Term
|
Definition
| Antibody causing agents to clump or stick together |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| Deficient # of RBC's or deficient hemoglobin |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| Substance produced by the body that destroys or inactivates a specific substance that has entered the body |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| Substance that, when introduced to the body causes formation of antibodies against it |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| Blood disorder characterized by a low RBC count; caused by destruction of myeloid tissue in the bone marrow |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
WBC that stains readily with basic dyes
Involved in inflammatory response |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| Thin layer of WBC and platelets located between RBC's and plasma in a centrifuged sample of blood |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| Compound formed by the union of Carbon Dioxide with hemoglobin |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| Obstruction of a blood vessel by foreign matter carried into the blood stream |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| a blood clot or other substance that is moving in the blood and may block a blood vessel |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
WBC that is readily stained by eosin
Defense against parasites; can detoxify toxins |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| disease that may develop when an Rh- mother has anti -Rh bodies and gives birth to a Rh+ baby, and the antibodies react with the Rh+ cells of the baby |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
RBC
Functions in Oxygen and Carbon Dioxide transport |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
Insoluble protein in clotted blood.
|
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| soluble blood protein that is converted into insoluble fibrin during clotting |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
volume % of blood cells in whole blood
|
|
|
Term
|
Definition
Red blood pigment in RBC's that unites with oxygen to form oxyhemoglobin
-iron-containing protein in RBC's |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| condition characterized by low oxygen carrying capacity of blood; caused by decreased RBC lifespan and/or increased rate of RBC destruction |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| substance obtained from the liver; inhibits blood clotting |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| Blood cancer characterized by a great increase in WBC's |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| abnormally HIGH WBC #'s in the blood |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
abnormally LOW
WBC #'s in the blood |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
Type of WBC
B- antibody
T- cancer and virus cells |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| phagocytic cell in the immune system |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
|
|
Term
|
Definition
WBC that stains readily with neutral dyes
-phagocytosis
most abundant 55-70% |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| hemoglobin combined with oxygen |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| deficiency of RBC's resulting from a lack of Vitamin B12 |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| WBC that engulfs microbes and digest them |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| any of several proteins normally found in plasma; includes albumins, globulins and fibrinogen |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| protein present in normal blood that is required for blood clotting |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
protein formed by clotting factors from damaged tissue cells and platelets; converts prothrombin into thrombin.
Step essential in forming a blood clot |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| blood plasma minus its clotting factors, still contains antibodies |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
severe, possible fatal, hereditary disease caused by an anormal type of hemoglobin
causes misshapen RBC's |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| protein important in blood clotting |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
aka platelet
plays a role in blood clotting |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| formation of a clot in a blood vessel |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
|
|
