Hematology Terminology List – Flashcards
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Plasma
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liquid portion of blood w/out components.
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Serum
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plasma after a blood clot is formed.
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Fibrinogen
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necessary for blood clotting, synthesized in the liver.
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Albumin
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from the liver helps maintain blood's osmotic pressure and volume.
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Prothrombin
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helps blood coagulate.
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Hemoglobin
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gives red color heme is iron, globin is protein.
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Erythropoiesis
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makes red blood cells
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Hemolysis
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rupture or bursting of erythrocyte can be from a blood transfusion or disease.
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Leukocytes
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white blood cells.
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Phagocytosis
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process when white cells surround, engulf, and digest harmful bacteria.
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Neutrophils
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type of white cell
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Eosinophils
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type of white cell
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Basophils
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type of white cell
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lymphocytes
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type of white cell
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Monocytes
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type of white cell
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Heparin
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an antioagulant
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Diapedesis
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when white cells move through capillary wall into neighboring tissue
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Pathogenic
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disease producing microorganisms can cause inflammation
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Thrombocytes
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platelets - smallest of solid components of blood; synthesized in red marrow; not cels; necessary for the initiation of the blood clotting process
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Coagulation
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blood clotting
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Antibody
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a protein in the plasma that will inactivate a foreign substance that enters the body
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Universal donor
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O type blood; someone with A and B antibodies
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Universal Recipient
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Type AB blood; someone with AB blood has no antibodies
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Rh factor
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Contained in the red cells; when mother is Rh-, mother and baby's blood can mix; when mother's blood is Rh+, her blood will not mix with baby's
