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VT166 | Hematology > Terminology > Flashcards

Terminology Flashcards

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Root word meaning: -blast

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Immature

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Root word meaning: -cyte

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Mature Cell

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Root word meaning: -Erythro

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Red

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Leukocyte is the scientific name for?

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White Blood Cells (WBC)

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Erythrocyte is the scientific name for?

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Red Blood Cell (RBC)

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Central Pallor Refers to?

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The Clear center of an Erythrocyte (RBC)

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Rouleaux Refers too?

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French for “stack of coins” - overlapping of RBC on a blood smear

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Anisoctosis Refers Too?

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Variation in size of RBC

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Howell-Jolly body Refers too?

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Nuclear Remnant left in an RBC

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Heinz Body Refers too?

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Denatured hemoglobin, often appears as a clear, refractile “bleb” on the outside of a RBC (aka RBC refractile bodies)

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Poikilocytosis Refers to?

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Variation in shape of RBC

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Drepanocyte is a type of? & Refers to?

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Type of Poikilocyte & refers to when the RBC is sickle shaped

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13
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Immunocyte are the scientific name for?

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Antigenically stimulated Lymphocytes

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What are the functions of whole blood?

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  1. NUTRIENTS FROM DIGESTIVE TRACT TO BODY TISSUES
  2. CARRIES O2 FROM LUNGS TO TISSUES
  3. CARRIES CO2 FROM TISSUES TO LUNGS
  4. CARRIES WASTE PRODUCTS FROM TISSUES TO KIDNEYS
  5. TEMPERATURE CONTROL By TRANSPORTS HEAT FROM DEEP TISSUES TO SURFACE
  6. WATER BALANCE
  7. PH REGULATION
  8. CLOTTING FACTORS AND ABILITY
    9: DEFENSE SYSTEM FROM DISEASE
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Thrombocytes are the medical term for?

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Platelets

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16
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-penia

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Absent Of or Less than

17
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Stress Leukogram

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Corticosteroid (cortisol) related leukocyte changes. Includes: ⬆️Neutrophilia, ⬇️Lymphopenia, ⬆️Monocytosis, & ⬇️Eosinopenia

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Define: Transient

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Lasting only for a short time, Impermanent, the body can self regulate

19
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Myeloproliferative Disorder refer to?

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An issue at the stem cell level

20
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DEFINE: Cyanosis

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Decreased oxygen levels which is expressed by blue mucus membranes

21
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Left Shift refer to?

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Neutrophil Bands

VT166 | Hematology (13 decks)

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