Term Section Flashcards
basophil
White blood cell with dark-staining granules that have an affinity for basic dyes.
hypochromic
Pertaining to deficiency of color (reduction of hemoglobin in red blood cells).
anticoagulant
A substance that works against coagulation (blood clotting).
coagulopathy
Disease of the clotting process.
cytology
Study of cells.
eosinophil
White blood cell with dark-staining granules that have an affinity for acid dyes; granules turn red (eosin. in the presence of dye).
erythroblast
Immature red blood cell.
granulocyte
White blood cell with large, dark-staining granules in its cytoplasm.
hemolysis
Destruction of blood cells.
hematocrit
Separation of blood; percentage of red blood cells in a given volume of blood.
hemoglobinopathy
Disease of abnormal hemoglobins (sickle cell anemia, thalasssemia).
anisocytosis
Abnormal condition of unequal size of cells (erythrocytes).
megakaryocyte
Cell with multiple large nuclei; immature platelet.
leukocytopenia
Deficiency of white blood cells.
monocyte
White blood cell with one large nucleus; an agranulocyte and phagocyte.
morphology
Study of shape or form (of blood cells).
myeloblast
Bone marrow cell that develops into a myelocyte and then a leukocyte.
myelodysplasia
Abnormal development of bone marrow cells; preleukemic condition.
neutropenia
Deficiency in neutrophils.
polymorphonuclear
Pertaining to a white blood cell with a multilobed nucleus (neutrophil).
phagocyte
Cell that ingests other cells or microorganisms.
poikilocytosis
Irregularity in the shape of red blood cells.
sideropenia
Deficiency in iron in serum.
spherocytosis
Condition (abnormal) in which erythrocytes assume a spheroidal (rounded) shape.
