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| absolute neutrophil count |
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| A calculation of the number of circulating neutrophils, derived from the total wbc's and the % of neutrophils counted in a microscope's visual field. |
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| diminished reactivity to antigens |
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| formation of new blood vessels |
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| cracking sore at corner of mouth |
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| lack of cellular development (of cells within the bone marrow) |
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| slightly immature neutrophil |
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| test to measure fibrin breakdown; considered more specific than fibrin degradation products in the diagnosis of disseminated intravascular coagulation |
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| hormones produced by leukocytes that are vital to regulation of hematopoiesis, apoptosis, and immune responses |
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| development of functions and characteristics that are different from those of the parent stem cell |
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| erythrocyte sedimentation rate |
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| laboratory test that measures the rate of settling of rbc's; elevation is indicative of inflammation; also called the sed rate |
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| any cell that is or will become a mature rbc |
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| process of formation of rbc's |
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| hormone produced primarily by the kidney; necessary for erythropoiesis |
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| filamentous protein; basis of thrombus and blood clot |
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| protein converted into fibrin to form thrombus and clot |
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| process of breakdown of fibrin clot |
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| granulated wbc (neutrophil, eosinophil, basophil) |
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| blood protein synthesized by liver |
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percentage of total blood volume consisting of rbc's
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| complex process of the formation and maturation of blood cells |
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| iron-containing protein of rbc's; delivers oxygen to tissues |
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| iron-containing pigment derived from breakdown of hemoglobin |
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| intricate balance between clot formation and clot dissolution |
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| cells present in all loose connective tissue, capable of phagocytosis |
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| pallor within the rbc caused by decreased hemoglobin content |
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| left shift, or shift to the left |
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| increased release of immature forms of wbcs from the bone marrow in response to need |
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| uncontrolled proliferation of wbcs, often immature |
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| less than normal amount of wbcs in circulation |
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| form of wbc involved in immune functions |
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| pertaining to lymphocytes |
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| reticuloendothelial cells capable of phagocytosis |
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| large wbc that becomes a macrophage when it leaves the circulation and moves into body tissues |
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| pertaining to nonlymphoid blood cells that differentiate into rbcs, platelets, macrophages, mast cells, and various wbcs |
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| formation and maturation of cells derived from myeloid stem cell |
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| lower than normal number of neutrophils |
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| fully mature wbc capable of phagocytosis; primary defense against bacterial infection |
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| normal rbc color, indicating normal amount of hemoglobin |
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| immature form of rbc; portion of nucleus remains within the rbc |
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| combined form of oxygen and hemoglobin; found in arterial blood |
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| abnormal decrease in wbcs, rbcs, and platelets |
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| process of cellular ingestion and digestion of foreign bodies |
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| protein converted to plasmin to dissolve thrombi and clots |
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| thrombocyte; a cellular component of blood involved in blood coagulation |
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| variation in shape of rbcs |
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| erythrocyte; a cellular component of blood involved in the transport of oxygen and carbon dioxide |
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| slightly immature rbcs, usually only 1% of total circulating rbcs |
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| reticuloendothelial system |
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| complex system of cells throughout body capable of phagocytosis |
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| portion of blood remaining after coagulation occurs |
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| primitive cell, capable of self-replication and differentiation into myeloid or lymphoid stem cell |
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| enzyme necessary to convert fibrinogen into fibrin clot |
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| lower than normal platelet count |
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| higher than normal platelet count |
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| leukocyte; one of several cellular components of blood involved in defense of the body; subtypes include neutrophils, eosinophils, basophils, monocytes, and lymphocytes |
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