| A | B |
|---|
| anisocytosis | Abnormal variation in the size of erythrocytes. |
| antihemophilic plasma | Normal blood plasma that has been processed to preserve an antihemophilic factor. |
| citrated whole blood | Normal blood to which a solution of acid citrate has been added to prevent coagulation. |
| dried plasma | Normal blood plasma that has been vacuum-dried to prevent the growth of microorganisms. |
| hemorrhagic telangiectasia | Inherited tendency to bleed from localized lesions of the capillaries |
| heparinized whole blood | Normal blood to which a solution of heparin has been added to prevent coagulation. |
| macrocytosis | Abnormally large erythrocytes |
| microcytosis | Abnormally small erythrocytes. |
| neutrophilia | Increase in the number of circulation neutrophils. |
| packed red cells | Concentrated suspension of red blood cells from which the plasma has been removed |
| pancytopenia | Abnormal depression of all the cellular components of blood |
| poikilocytosis | Irregularly shaped erythrocytes. |
| purpura | Spontaneous bleeding into the tissues and through the mucous membranes |
| septicemia | Growth of disease-causing microorganisms or presence of their toxins in the blood. |
| spherocytosis | Hemolytic anemia caused by defective proteins supporting the cell membranes of red blood cells. the cells are abnormally spherical. |
| thalassemia | Group of hereditary hemolytic anemias resulting from very thin, fragile erythrocytes. |
