Intro

Question 1

Irregularly spiculated red cells with projections of varying length and position

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Acanthocytes

Question 2

A reduction below the reference interval for the total circulating red cell mass

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Anemia

Question 3

Variation in the size of cells, usually erythrocytes

Answer 3

Anisocytosis

Question 4

Cessation of blood cell formation

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Aplastic

Question 5

Term that indicates that the cell shows no trace of the characteristic hemoglobin color and that the cytoplasm shows a strong affinity for the basophilic dyes

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Basophilia

Question 6

The layer of leukocytes, platelets, and nucleated erythroid cells that collect immediately above the erythrocytes in sedimented or centrifuged whole blood

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Buffy coat

Question 7

Shrinkage of cells in a hypertonic solution

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Crenation

Question 8

Small round or oval, grey blue bodies in the cytoplasm of neutrophilic leukocytes, thought to be due to incomplete utilization of RNA during maturation of the cytoplasm - may be due to toxicity

Answer 8

Döhle bodies

Question 9

A leukocyte that contains specific cytoplasmic granules

Answer 9

Granulocyte

Question 10

Term that indicates a significant decrease in density of the characteristic hemoglobin color

Answer 10

Hypochromatic

Question 11

Term that means normal hemoglobin color

Answer 11

Normochromatic

Question 12

Adjective that describes a blood picture in which erythrocytes have a saturation index (MCHC) and color index (MCH) below reference interval

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Hypochromic

Question 13

MCHC and MCH are within the reference interval

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Normochromic

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A thin erythrocyte of decreased volume in relationship to its diameter - often characterized by abnormality of shape

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Leptocyte

Question 15

Target cells are a type of

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Leptocyte

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Neoplastic disease commonly arising in hematopoietic tissue - proliferating cells commonly appear in the peripheral blood

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Leukemia

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Resembles leukemia - has marked leukocytosis and/or many immature leukocytes in the peripheral blood

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Leukemoid

Question 18

An erythrocyte having a diameter exceeding that of the reference interval

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Macrocyte

Question 19

Adjective describing a blood picture in which the erythrocytes have a volume index (MCV) above the reference interval

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Macrocytic

Question 20

Refers to a MCV below the reference interval

Answer 20

Microcytic

Question 21

Refers to the MCV within the reference interval

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Normocytic

Question 22

Abnormally large platelets

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Macroplatelet

Question 23

Displacement of bone marrow by fibrous tissue

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Myelofibrosis

Question 24

Refers to an abnormality in shape of circulating erythrocytes

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Poikilocytosis

Question 25

An erythrocyte with an abnormal shape

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Poikilocyte

Question 26

Erythrocytes that show a faint bluish tint

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Polychromasia

Question 27

A state of the blood characterized by increased numbers of erythrocytes

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Polycythemia

Question 28

- penia

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Deficiency

Question 29

- Philia

Answer 29

An increase in numbers

Question 30

Any non nucleated cell of the erythrocytic series containing RNA

Answer 30

Reticulocyte

Question 31

Are red fragments often seen in vascular disorders

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Schizocytes

Question 32

Are distorted cells that have 2 or more large points

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Horn cells

Question 33

A spheroid erythrocyte of decreased diameter in relationship to its volume

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Spherocyte

Question 34

An erythrocyte with a central rounded area of pigmentation surrounded by a clear zone, with a dense ring of cytoplasm about the periphery of the erythrocyte

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Target cells

Question 35

A neutrophil characterized by toxic granules, basophilia of the cytoplasm or vacuoles - can describe doehle bodies

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Toxic neutrophil