Vocab 1 Flashcards
A simplified version of the activated partial thromboplastin time test. Assesses the intrinsic coagulation pathway
Activated Clotting Time (ACT)
A clotting test that assess the intrinsic coagulation pathway of whole blood
Activated Partial Throboplastin Time (APPT)
Anemia
A condition in which the O2 carrying capacity of blood is decreased due to low hemoglobin content or low red blood cell numbers
No visible signs of estrus
Anestrus
Variation in red blood cell size
Anisocytosis
A variation of the size of the nucleoli within the nucleus of the cell
Anisonucleosis
A variation of the size of a nucleus among cells
Anisokaryosis
No Urine
Anuria
A small piece of chromatin seen during interphase of female cells. Typically in a drumstick shake
Barr body
Excess bilirubin present in the urine
Bilirubinuria
The middle layer of a PCV that contains leukocytes and thrombocytes
Buffy coat
Lab equipment designed to rotate solutions at high speeds and subjecting them to high centrifugal forces
Centrifuge
Referring to the variation in the cell color
Chromasia
A procedure in which a needle puncture is performed to collect cerebrospinal fluid
Cisternal puncture
A lens system that focuses light
Condenser
Inflammation of the urinary bladder
Cystitis
The portion of the cell that surrounds the nucleus; may contain various organelles
Cytoplasm
The host that harbors the adult or sexual stage is the parasite
Definitive Host
The period follow estrus. Ovulation has occurred, and blood levels of the estrogen are low and progesterone levels are high
Diestrus
Allows for the focusing of each individual ocular lens
Diopter Adjustment
An accumulation of residual endoplasmic reticulum found in mature neutrophils. Associated with toxemia
Dohle Bodies
Ethylenediamine tetraacetic acid. An anticoagulant used in blood collection tubes to prevent clotting
EDTA
Inorganic compounds that dissociate in bodily and carry a + or -
Electrolytes
Enzyme linked immunosorbent assay; used to detect or measure antigens or antibodies
ELISA
The formulation and production of erythrocytes
Erythropoiesis
Ovulation is about to or has just occurred “heat”
Estrus
A plasma protein that is involved in the clotting process. Under the influence of thrombin, fibrinogen is converted into fibrin
Fibrinogen
Bright red blood present on the surface on the stool
Frank blood
The filtrate of plasma that passes through the glomerulus
Glomerular filtrate
Excess glucose in the urine
Glucosuria
Presence of intact red blood cells in the urine
Hematuria
An instrument used to count cells in a variety of fluids. Consist of a counting chamber etched with a grid, covered by a cover slip
Hemocytometer
