Intro to Hematology Flashcards
anemia
condition in which the red blood cell count or hemoglobin level is below normal; a condition resulting in decreased oxygen-carrying capacity of the blood
anticoagulant
chemical that prevents blood coagulation
artery
blood vessel that carries oxygenated blood from the heart to tissues
capillary
minute blood vessels that connects smallest arteries to the smallest veins and serves as oxygen exchange vessels.
cardiopulmonary circulation
the system of blood vessels that circulates blood from heart to the lungs and back to the heart
CBC
complete blood count; commonly performed group of hematological tests
deoxyhemoglobin
hemoglobin formed when oxyhemoglobin releases oxygen to tissues
EDTA
ethylendiamnetatraacetic acid; anticoagulant commonly used in hematology
granulocyte
while blood cells containing granules in the cytoplasm; any of the neutrophilic, eosinophilic, or basophilic leukocytes.
hemoglobin
the major functional component of RBC that is the oxygen-carrying protein
hemopoeisis
the process of blood cell formation and development; hematopoesis
hemopoietic stem cell
an undifferentiated bone marrow cell that gives rise to blood cells
hemistasis
the process of stopping bleeding, which includes clot formation and clot dissolution
leukemia
a chronic or acute disease involving unrestrained growth of leukocytes
megakaryocute
large bone marrow cell which platelets are derived
