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Ch. 12 PF/SF/CT
HAP (Blood System)
Question | Answer |
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agglutin- | [to glue together] |
bil- | [bile] |
-crit | [separate] |
embol- | [stopper] |
erythr- | [red] |
hem- | [blood] |
hepar- | [liver] |
leuko- | [white] |
-lys | [break down] |
macro- | [large] |
-osis | [abnormal condition] |
-poie | [make, produce] |
poly- | [many] |
-sta | [halt] |
thromb- | [clot] |
Anisocytosis | Abnormal variation in the size of erythrocytes |
Citrated Whole Blood | Normal blood to which a solution of acid citrate has been added to prevent coagulation |
Heparinized Whole Blood | Normal blood to which a solution of heparin has been added to prevent coagulation |
Macrocytosis | Abnormally large erythrocytes |
Microcytosis | Abnormally small erythrocytes |
Neutrophilia | Increased in the number of circulating neutrophils |
Packed Red Blood | Concentrated suspension of red blood cells from which the plasma has been removed |
Pancytopenia | Abnormal depression of all the cellular components of blood |
Poikilocytosis | Irregularly shaped erythrocytes |
Purpura | Spontaneous bleeding into the tissues and through the mucous membranes |
Septicemia | Growth of disease-causing microorganisms or presence of their toxins in the blood |
Spherocytosis | Hemolytic anemia caused by defective proteins supporting the cell membranes of red blood cells; the cells are abnormally spherical |
Thalassemia | Group of hereditary hemolytic anemias resulting from thin, fragile erythrocytes |