Agglutination
process of clumping together
Anisocytosis
condition in which the erythrocytes are unequal in size and shape
Erythroblast
immature red blood cell that is found only in the bone marrow and still contains a nucleus
Erythropoietin
hormone that stimulates the production of red blood cells
Hemolysis
destruction of red blood cells
Leukapheresis
separation of white blood cells from the blood
Leukocytopenia
literally means lack of white blood cells
Lymphedema
abnormal accumulation of lymph in the interstitial spaces
Macrocytosis
condition in which erythrocytes are larger than normal
Phagocytosis
engulfing and eating of particulate substances such as bacteria, protozoa, cells, and cell debris, dust particles, and colloids by phagocyte
Pancytopenia
literally means lack of the cellular elements of the blood
Sideropenia
lack of iron in the blood
Thymoma
tumor of the thymus
IgM
activated complement; is the first antibody produced in response to bacterial and viral infection
IgE
responds to allergic reactions and some parasitic infection
reticu/o
net
septic/o
putrefying
glyc/o
sweet, sugar
fus/o
to pour
agglutin/o
clumping
lipid/o
fat
ESR
erythrocyte sedimentation rate
ELISA
enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay
PTT
partial thromboplastin time