Hematopoietic system Flashcards
Medical specialty that studies blood, blood forming organs and blood related diseases
Hematology
The study of the structure of organisms
Morphology
Erythrocyte
Red blood cells
Immature red blood cells
Reticulocytes
Condition where there are more immature blood cells in the blood stream than normal
Polychromasia
Red blood cells that are of different sizes
Anisocytosis
Not having enough healthy red blood cells or hemoglobin to carry oxygen to the body tissues.
Anemia
Lower than normal number of red and white blood cells and platelets in the blood
Pancytopenia
White blood cells
Leukocyte
Condition where the body doesn’t have enough disease-fighting leukocytes in the blood
Leukopenia
Lower than normal levels of neutrophils in your blood
Neutropenia
Clumping of particles together
Agglutination
Term used to describe the appearance of cells, tissue, or cellular structures that will stain with basic dyes
Basophilic
When your body produces too many eosinophils
Eosinophilia
An increase in the number of lymphocytes in the blood
Lymphocytosis
Abnormally high number of monocytes in the blood
Monocytosis
A type of immune cell that has granules with enzymes that are released during infections, allergic reactions and asthma
Polymorphonuclear
Another term for platelet
Thrombocyte
Bodys natural process to stop bleeding and repair damaged blood vessels
Hemostasis