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A protein substance produced in the body in respont to an invading foreign substance?
Antibody
An agent that works against the formation of blood clots?
Anticoagulant
An invading foreign substance that induces the formation of antibodies?
Antigen
mono-
one
-crit
to seperate
-leuko
white
-pathy
disease
hemo-
blood
-stasis
control, stopping
-cyte
cell
-emia
blood condition
A cell that stains readily with acid stain?
Eosinophil
An immature red blood cell
Erythroblast
disease of the red blood cell
Erythropathy
lack of red blood cells
Erythropenia
blood protein; the iron-containing pigment of red blood cells
hemoglobin
excessive bleeding; bursting forth of blood
Hemorrhage
condition of excessive sugar in the blood
Hyperglycemia
condition of deficient amounts of sugar in blood
Hypoglycemia
removal of white blood cells from the circulation
Leukopheresis
Inflammation of the lymph gland
Lymphadenitis
incision into a lymph gland
Lymphadenotomy
an abnormally large erthyrocyte
Macrocyte
a leukocyte that stains with neutral dyes
Neutrophils
a condition of the engulfing and eating of bacteria by the phagocytes
Phagocytosis
a condtion of too many blood cells
Polycythemia
a red blood cell containing a network of granules
Reticulocytes
one who specializes in the study of serum
Serologist
the clear- yellowish fluid that seperates from the clot when blood clots
Serum
blood enzyme that causes clotting by forming fibrin
Thrombin
a clotting cell; a blood platelet
Thombocytes
formation of a blood clot
Thrombogenic
a tumor of thymus
Thymoma
Life span of an erythrocyte and what shape are they?
donut shaped cells without nuclei
3 functions of the lymphatic system
Transports fluids, protects against pathogens, and serves as a pathway
one who specializes in the practice and study of pathology
Pathologist
the fluid part of the blood
Plasma
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MOD E UNIT 3 VOCAB
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BLOOD AND LYMPHATIC SYSTEM
Updated
2010-11-30T23:34:01Z
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