Hema, Hemo
The study of blood; the study of the physiology of the blood.
What is Hematology?
Arrangement of red blood cells resembling stacked chips.
What is Rouleaux Formation?
Various cancers of the white blood cells.
What is Leukemia?
Attraction to red dye; white blood cell with large granules that stain.
What is Eosinophil?
A person who specializes in blood and cellular elements of the blood.
What is Hematologist?
An immature or new blood cell; stem cell.
What is Hemocytoblast?
A test that measures percentage of packed red blood cells compared with total blood volume.
What is Hematocrit?
Deficient in white blood cells: lack of or not enough white blood cells.
What is Leukopenia?
Attraction to blue dye; white blood cells with large granules that stain dark blue.
What is Basophil?
Lacking red blood cells, or hemoglobin levels are low.
What is Anemia?
A colorless protein in the blood.
What is Hemoglobin?
A test for monitoring coagulation times for patients taking anticoagulants.
What is Protime Test?
Abnormal increase in white blood cells.
What is Leukocytosis?
Neutrally attracted to any dye color; white blood cells with fine granules that stain lavender /pink.
What is Neutrophil?
An abnormal condition of clots.
What is Thrombosis?
Destruction or break down.
What is Hemolysis?
Procedure for determining the distribution of the five types of leukocytes based on their staining characteristics, shapes, and sizes.
What is Differential Count?
A form of white blood cell within the lymphatic system.
What is Lymphocyte?
A condition of decreased color or pigmentation.
What is Hypochromia?
A clotting cell: platelets.
What is Thrombocytes?
To make blood or blood production; the formation of blood or of blood cells in the living body; process of forming new blood.
What is Hematopoiesis?
Rate at which red blood cells settle out of an anti-coagulated blood specimen after 60 minutes.
What is Erythrocyte Sedimentation Rate (ESR)?
White blood cells that may have a few or no granules in their cytoplasm.
What is Agranulocytes?
A condition of increased color or pigmentation.
What is Hyperchromia?
One of the two plasma proteins involved in clotting.
What is Fibrinogen?