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Leukocyte

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White blood cell

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Cytoplasm

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The protoplasm of a cell surrounding the nucleus

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Granules

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A small particle or grain

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Granulocyte

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Any cell containing granules in cytoplasm

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Agranulocyte

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A leukocyte without definite cytoplasmic granules

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Vacuoles

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A space or cavity in the cytoplasm of all(looks like a bubble)

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Nucleus

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A spheroid body within cell

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Chromatin

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The material in nucleus that’s stained with basic dyes

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Diff quick aka dip quick

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Wright stain used to make a differential WBC count

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Monolayer

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Area on blood smear that cells are arranged in one layer

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cytosis

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Condition in which there is/increase

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penia

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Condition in which there is/deficiency

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philia

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Condition in which there is/tendency toward

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Phagocyte

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Any cell that ingests micro organisms or other cells and foreign particles - some WBC are phagocytes - eat to destroy foreign materials

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Neutrophil

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Granular, phagocytic leukocyte that has a nucleus with 3-5 lobes(segments)

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Band aka stab cell

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Immature neutrophil(no segments)

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Eosinophil

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Pink/red granulated, phagocytosis Leuko yet that has a nucleus with 2 lines connected by thread of chromatin

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Basophil

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Purple granulated leukocyte with an irregularly shaped, pale staining nucleus

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Monocyte

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Non-granular, vaculated phagocytic leukocyte with an ovoid or kidney shaped nucleus

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Lymphocyte

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Non-granular leukocytethat is mononuclear with pale blue staining cytoplasm

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Differential count

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Count of 100 WBCs on a stained blood smear to assist in diagnosis

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Absolute count

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Obtained by multiplying the percent of each cell type by the total WBC- unit represented as mm to the third power or ul

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Relative count

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Number of different types of WBC present in the differential count as a percent