Chapter 8 Hematology Flashcards
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Albumin/o
A
Albumin
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Leuko/o
A
White
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Bas/o
A
Base
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Lip/o
A
Fat
5
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Bilirubin/o
A
Bilirubin
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Lymph/o
A
Lymph
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Chrom/o
A
Color
8
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Mon/o
A
One; Single
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Coagul/o
A
Clotting; Coagulation
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Morph/o
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Shape; Form
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Cyt/o
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Cell
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Myel/o
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Bone Marrow; Spinal Cord
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Eosin/o
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Red; Rosy; Dawn
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Neutr/o
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Neutrophil; Neutral; Neither
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Erythr/o
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Red
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Nucle/o
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Nucleus
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Granul/o
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Granules
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Phag/o
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Eat; Swallow
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Hem/o
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Blood
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Phleb/o
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Vein
21
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Hemat/o
A
Blood
22
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Poikil/o
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Irregular; Varied
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Hemoglobin/o
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Hemoglobin
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Sider/o
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Iron
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Home/o
Sameness; Unchanging; Constant
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Spher/o
Round; Globe-shaped
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Is/o
Same; Equal
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Thromb/o
Clot
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Kary/o
Nucleus
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a-, an-
no; not; without
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mega-
large
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anti-
against
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micro-
small
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dys-
bad; abnormal; difficult
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mono-
single; one
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hyper-
excessive; increased; above
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pan-
all
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hypo-
deficient; below; under; less than normal; decreased
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poly-
many; much
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macro-
large
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-ar, -ic
pertaining to
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-oid
resembling
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-blast
immature; embryonic
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-osis
abnormal condition
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-cyte
cell
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-pathy
disease condition
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-cytosis
increase in the number of cells
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-penia
deficiency
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-emia
blood condition
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-phage
eat; swallow
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-emic
pertaining to a blood condition
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-phil
attraction for
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-genous
producing
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-philia
increase in the number of cells; attraction for
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-globin
protein
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-plasia
development; formation; growth
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-globulin
protein
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-poiesis
formation
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-logy
study of
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-rrhage
bursting forth
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-lysis
breakdown; destruction; separation; loosening
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-stasis
stopping; controlling; place
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-lytic
to reduce; destroy; separate; breakdown
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-tomy
incision; process of cutting into
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AIHA
Autoimmune Hemolytic Anemia
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Hgb
Hemoglobin
67
IMHA
Immune Mediated Hemolytic Anemia
68
VWD
Von Willebrand's Disease
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CBC
Complete Blood Count
70
Baso
Basophils
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Diff
White Blood Cell Differential
72
Eos
Eosinophils
73
HCT
Hematocrit (% of RBCs in blood vol)
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Lymph
Lymphocytes
75
PCV
Packed Cell Volume (% of RBCs in blood vol)
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Mono
Moncytes
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EPO
Erythropoietin
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Seg
Neutrophils
79
BMBT
Buccal Mucosal Bleeding Time
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ESR
Erythrocyte Sedimentation Rate
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RBC
Red Blood Cell
82
MCH
Mean Corpuscular Hemoglobin
83
WBC
White Blood Cell
84
MCHC
Mean Corpuscular Hemoglobin Concentration
85
Plt
Platelet
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MCV
Mean Corpuscular Volume
87
TP
Total Protein
88
PT
Prothrombin Time
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Hb
Hemoglobin
90
PTT
Partial Thromboplastin Time
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hpf
High Power Field
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DIC
Disseminated Intravascular Coagulation
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lpf
Low Power Field
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g/dl
grams/deciliter
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qns
Quantity Not Sufficient
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ul
microliters
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Agglutination
clumping of RBCs; joining of antibodies and antigens
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Rouleaux
stacking of RBCs; due to a "sticky" surface on cells from high levels of antibodies
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Anisocytosis
unequal sizes of RBCs
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Poikilocytosis
irregular shapes of RBCs
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Normocytic
RBCs are normal in size
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Macrocytic
RBCs are larger in size
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Microcytic
RBCs are smaller in size
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Normochromic
RBCs are normal in color
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Hyperchromic
RBCs are more red than normal
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Hypochromic
RBCs have less red color than normal
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Spherocytosis
presence of spherocytes; RBCs are rounded, lacking central pallor
108
Aplastic anemia
decrease in RBCs and/or hemoglobin due to no production
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Hemolytic anemia
decrease in RBCs and/or hemoglobin due to destruction
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Hemorrhagic anemia
decrease in RBCs and/or hemoglobin due to loss
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Agranulocytes
WBCs lacking granules in their cytoplasm; lymphocytes and monocytes
112
Albumin
plasma protein that maintains blood volume
113
Anemia
decrease in RBCs and/or hemoglobin
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Antibody (Ab)
proteins produced by WBCs in response to antigens
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Antigens (Ag)
foreign substance (protein) that stimulates the production of antibodies
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Basophils
granulocytic WBC seen in anaphylaxis
117
Bilirubin
metabolite of hemoglobin breakdown; conjugated in the liver
118
Coagulation
blood clotting
119
Eosinophil
granulocytic WBC seen with allergies and parasites
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Erythrocyte
red blood cell (RBC)
121
Eryhropoietin (EPO)
hormone secreted by the kidneys to stimulate RBC prooduction
122
Exsanguination
extensive blood loss due to internal or external hemorrhage
123
Fibrin
protein threads that form the basis of a clot
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Fibrinogen
plasma protein that is converted to fibrin in the clotting process
125
Globulins
plasma proteins such as alpha, beta, and gamma globulins
126
Granulocytes
WBCs containing granules in their cytoplasm; neutrophils, eosinophils, and basophils
127
Heme
iron-containing portion of hemoglobin
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Hemoglobin (Hb)
oxygen-carrying pigment of RBCs
129
Homeostasis
state of equilibrium of the body's internal environment
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Leukocyte
white blood cell (WBC)
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Lymphocyte
agranulocyte that produces antibodies
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Macrophages
monocytes that migrate from the blood to the tissue; lare phagocytes
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Megakaryocyte
precursor to a platelet formed in the bone marrow
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Neutrophil
granulocytic WBC that is the body's primary bacterial phagocyte
135
Plasma
fluid portion of anticoagulated or circulating blood
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Prothrombin
plasma protein that is converted to thrombin in the clotting process
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Reticulocyte
immature stage of a RBC seen when blood is stained in new methylene blue stain; ribosomes appear dark blue inside the cell
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Serum
fluid portion of coagulated blood
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Stem cell
bone marrow cell that can become any cell type
140
Thrombin
an enzyme that results from the activation of prothrombin; converts fibrinogen to fibrin in clotting process
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Thrombocyte
platelet; clotting cell
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Anticoagulant
agent that prevents coagulation of blood
143
Biochemistries
test to measure enzymes and electrolytes in the body; aka blood chemistry
144
Bleeding time
coagulation test used to measure the time required for a small wound to stop bleeding
145
Bone marrow biopsy
procedure to obtain a bone marrow sample for cytology
146
Complete blood count
blood panel that includes WBC count, RBC count, and platelet
147
Disseminated intravascular coagulation (DIC)
formation of clots throughout microcirculation which leads to hemorrhage due to consumption of clotting factors
148
Dyscrasia
any abnormal or pathological condition of blood
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Hematocrit
percentage of RBCs in a volume of blood (aka packed cell volume)
150
Hemophilia
bleeding disorder in which animal is lacking 1 or more clotting proteins
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Hemorrhage
escape of blood through ruptured blood vessels
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Icterus
yellowish coloration of the plasma; caused by increased bilirubin
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Leukemia
increase in the number of cancerous WBCs
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Lipenia
fat in the blood; used to describe white plasma color
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Phlebotomy
venipuncture; drawing blood
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Transfusion
transfer of blood & blood components from one animal to another
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Von Willebrand's disease
congenital bleeding disorder where animal lacks Von Willebrand's clotting factor; most common inherited bleeding disorder in dogs
158
Warfarin toxicity
coumarin compound found in rodenticides
| once ingested, it binds to Vit K, which is needed for proper function of certain clotting factors
159
White blood cell differential
test to count the different types of WBCs on a slide
