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| Iron-containing protein that combines with carbon dioxide and oxygen and allows the cell to carry out its oxygen-transporting function. |
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| A structure in the blood chiefly known for its role in blood coagulation |
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| Medical term for red blood cells |
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| The presence of red blood cells of unequal size |
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| Enlarged or diseased oval structures that filter lymph from the lymph vessels |
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| Abnormally low number of all cellular components of the blood |
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| A type of white blood cell that attracts alkaline dyes. |
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| A substance that inactivates or destroys an antigen that has entered the body. |
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| Increase in the number of immature red blood cells is |
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| A condition in which the oxygen-carrying capacity of blood is reduced. |
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| "Calculation of RBC, HBG, and HCT to determine the average size, hemoglobin concentration, and content of erythrocytes to classify an anemia. " |
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| granulocytes and agranulocytes |
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| The two classifications of white blood cells are____________ |
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| A measurement of the % of packed red blood cells in a given volume of blood |
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| Hodgkins disease is an example of a malignancy of the _________. |
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| A disorder characterized by an increase in the number of erythrocytes and hemoglobin is ___________ |
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| The 4 types of white blood cells that contain granules in their cytoplasm are ____________________ |
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| The two types of white blood cells that do not have granules in their nuclei are____________ |
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| The medical term for white blood cells |
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| Tiny vessels that take lymph from the tissues to the vessels. |
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| A combining form in the term lymphocyte means |
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| A combining in the term phagocytosis means |
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| "The liquid portion of the blood and lymph that contains water, proteins, and cellular components is ___________________" |
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| A neutrophil named for its multi-segmented nucleus is ____________ |
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| "The system comprised of tissues and organs, including the bone marrow, spleen, thymus, and lymph nodes (and vessels) , that produce and store cells that fight infection and disease and maintains the internal fluid environment by acting as an intermediary between the blood in the capillaries and tissue cells. " |
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| "The bleeding disorder caused by an abnormally decreased number of platelets in the blood, impairing the clotting process" |
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| The breakdown of the red blood cell membrane |
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| The combining form in the term dysplasia means |
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| The disorder caused by incompatibilities between fetal and maternal blood type |
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| The hereditary blood disorder that results in an excessive buildup of iron deposits in the body |
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| The liquid portion of the blood left after the clotting process |
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| The type of anemia characterized by an inadequate supply of vitamin B12 |
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| oxygen-carrying pigment and predominant protein in the red blood cells.The test fot this (Hgb) measures the PERCENTAGE of packed red blood cells in a given volume of blood |
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| Specialized lymph vessels in the small intestine that absorb fat into the bloodstream |
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| Presence of red blood cells that are large and irregularly shaped |
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| erythrocyte sedimentation rate (ESR) |
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| The timed test to measure the rate at which red blood cells settle or fall through a given volume of plasma is abbreviated _____________________ |
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| A disease process of the thymus gland is _______________________ |
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| Another term for platelets |
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| The systemic disease caused by infection of microorganisms and their toxins in the circulating blood |
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| Phlebotomy is also called _________________ |
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| Procedure that must be performed before transfusion of blood donated by any person for transfusion to a compatible recipient |
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| The combining form in the term chromoblast means |
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| The combining form in the term chyluria means |
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| A disorder characterized by the failure of bone marrow to produce red blood cells. |
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| The diagnostic test is used to determine the pathogen responsible for a systemic infectionin the blood stream |
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| A white blood cell that protects the body from the invasion of harmful substances is ______________ |
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| "A granular leukocyte that fights infection by ingesting bacteria, foreign particles, and other cells is __________." |
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| The presence of enlarged oval structures that filter lymph is called____________________ |
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| The suffix in the term neutropenia means |
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| The class of drug which causes the dilation of blood vessels is _________________________ |
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| A blood disorder that often develops into a type of leukemia is ___________________________ |
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| immature cell --or a germ or bud |
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| The suffix in the term hemocytoblast means _____________________________ |
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