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Disorders of Bone Marrow Week 3 Flashcards

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Blood

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supplied body tissues with oxygen, nutrients such as vitamins, minerals, glucose and amino acids, and various chemicals such as hormones.

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hem/o hemat/o

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combining forms for blood

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hemotology

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the study of blood

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hematopoiesis

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the medical terminology for the formation of blood

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poiesis

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suffix that means formation

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drawing blood

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a common term for collecting a blood sample

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anticoagulant

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prevents clotting of the blood

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EDTA and Heparin

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types of anticoagulants used in blood tubes

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Coagulation

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the process of clottings.

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buffy coat

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the layer that appears t the interface of the erythorocytes and plasma

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Serum

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the liquid portion of bblood with clotting protiens removed

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plasma

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the straw colored fluid portion of blood that transports nutrients, hormons and waste products.

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colloid

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a liquid that contains suspended particles (in the case of plasma, most of the suspended particles are clotting proteins)

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fibrinogen and prothrombin

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clotting protiens found in plasma

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fibrin/o

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the combining form that means fibrin or threads of a clot

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pro

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the prefix that means before

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thromb/o

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the combining form that means clot

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albumin

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another exampple of a plasma protien

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cholesterol and triglyceride

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types of lipids that circulate in the blood

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erythorocyte

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a matures red blood cell and is abbreviated RBC

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erythr/o

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the combining form that means red

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cyte

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suffix that means cell

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hemoglobin

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the blood protein that transports oxygen

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heme

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the nonprotein iron containing portion of hemoglobin

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central pallor

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the central pale area of the RBC that represents the thinnest part of the biconcave disc

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myel/o

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the combining form for bone marrow

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reticulocyte

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an immature, non-nucleated erythrocyte characterized by polychromasia or a meshlike pattern of threads.

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reticulocytosis

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the increase of reticulocytes as the bone marrow responds to blood loss.

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Macrophage

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a large cell that destroys by eating

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macr/o

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the combining form that means large

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phage

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suffix that means eating

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phagocyte

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a cell that eats. the formal definition is a leukocyte that ingests foreign material

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hematology

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the study of blood

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morphology

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the study of form or shape

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leukocyte

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a white blood cell that is abbreviated WBC

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leuk/o

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the combining form that means white

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leukocytopoiesis

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the production of white blood cells also known as leucopoiesis

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granulocyte

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a cell that contains prominent grainlike selocytes in its cytoplasmtructur

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agranulocyte

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a cell that does not contain prominent grainlike structures in its cytoplasm

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basophilic

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means stained readily with basic or blue dyes in many commonly used stains such as hematoxylin and eosin Giemsa, and Wrights

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eosinophilic

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means stained readily with acidic or pink dyes in many commonly used stains such as H&E, Giemsa, and Wrights

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thrombocyte

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a nucleated clotting cell,

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platelet

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an anucleated clotting cell

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megakaryocyte

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a large nucleated cell found in the bone marrow from which platelets are formed

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blood smear

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blood specimen for microscopic examination in which blood is spread thinly across a microscope slide and typically stained

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bone marrow biopsy

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sample of bone marrow obtained by needle aspiration for examination of the cells

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ultrasound

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diagnostic procedure to image the structures of blood vessels and flow of blood through theses vessels.

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anemia

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blood condition of less than normal levels of red blood cells and/or hemoglobin

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basopenia

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deficiency in the number of basophils in the blood

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penia

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the suffix that indicates the decrease in a particular type of cell.

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basophilia

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elevation in teh number of basophils in the blood

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philia

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a suffix that indicates an increase in a particular type of cell.

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disseminated intravascular coagulation

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disorder in which the proteins that control blood clotting become abnormally active, producing clots that obstruct the blood vessels, cut off blood supply to various organs and in time alter the functioning of these organs.

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dyscarasia

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any abnormal condition of the blood

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edema

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accumulation of fluid in the intercellular space

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edemateous

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the adjective form of edema

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eosinopenia

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deficiency in the number of eosinophils in the blood

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eosinophilia

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elevation in the number of eosiniphils in the blood

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