chapter 8 Flashcards
learn about blood
eosinophil
white blood cells that destroy parasites and increase during allergic reactions
leukopoiesis
white (cell) formation
hyperlipemia
condition of having too high a level of lipids such as cholesterol in the bloodstream
anticoagulant
substance that prevents or delays the clotting or coagulation of blood
lymphocyte
white blood cell that provides protection through the immune response
hemophilia
hereditary blood disease in which there is a prolonged blood clotting time
erythrocytosis
to many red cells
hematocytopenia
reduction in the number of all blood cells
hemorrhage
abnormal blood flow, the escape of blood from a blood vessel
hemocytometry
process of measuring blood cells
erythropoiesis
the medical term that is defined as formation of red blood cells
hematologist
a doctor who studies the blood is called a
phlebotomy
Venipuncture, the removal of a blood specimen from a vein for laboratory testing, is also called
Hematocrit
Which blood test measures the volume of red blood cells within the total volume of blood.
which white blood cells attracts a rosey red stain
eosinophils
Which disorder is characterized by too many erythrocytes?
Polycythemia vera
____________ is the term meaning abnormal condition (too many) in white cells.
leukocytosis
The suffix for abnormal flow is
-rrhage
______ is the watery fluid in blood
Plasma
Iron-deficiency anemia results when there is not enough iron to build __________ for red blood cells.
hemoglobin
The common name for ________ is bruise.
hematoma
The suffix meaning too few
-penia
__________ is the medical term for abnormal condition of clots.
Thrombosis
A piece of thrombus that breaks away and floats through the bloodstream until it lodges in a smaller blood vessel and blocks blood flow is called.
embolus
