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Health Care
Undergraduate 1
08/02/2016

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Term
agglutination
Definition
the clumping of cells as a result of interaction with specific AB
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albumin
Definition
a plasma protien
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allergen
Definition
a substance that can produce a hypersensitive reaction in the body
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allergy
Definition
a hypersensitive reaction to normally harmless ag are environmental
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anaphylaxis
Definition
an exaggerated, life-threatening hypersensitivity reaction previously encountered antigen
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anisocytosis
Definition
an abnormal condition of the blood characterized by red blood cells of variable and abnormal size
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antibodies
Definition
a substance, usually a protein , that causes the formation
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antigens
Definition
a substance, usually a protein,that causes the formation of an ab and reacts specific
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ascites
Definition
An abnormal interitoneal within the cavity
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basophil
Definition
A granulocytic white blood cell characterized by cytoplasmic granules
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bilirubin
Definition
the orange-yellowish pigment of bile formed principally by the breakdown.
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coagulation
Definition
the process of transformating a liquid to a solid, especially of the blood
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corpuscle
Definition
any cell of the body a red or wbc
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differentiation
Definition
A process in development in in which unspecialized cells or tissues
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dyscrasia
Definition
an abnormal condition of the blood or bone marrow
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edema
Definition
The abnormal accumulation of fluid in inteital spaces of tissues
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electrophoresis
Definition
the movement of charged suspended particles through a liquid medium in response to changes.
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enzyme
Definition
An organic substance that initiates and accelerates a chemical reaction.
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eosinophil
Definition
A granulocytic, bilobed leukocytes somewhat larger than neutrophil characterized by large number of coarses
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erythremia
Definition
An abnormal increase in the number or red blood cells.
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erythroblast
Definition
An immature red blood cell
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erythocyte
Definition
A mature red blood cell
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erythropoiese
Definition
The process of red blood cell production.
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erythroproiten
Definition
A hormone synthesis mainly in the kidney and release into the bloodstream in response in anoxia
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fibrin
Definition
A stringy, insoluble protien that is the substance of blood clot
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Fibrinogen
Definition
A plasma protein coveted in fibrin by thrombin in the presence of calcium ions
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globin
Definition
A group of four globulin helps in the synthesis of antibodies
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globulin
Definition
A plasma protien made in the liver
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granulocyte
Definition
a type of leukocytes characterized by the presence of cytoplasmic
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hematologist
Definition
A medical specialist in the field of hematology
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hematology
Definition
the study of blood and blood -formation tissues
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heme
Definition
the pigmented, iron-containing nonprotien of the hemoglobin
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hemoglobin
Definition
a complex protein-iron compound in the blood that carrie oxygen to the cells from the lungs & carbon dioxide
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hemolysis
Definition
The breakdown of red blood cells and releasing of hemoglobin
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hemorrhage
Definition
A loss of a large amount of blood in a short period of time,either externally or internally
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hemostasis
Definition
the termination of bleeding by mechanical or chemical means or by the complex coagulation process of the body
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heprin
Definition
a naturallyoccurring anticlotting factor present in the body
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hyperalbuminemia
Definition
an increase level of albumin in the blood
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hyperbilirubinemia
Definition
greater than normal amountes of bile pigment
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hyperlipemia
Definition
an excessive level of blood fats, usually caused by a liporotein lipase deficiency
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hyperlipidemia
Definition
Term
ion
Definition
an electrically charged particle
Term
leukocyte
Definition
A white blood cell, one of the formed elements of the circulating blood system
Term
leukocytopenia
Definition
an abnormal decrease in # of wbcs
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megakaryocytes
Definition
An extremely large bone marrow cells
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monocyte
Definition
a large mononuclear leukocyte
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myeloid
Definition
of or pertaining to the bone marrow or the spinal cord
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neutrophil
Definition
a polymorphonuclear granular leukocyte that stains easily with neutral dyes
Term
pancytopenia
Definition
A marked reduction in the number of the rbc and wbcs and platletes
Term
pica
Definition
A craving to eat unusual substances
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plasma
Definition
the watery, straw-colored, fluid portion of the lymph
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platelet
Definition
a clotting cell
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prothrombin
Definition
a plasma protein precursor of thrombin
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reticulocyte
Definition
An immature erythrocyte
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septicemia
Definition
systemic infection in which parthenogenesis present in the circulating
Term
seroconversion
Definition
a change in serologic tests from neg to pos.
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serology
Definition
The branch of laboratory medicine that studies blood serum
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splenomegaly
Definition
enlargmebt of the spleen
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stem cell
Definition
A formative cell
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thrombin
Definition
an enzymed formed from prothrombin
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thrombocyte
Definition
a clotting cell
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thrombocytopenia
Definition
an abnormalhematologic condition in which the # of platletes in reduced
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thomboplastin
Definition
A complex substance that initiates the clotting process by converting
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thrombus
Definition
a clot
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anemia
Definition
condition in which there is a decrease in hemoglobin
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anemia, aplastic
Definition
Also called bone marrow depression anemia
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