| A | B |
|---|
| albumin | protein in blood |
| antibody | protein (immunoglobulin) produced by lymphocytes in response to bacteria, virus or other antigens |
| antigen | A substance (usually foreign) that stimulates the production of an antibody |
| basophil | granulocytic white cell with granule that stain blue. |
| bilirubin | It is formed by the breakdown of hemoglobin when RBCs die. |
| coagulation | Blood clotting |
| differentiation | specialization of WBCs |
| electrophoresis | method of separating serum protein by electrical charge. |
| eosinophil | Granulocytic WBC with granules that stain red. Associated with allergies |
| erythocyte | Red Blood cell |
| erythropoietin | Hormone secreted by the kidneys that stimulates formation of RBCs |
| hemoglobin | carries oxygen in RBCs |
| hemolysis | breakdown of RBCs |
| immune reaction | Body's response to foreign invasion |
| leukocyte | White Blood Cell (WBC) |
| macrophage | A large phagocyte |
| mononuclear | WBC with a single round nucleus |
| polymorphonuclear | A WBC with multiple shaped nuclei |
| platelet | Smallest blood cell (clottng cell) |
| serum | Clear, yellowish fluid that separates from blood.Plasma minus the clotting proetins and cells. |
