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"Immunology"
"Blood"
"Lab and Abbr."
"Disease"
"Drugs and test"
100
Lymphoid organ located in the abdominal cavity, it destroys old erythrocytes and acts as a storage area for whole blood.
What is the spleen.
100
clear, straw-colored liquid that makes up 55% of the blood.
What is plasma
100
CBC
What is a Complete Blood Count
100
Cancer of the leukobytes
What is leukemia
100
First screening test done for HIV
What is ELISA
200
Microorganisms that cause disease are known as...
What is pathogens
200
The process by which all blood cells are fomed. Occurs in the red marrow of long or flat bones.
What is hematopoiesis
200
WBC
What is White Blood Cell
200
Severe bacterial infection of the tissues that speads to the blood.
What is septicemia
200
Rapid test used to detect mononucleosis
What is MonoSpot test
300
This is produced by macrophages that have engulfed a virus.
What is interferon
300
Contains hemoglobin, and are round, somewhat flattened, red disks.
What is erythrocytes
300
PT
What is prothrombin time
300
Anemia caused by a deficiency of iron in the diet or by increased loss of iron due to blood loss.
What is iron anemia
300
Procedure to remove red bone marrow from the posterior iliac crest of the hip bone.
What is bone marrow aspiration
400
These cells are know as "natural killer" cells
What is Lymphocytes
400
An erythrocyte lasts for approx. ____ days
What is 120.
400
BMT
What is a Bone Marrow Transplant
400
Inherited genetic abnormality that causes a lack or deficiency of a specific clotting factor
What is hemophilia
400
Routinely used to prevent diseases that could be fatal or cause serious disability.
What is vaccine
500
There are ______ classes of antibodies or immunonoglobulins.
What is five
500
This cell has five different types of cells.
What is leukocytes.
500
DVT
What is Deep Vein Thrombosis
500
Deficiency in the number of thrombocytes due to exposure to radioation, chemicals, or drugs that damage stem cells in the bone marrow.
What is thrombocytopenia.
500
category of drugs used to suppress the immune system
What is immunosuppressant drugs.