Testing and Pathology: Hematologic system Ch 15

Question 1

blood smear

Answer 1

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

Question 2

bone marrow biopsy

Answer 2

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

Question 3

ultrasound

Answer 3

diagnostic procedure to image the structures of blood vessels (diagnostic ultrasound) and flow of blood through theses vessels (doppler ultrasound).

Question 4

anemia

Answer 4

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

Question 5

basopenia

Answer 5

deficiency in the number of basophils in the blood

Question 6

-penia

Answer 6

a decrease in a particular type of cell.

Question 7

basophilia

Answer 7

elevation in the number of basophils in the blood

Question 8

philia

Answer 8

an increase in a particular type of cell

Question 9

disseminated intravascular coagulation (DIC)

Answer 9

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.

Question 10

dyscarasia

Answer 10

any abnormal condition of the blood

Question 11

edema

Answer 11

accumulation of fluid in the intercellular space

Question 12

edemateous

Answer 12

the adjective form of edema (accumulation of fluid in the intercellular space)

Question 13

eosinopenia

Answer 13

deficiency in the number of eosinophils in the blood

Question 14

eosinophilia

Answer 14

elevation in the number of eosiniphils in the blood

Question 15

erythrocytosis

Answer 15

abnormal increase in red blood cells

Question 16

Cytosis

Answer 16

condition of cell (but implies elevated cell numbers)

Question 17

Exudate

Answer 17

Material that has escaped from blood vessels and is high in protein, cells, or solid materials derived from cells (typically inflammatory in nature).

Question 18

Hemolytic

Answer 18

Removing and destroying red blood cells

Question 19

Hemolytic Anemia

Answer 19

Excessive RBC destruction that results in lower than normal levels of RBCs

Question 20

Hemolytic Serum

Answer 20

Contains red blood cell components that are released when erythrocytes are damaged due to a variety of causes (improper specimen processing, collection or transport)

Question 21

Hemolysis

Answer 21

Breakdown of red blood cells

Question 22

Lysis

Answer 22

Destruction or breakdown

Question 23

Hemophilia

Answer 23

Hereditary condition of deficient blood coagulation

Question 24

Hemorrhage

Answer 24

Loss of blood (usually over a short period of time)

Question 25

Hemostasis

Answer 25

The act of controlling blood or bleeding

Question 26

Hemostat

Answer 26

An instrument used to control bleeding

Question 27

hyperalbuminemia

Answer 27

Blood condition of abnormally high albumin levels

Question 28

Hyperemia

Answer 28

Excess blood in a part; engorgement

Question 29

Hyperlipidemia

Answer 29

Blood concentration of abnormally high fat levels (caused by fat metabolism)

Question 30

Lip/o

Answer 30

fat

Question 31

Icteric Serum

Answer 31

Serum that has yellow pigmentation that is suggestive of hyperbilirubinemia (increased bilirubin levels)

Question 32

Lipemic Serum

Answer 32

Contains excess amount of fat and appears white

Question 33

Left Shift

Answer 33

an alteration in the distribution of leukocytes in which there are increases in banded neutrophils usually in response to severe bacterial infection.

Question 34

Leukemia

Answer 34

Elevation in the number of malignant white blood cells (animals with leukemia have a very high WBC count) - classified by concentration of neoplastic cells circulating in blood (acute or chronic)

Question 35

Leukocytosis

Answer 35

elevation in number of white blood cells

Question 36

Leukopenia or Leukocytopenia

Answer 36

Deficiency of white blood cells

Question 37

Lipemia

Answer 37

Excessive amounts of fats in blood

Question 38

Lymphocytosis

Answer 38

elevated number of lymphocytes in the blood

Question 39

Modified transudate

Answer 39

Material that has cell numbers and distribution similar to transudates but the protein concentration is greater than 2.5 g/dL resulting from leakage of high protein lymph or occasionally inflammatory proteins (modified transudates are common in right sided heart failure)

Question 40

Monocytopenia

Answer 40

Deficiency of monocytes in the blood

Question 41

Monocytosis

Answer 41

Elevated number of monocytes in the blood

Question 42

Myelodysplasia

Answer 42

Hematologic disorder characterized clinically and morphologically by ineffective hematopoiesis that results in some form of cytopenia such as anemia, neutropenia, and/or thrombocytopenia

Question 43

Neutropenia

Answer 43

Deficiency in the number of neutrophils in the blood

Question 44

Neutrophilia

Answer 44

Elevation in the number of neutrophils in the blood

Question 45

Pancytopenia

Answer 45

Deficiency of all types of blood cells

Question 46

Phagocytosis

Answer 46

Condition of engulfing or eating cells

Question 47

Polycythemia

Answer 47

Condition of many cells (excessive erythrocytes)

Question 48

Septicemia

Answer 48

Blood condition in which pathogenic microorganisms (bacteria) and their toxins are present.

Question 49

Emia

Answer 49

Blood condition

Question 50

Pathogenic

Answer 50

Producing disease

Question 51

Bacteremia

Answer 51

Blood condition in which bacteria are present

Question 52

Thrombocytopenia

Answer 52

Abnormal decrease in the number of clotting cells

Question 53

Penia

Answer 53

less than normal or deficiency

Question 54

Thrombocytosis

Answer 54

Elevation in the number of clotting cells

Question 55

Transudate

Answer 55

Material that has passed through a membrane and is high in fluidity and low in protein, cells, or solid materials derived from cells. (Observed with Hepatic disease, protein losing enteropathy or protein losing nephropathy)