Chapter 8 Flashcards
1
Q
Albumin/o
A
Albumin
2
Q
Bas/o
A
Base
3
Q
Bilirubin/o
A
Bilirubin
4
Q
Chrom/o
A
Color
5
Q
Coagul/o
A
Clotting
Coagulation
6
Q
Cyt/o
A
Cell
7
Q
Eosin/o
A
Red
rosy
dawn
8
Q
Erythr/o
A
Red
9
Q
Granul/o
A
Granules
10
Q
Hem/o
A
Blood
11
Q
Hemat/o
A
Blood
12
Q
Hemoglobin/o
A
Hemoglobin
13
Q
Home/o
A
Sameness
unchanging
constant
14
Q
Is/o
A
Same
equal
15
Q
Kary/o
A
Nucleus
16
Q
Leuk/o
A
White
17
Q
Lip/o
A
Fat
18
Q
Lymph/o
A
Lymph
19
Q
Mon/o
A
One
single
20
Q
Morph/o
A
Shape
Form
21
Q
Myel/o
A
Bone marrow
Spinal cord
22
Q
Neutr/o
A
Neutrophil
neutral
neither
23
Q
Nucle/o
A
Nucleus
24
Q
Phag/o
A
Eat
swallow
25
Phleb/o
Vein
26
Poikil/o
Irregular
| varied
27
Sider/o
Iron
28
Spher/o
Round
| globe-shaped
29
Thromb/o
Clot
30
a-
| an-
no
not
without
31
anti-
against
32
dys-
bad
abnormal
difficult
33
hyper-
excessive
increased
above
34
hypo-
```
below
deficient
under
less than normal
decreased
```
35
macro-
large
36
mega-
large
37
micro-
small
38
mono-
single
| one
39
pan-
all
40
poly-
many
| much
41
- ar
| - ic
pertaining to
42
-blast
immature
| embryonic
43
-cyte
cell
44
-cytosis
increase in the number of cells
45
-emia
blood condition
46
-emic
pertaining to a blood condition
47
-genous
producing
48
-globin
protein
49
-globulin
protein
50
-logy
study of
51
-lysis
breakdown
destruction
separation
loosening
52
-lytic
to reduce
destroy
separate
breakdown
53
-oid
resembling
54
-osis
abnormal condition
55
-pathy
disease condition
56
-penia
deficiency
57
-phage
eat
| swallow
58
-phil
attraction for
59
-philia
increase in the number of cells
| attraction for
60
-plasia
development
formation
growth
61
-poiesis
formation
62
-rrhage
bursting forth
63
-stasis
stopping
controlling
place
64
-tomy
incision
| process of cutting into
65
AIHA
Autoimmune hemolytic anemia
66
IMHA
Immune-mediated hemolytic anemia
67
CBC
Complete blood count
68
Diff
White blood cell differential
69
HCT
Hematocrit
70
PCV
Packed cell volume
| percent of RBC in whole blood
71
EPO
Erythropoietin
72
BMBT
Buccal mucosal bleeding time
73
RBC
Red blood cell
74
WBC
White blood cell
75
Plt
platelet
76
TP
total protein
77
Hb
| Hgb
Hemoglobin
78
hpf
high power field
79
lpf
low power field
80
qns
Quantity not sufficient
81
VWD
Von Willebrand's Disease
82
Baso
Basophils
83
Eos
Eosinophils
84
Lymph
lymphocytes
85
Mono
monocytes
86
Seg
Neutrophils
87
ESR
Erythrocyte sedimentation rate
88
PT
Prothrombin time
89
PTT
Partial thromboplastin time
90
DIC
Disseminated intravascular coagulation
91
g/dl
Grams/deciliter
92
µl
microliter
93
Agglutination
clumping of RBC
94
Rouleaux
Stacking of RBC
95
Anisocytosis
unequal sizes of RBCs
96
Poikilocytosis
Irregular shapes of RBCs
97
Normocytic
RBCs are normal in size
98
Macrocytic
RBCs are larger in size
99
Microcytic
RBCs are smaller in size
100
Normochromic
RBCs are normal in color
101
Hyperchromic
RBCs have more red than normal
102
Hypochromic
RBCs have less red color than normal
103
Spherocytosis
Presence of spherocytes
| RBCs are rounded and lack "donut hole"
104
Agranulocytes
WBCs lacking granules in their cytoplasm
105
Albumin
Plasma protein that maintains blood volume
106
Anemia
Decrease in RBCs
107
Antibody
| Ab
proteins produced by WBCs in response to antigens
108
Antigens
| Ag
Foreign substance (protein) that stimulates the production of antibodies
109
Basophils
Granulocytic WBC seen in anaphyllaxis
110
Bilirubin
Metabolite of hemoglobin breakdown
| Conjugated in the liver
111
Coagulation
Blood clotting
112
Eosinophil
Granulocytic WBC seen with allergies and parasites
113
Erythrocyte
RBC
| transports oxygen
114
Erythropoietin (EPO)
Hormone secreted by the kidneys to stimulate RBC production
115
Exsanguination
Extensive blood loss due to internal or external hemorrhage
116
Fibrin
Protein threads that form the basis of a clot
117
Fibrinogen
Plasma protein that is converted to fibrin in the clotting process
118
Globulins
Plasma proteins such as alpha, beta, and gamma globulins
119
Granulocytes
WBCs containing granules in their cytoplasm; neutrophils, eosinophils, and basophils
120
Heme
Iron-containing portion of hemoglobin
121
Hemoglobin (Hb)
Oxygen- carrying pigment of RBC
122
Leukocyte
WBC
123
Lymphocyte
Agranulocyte that produces antibodies
124
Macrophages
Monocytes that migrate from the blood to the tissue; large phagocytes
Exist in liver, spleen, and bone marrow
125
Megakaryocyte
Precursor to a platelet formed in the blood marrow
126
Neutrophil
Granuloytic WBC that is the body's primary bacterial phagocyte
127
Reticulocyte
Immature stage of a RBC seen when blood is stained in new methylene blue stain
128
Thrombocyte
Platelet
| clotting cell
129
Hematocrit
The percentage of RBCs in a volume of blood
130
White blood cell differential
| Diff
test to count the different types of WBCs on a slide
131
Anticoagulant
agent that prevents coagulation of blood
132
Biochemistries
| Blood chemistries
test to measure enzymes and electrolytes in the body
133
Bleeding time
Test used to see how long it takes a small cut to coagulate
134
bone marrow biopsy
procedure to get a bone marrow sample for cytology
135
complete blood count
| CBC
Blood panel that includes WBC count, RBC count, and platelet count
136
Disseminated intravascular coagulation
| DIC
Formation of clots throughout microcirculation which leads to hemorrhage due to consumption of clotting factors
137
Dyscrasia
Any abnormal or pathological condition of blood
138
Hemophilia
Bleeding disorder when animal is lacking one or more clotting proteins
139
Hemorrhage
escape of blood though ruptured blood vessels
140
Icterus
yellowish coloration of the plasma. caused by increased bilirubin
141
lipemia
fat in the blood
| describes white colored plasma
142
phlebotomy
venipuncture
| act of drawing blood
143
Von Willebrand's disease
Congenital bleeding disorder in which the animal is lacking Von Willlebrand's clotting factor
144
Warfarin toxicity
When an animal eats rat poison. anticoagulant. need vitamin K to reverse effects
145
Aplastic anemia
decrease in RBC due to NO PRODUCTION
146
hemolytic anemia
decrease in RBC due to DESTRUCTION (breakdown)
147
hemorrhagic anemia
decrease in RBC due to LOSS
