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germ or bud
ex. erythroblastemia, megaloblast |
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color
ex. chronic, hemochromatosis |
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blood
ex. hemostat, hematopoiesis |
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clear fluid
ex. lymphogenous |
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bone marrow (also spinal chord)
ex. myelogenous |
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eat or swallow
ex. phagocytosis |
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| liquid portion of the blood and lymph containing water, proteins, salts, nutrients, hormones, vitamins, and cellular components |
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| liquid portion of the blood left after the clotting |
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| red blood cells that transport oxygen and carbon dioxide within the bloodstream |
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| protein-iron compound contained in the erythrocyte that has bonding capabilities for the transport of oxygen and carbon dioxide |
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| white blood cell that protects the body from invasion of harmful substances |
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| a group of leukocytes containing granules in their cytoplasm |
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| a granular leukocyte, named for the neutral stain of its granules, that fights infection by phagocytosis |
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| polymorhonuclear leukocyte (PMN) |
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| another term for neutrophil, named for the many segments in its nucleus |
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| a granular leukocyte, named for the rose-color stain of its granules, that increase with allergy and some infections |
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| a granular leukocyte, named for the dark stain of its granules, that brings anticoagulant substances to inflammed tissues |
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| a goup of leukocytes without granules in their nucleus |
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an agranulocytic that is active in the process of immunity:
T cells
B cells
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K-type cells |
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| an agranulocytic leukocyte that performs phagocytosis to fight infection |
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| thrombocytes; cell fragments in the blood esential for blood clotting |
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| the primary gland of the lymphatic system, located within the mediastinum; helps maintain the body's immune response by producing T lymphocyte |
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| the organ between the stomach and diaphragm that filters out aging blood cells, removes cellular debris by phagocytosis, and provides the envrionment for the initiation of immune responses by lymphocytes |
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| the presence of small RBC |
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| the presence of large RBC |
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| the presence of RBC of unequal size |
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| the presence of large, irregulary shaped RBC |
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| an increase in immature erythrocytes in the blood |
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| an abnormally reduced number of RBC |
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| an abnormally reduced number of lymphocytes |
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| a decrease in the number of neutriphils |
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| an abnormally reduced number of all cellular components in the cell |
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| breakdown of red blood cell membrane |
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| the presence of enlarged lymph nodes |
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