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Plasma |
Fluid portion of blood, contains dissolved nutrients, hormones, enzymes, proteins, an electrolytes |
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Emia |
Blood condition |
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Plasmo |
Related to plasma |
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Sero |
Serum (liquid portion of blood after it has clotted and the clot is removed) |
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Morpho |
Structure, shape |
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Esis |
Process of an action |
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Cyto/cyte |
Cell |
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Erythro, eosino, rubro |
Red |
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Granulo |
Granule, small grain |
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Philo/philia |
Loving |
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Baso |
Chemically basic, blue |
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Neutro |
Neutral |
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Lympho |
Lymph, transparent fluid that comes from body tissue and is conveyed back to the bloodstream by the lymphatic vessels |
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Coagulo |
Process of clotting |
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Anti |
Against, opposed to |
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Thrombo |
Thrombus, clot |
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Fibrino |
Fibrin, insoluble protein that is an essential part of the clotting process |
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Hetero |
Different, unlike, other |
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Iso |
Equal |
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Macro |
Large enlarged |
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Phago |
Eat |
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Vacuo |
To empty, emptiness |
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Anticoagulant |
Prevents blood from clotting after it is removed from the body |
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RBC |
Red blood cell |
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WBC |
White blood cell |
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Erythrocytes |
Red blood cells |
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Anucleate |
Missing a nucleus |
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Hemoglobin |
Protein to which oxygen directly binds |
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Hypochromic |
Missing color |
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PMN |
Polymorphonuclear cells |
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Blast |
Bud, seed, formative cell |
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Poiesis |
Marking,producing |
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Penia |
Lack/deficiency |
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Normo |
Normal |
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Pluri |
Several, more than one |
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Lyso, lytic |
Destruction |
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Spleno |
Spleen |
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Embolism |
Abnormal material that could become lodged in a vessel and block blood flow |
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Globulin |
Class of simple proteins that are insoluble in water |
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Occlude |
To close off or shut |
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CBC |
Complete blood count |
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WBC |
White blood cell |
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Diff |
Differential white blood cell count |
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TNTC |
Too numerous to count |
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TP |
Total protein |
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Hb or Hgb |
Hemoglobin |
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Hct |
Hematocrit (measure of percent of red blood cells in a volume of blood |
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PCV |
Packed cell volume |
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EDTA |
Ethylenediamine-tetraacetic acid |