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hematocrit
percentage of whole blood attributed to erythrocytes
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jaundice
occurs in the liver, can't eliminate enough bilirubin, turns skin yellow
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erythropoiesis
formation of erythrocytes
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macrophage
phagocytize bacteria and debri
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reticulocyte
lost all organelles except some ribosomes, but produces hemoglobin
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neutrophil
most numerous leukocyte, 60-70%, fight bacterial infections
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lymphocyte
b and t lymphs, virus fighters, 20-25%, reside in lymph structures
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leukocytosis
elevated leukocyte count, infection or inflammitory response
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agglutinogen
antigenic substance that can stimulate agglutinin formation
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agglutinin
antibody that causes clumping with stimulating cells that contain the reactive antigen
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thrombus
blood clot in vessel
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embolus
blood clot that formed someplace else, breaks free, travels through the vascular system and becomes lodged somewhere else
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erythroblastosis fetalis
Mother produces antibodies against the developing baby's red blood cells
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hypoxia
lack of oxygen within the whole body or a region
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