Objective - Blood Flashcards
anisocytosis
condition characterized by a great inequality in the size of red blood cells
elliptocyte
oval red blood cells
elliptocytosis
condition characterized by an increase in the number of oval shaped red blood cells
embolism
block in a blood vessel caused by an embolus
embolus
mass of matter present in the blood
erythrocyte
red blood cell
erythrocytosis
a condition characterized by an abnormal increase in the number of red blood cells
hematopoiesis
formation of blood cells
hemolysis
breakdown of blood cells
leukocyte
white blood cell
leukocytosis
increase in the number of white blood cells
leukopenia
deficiency in white blood cells
macrocytosis
condition characterized by large red blood cells
microcytosis
condition characterized by small red blood cells
myelopoiesis
formation of bone marrow
neutropenia
deficiency in neutrophils
normocyte
normal sized red blood cell
oligocythemia
deficiency in the number of red blood cells
pancytopenia
a deficiency in all cellular components of the blood
phagocytosis
process in which phagocytes (a type of white blood cell) destroy (or eat) foreign microorganisms or cell debris
poikilocytosis
a condition characterized by red blood cells in a variety of shapes
polycythemia
excess of red blood cells
reticulocyte
an immature red blood cell, the root comes from its netlike appearance
spherocyte
red blood cell that assumes a spherical shape
thrombocyte
a cell that helps blood clot, also known as a platelet
thrombocytopenia
a deficiency in the number of platelets
thrombocytosis
increase in the number of platelets
thromboembolism
the blockage of a vessel caused by a clot that has broken off from where it formed
thrombogenic
capable of producing a blood clot
thrombosis
formation of a blood clot
thrombus
blood clot
