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| White blood cells that do not have visible granules in their cytoplasm. Agranulocytes include lymphocytes and monocytes. |
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| A simple protein found in blood plasma |
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| A protein produced in response to, and interacting specifically with, an antigen |
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| A substance that induces the formation of antibodies |
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| A lymphocyte that matures in lymphoid tissue and is active in producing antibodies; B lymphocyte |
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| An immature neutrophil with a nucleus in the shape of a band. Also called a stab or staff cell. Band cell counts are used to trace infections and other diseases |
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| The fluid that circulates in the cardiovascular system |
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| Testing the compatibility of donor and recipient blood in preparation for a transfusion. |
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| A substance that separates into charged particles (ions) in solution; a salt. |
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| A hormone produced in the kidneys that stimulates red blood cell production in the bone marrow. |
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| The protein that forms a clot in the process of blood coagulation |
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| The inactive precursor of fibrin |
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| The cellular components of blood |
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| White blood cells that have visible granules in their cytoplasm. Granulocytes include neutrophils, basophils, and eosinophils. |
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| The iron-containing pigment in red blood cells that transports oxygen |
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| The state of being protected against a specific disease (root immun/o) |
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| An antibody. Immunoglobulins fall into five classes, each abbreviated with a capital letter: IgG, IgM, IgA, IgD, IgE. |
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| A lymphatic cell; a type of agranular leukocyte |
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| A phagocytic cell derived from a monocyte; usually located within the tissues. |
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| The engulfing of foreign material by white blood cells |
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| The liquid portion of the blood |
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| A cell that is formed from a B cell and that produces antibodies |
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| A formed element of the blood that is active in hemostasis; a thrombocyte |
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| The fraction of the plasma that remains after blood coagulation; it is the equivalent of plasma without its clotting factors |
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| A lymphocyte that matures in the thymus gland and attacks foreign cells directly; T lymphocyte |
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