal flow

36
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The production of the blood’s formed elements is called ________.

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hematopoiesis

37
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What is the meaning of the combining form in the word anticoagulation?

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clotting

38
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Abbreviation for eosinophils is

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eos

39
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Collecting and storing one’s own blood and then using it to replace blood lost during surgery is _______.

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autotransfusion

40
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A clotting cell, or platelet, was formerly called a

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thrombocyte

41
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basophils

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basos

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hemoglobin

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Hb

43
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erythrocyte

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sed rate

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PT

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Prothrombin time

45
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Diff

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Differential

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RBC

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Red blood cell

47
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pernicious anemia

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PA

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BMT

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Bone marrow transplant

49
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segs

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segmented neutrophils

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