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| Protein in the blood; maintains the proper amount of water in the blood |
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| Protein (immunoglobin) produced by lymphocytes in response to bacteria, viruses, or other anitgens. An anitbody is specific to an antigen and inactivates it |
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| Substance (usually foreign) that stimulates the production of an antibody |
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| Granulocytic white blood cell with granules that stain blue when exposed to a basic dye |
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| Orange-yellow pigment found in bile. It is formed by the breakdown of hemoglobin when red blood cells die |
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| Protein that stimulates the growth and proliferation of white blood cells (granulocytes) |
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| Change in structure and function of a cell as it matures; specialization |
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| Method of separating serum proteins by electrical charge |
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| Granulocytic white blood cell with granules that stain red with the acidic dye eosin; associated with allergic reactions |
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| Red blood cell. There are about 5 million per microliter or cubic millimeter of blood |
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| Hormone secreted by the kidneys that stimulates formation of RBC's |
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| Protein threads that form the basis of a blood clot |
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| Plasma protein that is converted to fibrin in the clotting process |
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| Part of the blood containing different plasma proteins. Immunoglobulins and alpha and beta globulins are examples |
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| White blood cell with numerous dark-staining granules: eosinophil, neutrophil, and basophil |
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| Iron containing nonprotein portion of the hemoglobin molecule |
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| Blood protein containing iron; carries oxygen in red blood cells |
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| Destruction or breakdown of blood (red blood cells) |
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| Anticoagulant found in blood and tissue cells |
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| Response of the immune system to foreign invasion |
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| Protein (globulin) with anitbody activity; examples are IgG, IgM, IgA, IgE, IgD. Immun/o means protection |
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| Mononuclear leukocyte that produces antibodies |
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| Monocyte that migrates from the blood to tissue spaces. It is a large phagocyte |
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| Large platelet precursor cell found in the bone marrow |
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| Large mononuclear phagocytic leukocyte formed in bone marrow. Monocytes become macrophages as they leave the blood and enter body tissues |
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| Pertaining to a cell (leukocyte) with a single round nucleus; lymphocytes and monocytes are mononuclear leukocytes |
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| Granulocytic leukocyte formed in bone marrow;a phagocyte with neutral-staining granules; also called polymorphonuclear leukocyte, or "poly" |
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| Liquid portion of blood; contains water, proteins, nutrients, salts, hormones, and vitamins |
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| Removal of plasma from withdrawn blood by centrifuge. Collected cells are retransfused back into the donor. Fresh-frozen plasma or salt solution is used to replace withdrawn plasma |
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| Smallest blood cell (thrombocyte); these cells clump at sites of injury to prevent bleeding and facilitate clotting |
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| Plasma protein; converted to thrombin in the clotting process |
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| Immature erythrocyte with a network of strands (reticulin) that are seen after staining the cell with special dyes |
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| Antigen on red blood cells of Rh-positive individuals. The factor was first identified in the blood of a rhesus monkey |
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| Plasma minus clotting proteins and cells. Clear, yellowish fluid that separates from blood when it is allowed to clot. It is formed from plasma, but does not contain protein-coagulation factors |
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| Unspecialized cell that gives rise to mature, specialized forms. A hematopoietic stem cell is the progenitor for all different types of blood cells |
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| Enzyme that converts fibrinogen to fibrin during coagulation |
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| Neutral (neither base nor acid) |
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