VTA word list 2
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Albanian | English |
|---|---|
| Hemolysis |  the breakdown of RBC's releasing Hgb(hemoglobin), renders most blood chemistry tests inaccurate |
| anticoagulant | prevents or delays a blood sample from clotting |
| serum | the noncellular portion of whole blood after clotting |
| plasma | the noncellular portion of unclotted blood |
| agglutination | clumps of RBC's in a cluster usually present in animals with autoimmune disorders |
| rouleaux | RBC's that are stacked like casino chips; commonly seen in horses |
| acanthocyte | a RBC with a membrane abnormality with multiple, irregularly spaced projections on the cell surface |
| schistocyte | fragments of ruptured and broken RBC's seen with vascular trauma |
| reticulocyte | young RBC's with remnants of ribosomal material from the nucleus |
| venipuncture | puncture of a vein; the bevel of the needle should be up to encourage the greatest blood flow |
| anemia | low circulating RBC's |
| leukemia | low circulating WBC's |
| buffy coat | a small volume of clear to amber liquid between the packed RBC's and plasma in a microhematocrit tube; it contains WBC's and platelets |
| neutrophil | the most predominant WBC in dog and cat blood |
| erythrocyte | A red blood cell |
| erythropoiesis | red blood cell production |
| hemoglobin | iron containing red pigment that combines with protein substance, giving red blood its color |
| monocyte | phagocytic, mononuclear WBC |
| platelet | disk-like, non-nuclear element in blood, originating in red bone marrow and necessary for blood coagulation |
| leukocytosis | temporary increase in the number of WBC's in blood, caused by inflammation, infection or hemorrhage |
| phlebitis | inflammation of the veins |
| septicemia | general systemic blood infection caused by presence of pathogenic microorganisms or their toxins |
| thrombophlebitis | inflammation of the veins with clot formation |
| aplastic anemia | low circulating RBC's resulting from bone marrow disease or destruction |
| cyanosis | bluish color of skin and mucous membranes(MM) caused by reduced amounts of oxygen(O2) in the blood |
| embolism | blocking of blood vessels by obstruction, such as blood clot, air bubble,fat globule, tissue, bacteria clump or amniotic debris, carried by blood flow |
| leukopenia | reduction in the amount of WBC's |
| vasoconstriction | narrowing of a blood vessel |
| vasodilation | expansion of a blood vessel |
| hematology | the science dealing with the morphology of blood and blood forming tissues, and with their physiology and pathology |
| hematocrit | (Hct) also called Packed Cell Volume (PCV); it measures the percentage of RBC's in the total volume of blood |
| heinz bodies | a dark staining refractile body of RBC's, consisting or denatured Hgb |
| spherocytes | RBC's that are smaller and have no central pallor |
| crenation | an artifact of RBC's, resulting from high temperatures or slow drying of the blood film smear |
| poikilocytosis | change in RBC's shape |
| anisocytosis | changes in RBC's size |
| polychromasia | variations in color of RBC's |
| Lipemia | an excess of lipids(fats) in the blood |
| metarubricytes | nucleated RBC's (nRBC's) |
| eosinophil | WBC's with pink granules; present in large quantities in allergic reactions and parasitism |
| cardiomyopathy | the clinical term for disease of the heart muscle |
| pericardium | the thin membranous sac for support and protection of the heart |
| systole | the period of contraction of the heart |
| diastole | the period of filling of the heart with blood |
| cephalic vein | the most common vein for placement of a catheter in the canine or feline species for deliery of IV fluids, located on the foreleg |
| femoral artery | a good artery for taking the pulse and blood pressure of a cat or dog |
| creatinine | a blood chemistry test to test the function of the kidney |
| glucose | a chemistry test that will be elevated with untreated Diabetes mellitus |
| amylase | a chemistry test that is used to elevate the pancreas |
| sino-atrial node | the natural "pacemaker" of the heart |
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