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| actual change in number of cells |
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| calculation of absolute cell numbers based on percentage of type multiplied by the total cell count |
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| erythrocyte with irregularly shaped margins |
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| process in which particles aggregate or clump together |
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| WBCs such as monocytes and lymphocytes that do not have obvious cytoplasmic granules when viewed under a light microscope |
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| without, not, lacking (prefix) |
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| below normal values in PCV,RBC count, or Hb level. |
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| variation in RBC size: without even cell size |
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| complete absence of urine formation or elimination |
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| large homogeneous and dense granules that stain blue with Romanowsky stain |
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| increased number of basophils |
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| presence of small, blue-staining granules in the erythrocyte |
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| detectable conjugated bile pigments in the urine |
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| layer of WBCs,platelets and NRBCs above the packed RBCs in centrifuged blood |
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| form of leptocyte or target cell |
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| storage of urine in the bladder as the urine is produced |
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| erythrocytes with spiny projections on the margin of the cell |
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| increase number of cells (suffix) |
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| difficult or painful urination |
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| increased number of eosinophils |
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| engulfing, or phagocytosis, of the erythrocyte |
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| study of cells shed from body surfaces, such as tissues lesions and fluids |
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| fluid escaped from blood vessels with a high content of protein and cellular debris |
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| detectable levels of glucose in the urine |
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| composed of a tumorlike mass or nodule of granulation tissue |
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| presence of intact erythrocytes in the urine |
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| neutrophil with more than five lobes in the neucleus |
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| erythrocyte with lack of or decrease in staining |
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| dribbling of urine at frequent intervals |
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| similar the same (prefix) |
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| excessive ketones in the urine |
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| presence of an increase number of immature (non segmented) neutrtophils in the circulation. |
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| thin flattened hypochromic erythrocyte that has a normal diameter and a decreased mean corpuscular volume |
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| neoplastic disease in which a significant number of immature blast cells are found in the bone marrow and blood |
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| leukemoid response (reaction) |
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| leukocytosis with a neutrophilia, marked left shift with bands and earlier precursors, and reactive lymphocytes |
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| increase in circulating WBC numbers |
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| decrease in circulating WBC numbers |
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| increased number of circulating lymphocytes |
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| RBC with a diameter that is larger than normal |
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| increased number of large RBCs, increased MCV |
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| tissue cell having granules that contain histamine and heparin |
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| physiological term for emptying the bladder |
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| RBC with a diameter that is smaller than normal |
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| increased number of small RBCs |
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| decreased number of monocytes |
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| increased number of monocytes |
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| decreased number of neutrophils |
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| new methylene blue, a basic dye used to stain cell nuclei and granules |
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| normal pink staining erythrocyte |
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| nucleated RBC and immature erythrocyte |
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| decrease in urine formation |
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| decrease in RVC, WBC and platelet lines |
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| packed cell volume or hematocrit |
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| decreased number of cells |
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| increased number of cells |
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| fluid portion of blood in which cells are suspended |
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| variation in general RBC shape |
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| erythrocytes that have bluish tint when stained with regular blood stains and are reticulocytes (granular precipitates) with NMB |
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| increased urine production |
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| abnormal level of protein in the urine |
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| presence of an increased number of hypersegmented neutrophils in circulation |
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| erythrocytes formed in stacks or columns |
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| fragmented erythrocyte,"helmet cell" |
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| rate in which RBCs settle in their own plasma in a given amount of time |
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| nucleated cell that has ruptured during smearing because of mechanical damage or increased fragility of the cell |
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| small dense dark staining erythrocyte |
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| use of a stain that has a low toxicity so that vital and functional processes can be studied in live cells |
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| decreased number of platelets |
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| increased number of platelets |
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| neutrophils showing certain morphological changes, such as vacuolation, toxic granules, increased basophilia or nuclear changes |
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