Chapter 8 Flashcards
Albumin/o
Albumin
Bas/o
Base
Bilirubin/o
Bilirubin
Chrom/o
Color
Coagul/o
Clotting
Coagulation
Cyt/o
Cell
Eosin/o
Red
rosy
dawn
Erythr/o
Red
Granul/o
Granules
Hem/o
Blood
Hemat/o
Blood
Hemoglobin/o
Hemoglobin
Home/o
Sameness
unchanging
constant
Is/o
Same
equal
Kary/o
Nucleus
Leuk/o
White
Lip/o
Fat
Lymph/o
Lymph
Mon/o
One
single
Morph/o
Shape
Form
Myel/o
Bone marrow
Spinal cord
Neutr/o
Neutrophil
neutral
neither
Nucle/o
Nucleus
Phag/o
Eat
swallow
Phleb/o
Vein
Poikil/o
Irregular
varied
Sider/o
Iron
Spher/o
Round
globe-shaped
Thromb/o
Clot
a-
an-
no
not
without
anti-
against
dys-
bad
abnormal
difficult
hyper-
excessive
increased
above
hypo-
below deficient under less than normal decreased
macro-
large
mega-
large
micro-
small
mono-
single
one
pan-
all
poly-
many
much
- ar
- ic
pertaining to
-blast
immature
embryonic
-cyte
cell
-cytosis
increase in the number of cells
-emia
blood condition
-emic
pertaining to a blood condition
-genous
producing
-globin
protein
-globulin
protein
-logy
study of
-lysis
breakdown
destruction
separation
loosening
-lytic
to reduce
destroy
separate
breakdown
-oid
resembling
-osis
abnormal condition
-pathy
disease condition
-penia
deficiency
-phage
eat
swallow
-phil
attraction for
-philia
increase in the number of cells
attraction for
-plasia
development
formation
growth
-poiesis
formation
-rrhage
bursting forth
-stasis
stopping
controlling
place
-tomy
incision
process of cutting into
AIHA
Autoimmune hemolytic anemia
IMHA
Immune-mediated hemolytic anemia
CBC
Complete blood count
Diff
White blood cell differential
HCT
Hematocrit
PCV
Packed cell volume
percent of RBC in whole blood
EPO
Erythropoietin
BMBT
Buccal mucosal bleeding time
RBC
Red blood cell
WBC
White blood cell
Plt
platelet
TP
total protein
Hb
Hgb
Hemoglobin
hpf
high power field
lpf
low power field
qns
Quantity not sufficient
VWD
Von Willebrand’s Disease
Baso
Basophils
Eos
Eosinophils
Lymph
lymphocytes
Mono
monocytes
Seg
Neutrophils
ESR
Erythrocyte sedimentation rate
PT
Prothrombin time
PTT
Partial thromboplastin time
DIC
Disseminated intravascular coagulation
g/dl
Grams/deciliter
µl
microliter
Agglutination
clumping of RBC
Rouleaux
Stacking of RBC
Anisocytosis
unequal sizes of RBCs
Poikilocytosis
Irregular shapes of RBCs
Normocytic
RBCs are normal in size
Macrocytic
RBCs are larger in size
Microcytic
RBCs are smaller in size
Normochromic
RBCs are normal in color
Hyperchromic
RBCs have more red than normal
Hypochromic
RBCs have less red color than normal
Spherocytosis
Presence of spherocytes
RBCs are rounded and lack “donut hole”
Agranulocytes
WBCs lacking granules in their cytoplasm
Albumin
Plasma protein that maintains blood volume
Anemia
Decrease in RBCs
Antibody
Ab
proteins produced by WBCs in response to antigens
Antigens
Ag
Foreign substance (protein) that stimulates the production of antibodies
Basophils
Granulocytic WBC seen in anaphyllaxis
Bilirubin
Metabolite of hemoglobin breakdown
Conjugated in the liver
Coagulation
Blood clotting
Eosinophil
Granulocytic WBC seen with allergies and parasites
Erythrocyte
RBC
transports oxygen
Erythropoietin (EPO)
Hormone secreted by the kidneys to stimulate RBC production
Exsanguination
Extensive blood loss due to internal or external hemorrhage
Fibrin
Protein threads that form the basis of a clot
Fibrinogen
Plasma protein that is converted to fibrin in the clotting process
Globulins
Plasma proteins such as alpha, beta, and gamma globulins
Granulocytes
WBCs containing granules in their cytoplasm; neutrophils, eosinophils, and basophils
Heme
Iron-containing portion of hemoglobin
Hemoglobin (Hb)
Oxygen- carrying pigment of RBC
Leukocyte
WBC
Lymphocyte
Agranulocyte that produces antibodies
Macrophages
Monocytes that migrate from the blood to the tissue; large phagocytes
Exist in liver, spleen, and bone marrow
Megakaryocyte
Precursor to a platelet formed in the blood marrow
Neutrophil
Granuloytic WBC that is the body’s primary bacterial phagocyte
Reticulocyte
Immature stage of a RBC seen when blood is stained in new methylene blue stain
Thrombocyte
Platelet
clotting cell
Hematocrit
The percentage of RBCs in a volume of blood
White blood cell differential
Diff
test to count the different types of WBCs on a slide
Anticoagulant
agent that prevents coagulation of blood
Biochemistries
Blood chemistries
test to measure enzymes and electrolytes in the body
Bleeding time
Test used to see how long it takes a small cut to coagulate
bone marrow biopsy
procedure to get a bone marrow sample for cytology
complete blood count
CBC
Blood panel that includes WBC count, RBC count, and platelet count
Disseminated intravascular coagulation
DIC
Formation of clots throughout microcirculation which leads to hemorrhage due to consumption of clotting factors
Dyscrasia
Any abnormal or pathological condition of blood
Hemophilia
Bleeding disorder when animal is lacking one or more clotting proteins
Hemorrhage
escape of blood though ruptured blood vessels
Icterus
yellowish coloration of the plasma. caused by increased bilirubin
lipemia
fat in the blood
describes white colored plasma
phlebotomy
venipuncture
act of drawing blood
Von Willebrand’s disease
Congenital bleeding disorder in which the animal is lacking Von Willlebrand’s clotting factor
Warfarin toxicity
When an animal eats rat poison. anticoagulant. need vitamin K to reverse effects
Aplastic anemia
decrease in RBC due to NO PRODUCTION
hemolytic anemia
decrease in RBC due to DESTRUCTION (breakdown)
hemorrhagic anemia
decrease in RBC due to LOSS
