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Veterinary Medicine
Undergraduate 1
02/18/2014

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Term
leukocyte
Definition
white blood cells
Term
leukopenia
Definition
deficiency of WBC
Term
leukocytosis
Definition
increased number of WBC
Term
neutropenia
Definition
decreased number of neutrophils in blood
Term
basophilic
Definition
stain easy with basic or blue dyes
Term
eosinophilia
Definition
increased numbers of eosinophilic WBC in blood
Term
lymphocytosis
Definition
increased numbers of lymphocytic WBC in the blood
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monocytosis
Definition
increased number of monocytic WBC in blood
Term
polymorphonuclear
Definition
multishaped nucleus
Term
thrombocyte
Definition
blood platelets
Term
hemostasis
Definition
the process of blood stoppage
Term
thrombus
Definition
blood clot
Term
phagocyte
Definition
WBC that eats foreign organisms and particles
Term
macrophage
Definition
phagocytic WBC found in the tissues of the body
Term
megakaryocyte
Definition
cell found in the bone marrow that contains a very large nucleus and from which platelets are formed
Term
hypoproteinemia
Definition
deficient protein in the blood
Term
lipemia
Definition
excess fat or lipids in the blood
bloods and plasma appears to look milky
Term
leukemia
Definition
malignancy of the blood-forming tissues, results in excessive numbers of abnormal leukocytes in the blood
Term
bilirubinemia
Definition
excesses of bilirubin in circulating blood
Term
rubriblast
Definition
youngest erythrocytes found only in bone marrow Stage one in development
Term
Prorubiricyte
Definition
very young erythrocyte found in bone marrow. stage two in development
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rubricyte
Definition
young erythrocyte
stage three in development
Term
metarubricyte
Definition
young erythrocyte that is about to discharge its nucleus. this cell is found in the blood stream.
fourth stage in development
Term
Myelocyte
Definition
immature WBC that is found only in the bone marrow
Term
metamyelocyte
Definition
immature WBC (usually a neutrophil) that amy be seen in peripheral blood when patient has overwhelming disease
Term
red top tube
Definition
empty
Term
marble top tube
or
tiger tube
Definition
polymer gel
Term
blue top tube
Definition
citrate
Term
green top tube
Definition
heparin
Term
purple top tube
Definition
EDTA
Term
Gray top tube
Definition
sodium fluoride
Term
REd blood cell life span
dogs
cats
horse and sheep
cow
mice
Definition
dog 110 days
cats 68 days
horse and sheep 150 days
cow 160 days
mice 20-30 days
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