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Terminology ch.15
White blood cells
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Veterinary Medicine
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04/09/2013

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Basophil
Definition
granulocytic WBC that promotes the inflammatory response and contains histamines in it's cytoplasmic granules-dark blue color
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Basophilic
Definition
stained readily with basic or blue dyes in any commonly used stains
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Eosinophil
Definition
graulocytic WBC that detoxifies allergens and controls parasitic infections by damaging parasite membranes
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Eosinophilia
Definition
elevation in the number of eosinopils in the blood
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Granulocytopenia
Definition
deficiency in the number of granulocytes in the cytoplasm
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Granulocytosis
Definition
elevation in the nuber of granulocytes in the cytoplasm
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Leukemia
Definition
elevation in the number of malignant WBC's
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Leukocyte
Definition
White Blood Cell(WBC)
Term
Leukocytopenia
Definition
deficiency of WBC's
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Leukocytosis
Definition
elevation in the number of WBC's
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Leukopenia
Definition
deficiency of WBC's also know as leukocytopenia
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Lymphocytosis
Definition
elevated nuber of lymphocytes in the blood
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Macrophage
Definition
Is a large cell that destroys by eating other cells
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Monocyte
Definition
agranulocytic WBC that has a phagocytic function and participates in the inflammation response-grey cytoplasm
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Monocytosis
Definition
elevated number of monocytes in the blood
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Neutropenia
Definition
deficiency in the number of neutrophils in the blood
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Neutrophil
Definition
granulocytic WBC that has phagocytic function also know as PMN-mainly against bacteria
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Phagocytes
Definition
is a leukocyte that ingests foreign material
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Polymorphonuclear
Definition
multishaped nucleus-another name for neutrophil
Term
Shift to the left
Definition
common term for an alteration in the distribution of leukocytes in which there are increase in band forms
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Shift to the right
Definition
Hypersegmentation-represents aging to the cell in circulation
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