Agglutination

Clumping of cells and particles in the blood

Agglutinogen

Substance that causes agglutination

Agranulocyte

leukocyte with nongranular cytoplasm

Albumin

Simple protein found on plasma

Basophil

Leukocyte containing heparin and histamine

Blood 

Blood types

Classification of blood according to antigen and antibody qualities

Coagulation

Changing of a liquid, especially blood, into a semi-solid

Electrophoresis

Process of separating particles in a solution by passing electricity through the liquid.

Eosinophil

Type of granulocyte

Erythrocyte

Mature red blood cell

Erythropoietin

Hormone released by the kidneys to stimulate red blood cell production

Fibrin Clot

Clot-forming threads formed at the site of an injury during coagulation where platelets clump together with various other substances

Fibrinogen

Protein in the plasma that aids in clotting

Gamma globulin

Globulin that arises in lymphatic tissue and functions as part of the immune system

Globin

Protein molecule in the blood, a part of the hemoglobin

Globulin

Any of a family of proteins in blood plasma

Granulocyte

Hematocrit

Measure of the percentage of red blood cells in a blood sample

Hematocytoblast

Most immature blood cell

Heme

Pigment containing iron in the hemoglobin

Hemoglobin

Protein in red blood cells essential to the transport of oxygen

Heparin

Substance in blood that prevents clotting

Histamine 

Leukocyte

Mature white blood cell

Lymphocyte

Type of agranulocyte

Megakarocyte

Large cells in red bone marrow that form platelets

Monocyte 

Type of agranulocyte

Neutrophil

Type of leukocyte; granulocyte

Plasma

Liquid portion of unclotted blood

Plasmapheresis

Process of removing blood from a person, centrifuging it, and returning only red blood cells to that body

Platelet

Thrombocyte; part of a megakarocyte that initiates clotting

Prothrombin

Type of plasma protein that aids in clotting

Red blood cell

On of the solid parts of blood formed from stem cells and having hemoglobin within; erythrocyte

Red blood cell count

Measurement of the red blood cells in a cubic millimeter of blood

Rh Factor

Type of antigen in blood that can cause a transfusion reaction

Rh-negative

Lacking Rh factor on the surface of blood cells.

Rh-positive

Having rh factor on the surface of blood cells

Serum

Liquid left after blood has clotted

Stem Cell

Immature cell formed in bone marrow that becomes differentiated into either a red or a white blood cell

Thrombin

Enzyme that helps in clit formation

Thrombocyte

Platelet; cell fragment that produces thrombin

Thromboplastin

Protein that aids in forming a fibrin clot

Transfusion

Injection of donor blood onto a person needing blood

White blood cell

Leukocyte; one of the solid parts of he blood from stem cells that plays a role in defense against disease

agglutin(o)

agglutinin; agglutinogenic: causing th production of aggluntin

eosin(o)

eosinophil; eosinopenia: abnormally low count of eosinophils

Erythr(o)

red; erythrocyte: red blood cell

hem(o), hemat(o)

Blood; hemodialysis: external dialysis performed by separating solid substances and water from the blood

leuk(o)

White; leukoblast: immature white blood cell

phag(o)

eating, devouring; phagocyte: cell that consumes other substances, such as bacteria

thromb(o)

blood clot; thrombocyte: cell involved in blood clotting

APTT 

Activated Partial Thromboplastin Time

baso

Basophil

BCP

Biochemistry Panel

BMT

Bone Marrow Transplant

CBC

Complete blood Count

diff

Differential blood count

eos

eosinophils

ESR

erythrocyte sedimentation rate

G-CSF

Granulocyte colony-stimulating factor

GM-CSF

granulocyte macropahge colony-stimulating factor

HCT, Hct

HGB, Hgb, HB

hemoglobin

MCH

Mean corpuscular hemoglobin

MCHC

Mean corpuscular hemoglobin concentration

MCV

Mean corpuscular volume

mono

monocyte

PCV

packed cell volume

PLT

Platelet count

PMN

polymorphonuclear neutophil

PT

prothrombin time

PTT

partial thromboplastin time

RBC

rec blood cell count

SR, sed. rate

sedimentation rate

seg

segmented mature white blood cells

WBC

white blood cell count

Antiglobulin

test for antibodies on red blood cells

Bochemistry Panel

Common group of automated rests run on one blood sample

Blood Chemistry

test of plasma for presence of a particular substance such as glucose

Blood culture

test of a blood specimen in a culture medium to observe for particular microorganisms

Blood indices

measurements of the characteristics of red blood cells

Chemistry Profile

(Blood Chemistry):

test of plasma for presence of a specific substance such as glucose

Complete blood count

(CBC)

most common bood test for a number of factors

Erythrocyte sedimentation rate

(ESR)

test for rat eat which red blood cells fall through plasma

PArtial thromboplastin time

PTT

test for ability of blood to coagulate

Phlebotomy

(Venipuncture):

insertion of a needle into a vein, usually for the purpose of extracting a blood sample

Platelet Count

(PLT)

measurement of the number of platelets in a blood sample

Prothrombin Time

(PT)

test for ability of blood to coagulate

Red blood cell morphology

observation of shape of red blood cells

Sedimentation Rate

(SR)

(Erythrocyte Sedimentation Rate):

Test for rate at which red blood cells fall through plasma