Hematology Vocabulary

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  1. 4. A rare, inherited blood disorder in which the blood does not clot normally
  2. 5. The process of blood clotting
  3. 7. Caused by medical treatment or diagnostic procedure
  4. 9. Deficient red cell production caused by a bone marrow disorder
  5. 13. A condition marked by an increased tendency to form blood clots within a blood vessel
  6. 14. A condition in which there are too few functioning red blood cells to meet the oxygen needs of tissues
  7. 15. Enlargement of the spleen
  8. 16. A yellowing of the skin and mucous membranes that reflects excessively high blood levels of bilirubin
  9. 17. An imbalance of formed elements in blood
  10. 20. A plasma protein that is converted into fibrin by thrombin in the presence of calcium ions
  11. 21. A condition of deficiency or absence of granulocytic white blood cells
  12. 22. A protein molecule that catalyzes chemical reactions of other substances without being altered or destroyed int he process
  13. 23. The volume percentage of red blood cells in whole blood
  14. 24. A blood clot that has been dislodged from the wall of a blood vessel and is traveling throughout the bloodstream
  15. 26. The rupture of red blood cells with the release of hemoglobin into the plasma
  16. 27. The engulfing of microorganisms and other foreign matter by phagocytes
  17. 29. Very small, non-raised, round, purplish spots, caused by intradermal or submucosal bleeding, that later turn blue or yellow.
  18. 30. A stringy, insoluble protein produced by the action of thrombin on fibrinogen during the clotting process; a major component of blood clots or thrombi
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  1. 1. Substances that prevent or delay coagulation of the blood
  2. 2. An irregularly shaped, blue -black discoloration caused by bleeding beneath the skin
  3. 3. Diminished blood volume
  4. 6. A reduction in the number of leukocytes in the blood to 5000/mm3 or less
  5. 8. A disorder in which tissue damage causes widespread, excessive blood clotting in the microcirculation; subsequently, the body's blood clotting factors are depleted, and hemorrhage occurs
  6. 10. Drugs that prevent the lysis of fibrin and in doing so promote clot formation
  7. 11. An elevation in the total number of red blood cells
  8. 12. Formation of red blood cells or erythrocytes
  9. 18. Indicating something that has its origin within an individual, as in transfusion with one's own blood
  10. 19. A decreased number of platelets
  11. 23. A collection of blood in the joint space
  12. 25. Black tarry stools indicating digested blood
  13. 27. Purplish areas caused by bleeding into the skin or mucous membranes
  14. 28. Insoluble solid elements of blood that have chemically separated from the liquid component of the blood