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Agglutinin | A specific substance in plasma that is capable of causing a clumping of red blood cells |
Agglutinogen | A genetically determined antigen on the cell membrane of a red blood cell that determines blood type |
Coagulation | The process of blood clotting |
Diapedesis | The process by which white blood cells squeeze between the cells in a vessel wall to enter the tissue spaes outside the blood vessel |
Erythrocyte | Red blood cell |
Erythropoiesis | The process of red blood cell formation |
Erythropoietin | A hormone released by the kidneys that stimulate red blood cell production |
Hemocytoblast | A stem cell in the bone marrow from which the blood cells arise |
Leukocyte | White blood cell |
Thrombocyte | One of the formed elements of the blood; functions in blood clotting; also called platelet |
Anemia | Deficiency in red blood cells or hemoglobin |
Eccymosis | Any disorder of blood coagulation |
Embolus | A moving clot or other plug |
Hematocrit | Lab procedure that measures the percentage of red blood cells in whole blood |
Hemophilia | Excessive bleeding caused by a congenital lack of one or more of the factors necessary for blood clotting |
Leukopenia | A decrease in the number of white blood cells in the blood |
Multiple myeloma | Malignant tumor of the bone marrow |
Petechia | A pinpoint, purplish red spot in the skin caused by intradermal hemorrhage |
Plasmapheresis | The removal of plasma from withdrawn blood with the retransfusion of the formed elements into the donor |
Polycythemia | Any type of increase in the number of red blood cells |
Purpura | A group of disorders characterized by multiple pinpoint hemorrhages and accumulation of blood under the skin |
Reticulocyte | An immature red blood cell with a network of granules in its cytoplasm |
Thrombocytopenia | A lower than normal number of thrombocytes in the blood |
Thrombus | A blood clot |