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Chapter 8 Flashcards

1
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Albumin/o

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Albumin

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Bas/o

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Base

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Bilirubin/o

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Bilirubin

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Chrom/o

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Color

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Coagul/o

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Clotting

Coagulation

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Cyt/o

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Cell

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Eosin/o

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Red
rosy
dawn

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Erythr/o

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Red

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Granul/o

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Granules

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Hem/o

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Blood

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Hemat/o

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Blood

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Hemoglobin/o

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Hemoglobin

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Home/o

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Sameness
unchanging
constant

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Is/o

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Same

equal

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15
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Kary/o

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Nucleus

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Leuk/o

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White

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Lip/o

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Fat

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Lymph/o

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Lymph

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Mon/o

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One

single

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Morph/o

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Shape

Form

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Myel/o

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Bone marrow

Spinal cord

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Neutr/o

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Neutrophil
neutral
neither

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Nucle/o

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Nucleus

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Phag/o

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Eat

swallow

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Phleb/o

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Vein

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Poikil/o

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Irregular

varied

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Sider/o

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Iron

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Spher/o

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Round

globe-shaped

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Thromb/o

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Clot

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a-

an-

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no
not
without

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anti-

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against

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dys-

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bad
abnormal
difficult

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33
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hyper-

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excessive
increased
above

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hypo-

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below
deficient
under
less than normal
decreased
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macro-

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large

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mega-

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large

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micro-

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small

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mono-

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single

one

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pan-

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all

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poly-

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many

much

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41
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  • ar

- ic

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pertaining to

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42
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-blast

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immature

embryonic

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43
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-cyte

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cell

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44
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-cytosis

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increase in the number of cells

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45
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-emia

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blood condition

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46
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-emic

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pertaining to a blood condition

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47
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-genous

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producing

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48
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-globin

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protein

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49
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-globulin

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protein

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-logy

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study of

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51
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-lysis

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breakdown
destruction
separation
loosening

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52
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-lytic

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to reduce
destroy
separate
breakdown

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53
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-oid

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resembling

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54
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-osis

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abnormal condition

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55
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-pathy

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disease condition

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56
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-penia

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deficiency

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57
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-phage

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eat

swallow

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-phil

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attraction for

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-philia

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increase in the number of cells

attraction for

60
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-plasia

A

development
formation
growth

61
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-poiesis

A

formation

62
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-rrhage

A

bursting forth

63
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-stasis

A

stopping
controlling
place

64
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-tomy

A

incision

process of cutting into

65
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AIHA

A

Autoimmune hemolytic anemia

66
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IMHA

A

Immune-mediated hemolytic anemia

67
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CBC

A

Complete blood count

68
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Diff

A

White blood cell differential

69
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HCT

A

Hematocrit

70
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PCV

A

Packed cell volume

percent of RBC in whole blood

71
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EPO

A

Erythropoietin

72
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BMBT

A

Buccal mucosal bleeding time

73
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RBC

A

Red blood cell

74
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WBC

A

White blood cell

75
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Plt

A

platelet

76
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TP

A

total protein

77
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Hb

Hgb

A

Hemoglobin

78
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hpf

A

high power field

79
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lpf

A

low power field

80
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qns

A

Quantity not sufficient

81
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VWD

A

Von Willebrand’s Disease

82
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Baso

A

Basophils

83
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Eos

A

Eosinophils

84
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Lymph

A

lymphocytes

85
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Mono

A

monocytes

86
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Seg

A

Neutrophils

87
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ESR

A

Erythrocyte sedimentation rate

88
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PT

A

Prothrombin time

89
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PTT

A

Partial thromboplastin time

90
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DIC

A

Disseminated intravascular coagulation

91
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g/dl

A

Grams/deciliter

92
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µl

A

microliter

93
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Agglutination

A

clumping of RBC

94
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Rouleaux

A

Stacking of RBC

95
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Anisocytosis

A

unequal sizes of RBCs

96
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Poikilocytosis

A

Irregular shapes of RBCs

97
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Normocytic

A

RBCs are normal in size

98
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Macrocytic

A

RBCs are larger in size

99
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Microcytic

A

RBCs are smaller in size

100
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Normochromic

A

RBCs are normal in color

101
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Hyperchromic

A

RBCs have more red than normal

102
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Hypochromic

A

RBCs have less red color than normal

103
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Spherocytosis

A

Presence of spherocytes

RBCs are rounded and lack “donut hole”

104
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Agranulocytes

A

WBCs lacking granules in their cytoplasm

105
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Albumin

A

Plasma protein that maintains blood volume

106
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Anemia

A

Decrease in RBCs

107
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Antibody

Ab

A

proteins produced by WBCs in response to antigens

108
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Antigens

Ag

A

Foreign substance (protein) that stimulates the production of antibodies

109
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Basophils

A

Granulocytic WBC seen in anaphyllaxis

110
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Bilirubin

A

Metabolite of hemoglobin breakdown

Conjugated in the liver

111
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Coagulation

A

Blood clotting

112
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Eosinophil

A

Granulocytic WBC seen with allergies and parasites

113
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Erythrocyte

A

RBC

transports oxygen

114
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Erythropoietin (EPO)

A

Hormone secreted by the kidneys to stimulate RBC production

115
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Exsanguination

A

Extensive blood loss due to internal or external hemorrhage

116
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Fibrin

A

Protein threads that form the basis of a clot

117
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Fibrinogen

A

Plasma protein that is converted to fibrin in the clotting process

118
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Globulins

A

Plasma proteins such as alpha, beta, and gamma globulins

119
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Granulocytes

A

WBCs containing granules in their cytoplasm; neutrophils, eosinophils, and basophils

120
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Heme

A

Iron-containing portion of hemoglobin

121
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Hemoglobin (Hb)

A

Oxygen- carrying pigment of RBC

122
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Leukocyte

A

WBC

123
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Lymphocyte

A

Agranulocyte that produces antibodies

124
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Macrophages

A

Monocytes that migrate from the blood to the tissue; large phagocytes
Exist in liver, spleen, and bone marrow

125
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Megakaryocyte

A

Precursor to a platelet formed in the blood marrow

126
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Neutrophil

A

Granuloytic WBC that is the body’s primary bacterial phagocyte

127
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Reticulocyte

A

Immature stage of a RBC seen when blood is stained in new methylene blue stain

128
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Thrombocyte

A

Platelet

clotting cell

129
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Hematocrit

A

The percentage of RBCs in a volume of blood

130
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White blood cell differential

Diff

A

test to count the different types of WBCs on a slide

131
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Anticoagulant

A

agent that prevents coagulation of blood

132
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Biochemistries

Blood chemistries

A

test to measure enzymes and electrolytes in the body

133
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Bleeding time

A

Test used to see how long it takes a small cut to coagulate

134
Q

bone marrow biopsy

A

procedure to get a bone marrow sample for cytology

135
Q

complete blood count

CBC

A

Blood panel that includes WBC count, RBC count, and platelet count

136
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Disseminated intravascular coagulation

DIC

A

Formation of clots throughout microcirculation which leads to hemorrhage due to consumption of clotting factors

137
Q

Dyscrasia

A

Any abnormal or pathological condition of blood

138
Q

Hemophilia

A

Bleeding disorder when animal is lacking one or more clotting proteins

139
Q

Hemorrhage

A

escape of blood though ruptured blood vessels

140
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Icterus

A

yellowish coloration of the plasma. caused by increased bilirubin

141
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lipemia

A

fat in the blood

describes white colored plasma

142
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phlebotomy

A

venipuncture

act of drawing blood

143
Q

Von Willebrand’s disease

A

Congenital bleeding disorder in which the animal is lacking Von Willlebrand’s clotting factor

144
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Warfarin toxicity

A

When an animal eats rat poison. anticoagulant. need vitamin K to reverse effects

145
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Aplastic anemia

A

decrease in RBC due to NO PRODUCTION

146
Q

hemolytic anemia

A

decrease in RBC due to DESTRUCTION (breakdown)

147
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hemorrhagic anemia

A

decrease in RBC due to LOSS

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