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Week 3
MA cards
Term | Definition |
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Hypochromic | Less color than normal |
Lipemia | Excessive amount of fat in the fat |
Microocyte | Small sized cell |
Bilirubin | Orange yellow pigment formed from the break down of the hemoglobin in damage RBCS |
PKU | phyenylketonuna |
HDL | High density lipoprotein good protein that moved cholesterol to the liver to be excreted |
LDL | Low density lipoprotein bad protein that carries chroestrol to the tissues to be deposited as fat |
Triglycerides | Fat in the blood that causes |
Additive | Substance in the tube that maintains the integrity of the specimen |
Aliquot | Part of the specimen taken off of storage or use later |
Erythrocyte | Red blood cell |
Hematology | Study of the blood forming tissue |
Hemolysis | Rapturingnof blood cells during the collection process |
Leukocyte | White blood cell |
Thromboycte | Platelet, plays a role in blood coagulation |
Tourniquet | Device used to facilitate vein prominence |
RBC | Red blood count |
WBC | white blood count |
Hematopoiesis | The formation of blood cells |
Pol | Physicians office laboratory |
CBC | Complete blood cell |
Microcyte | Smalled sized cell |
Lymphocyte | WBC that helps destroy viruses |
ESR | Erythrocyte sedimentation rate |
Normocytic | Normal sized cell |
Monocyte | WBC helps destroys debris and other substances |
Guthrie screening test | New born get tested to detect pkub |
Anisocytosis | Viration in the size of RBcs |
Basophils | WBC that helps destroy viruses |
CPR | C-Reactive protein |
Hematopisis | The formation of blood cells |