Clinical Terms: BLOOD
from Hole's Human Anatomy & Physiology; 10th ed.

Anisocytosis- Abnormal variation in the size of erythrocytes.

Antihemophiliac plasma- normal blood plasma that has been
processed to preserve an antihemophiliac factor.

Citrated whole blood- Normal blood to which a solution
of acid citrate has been added to prevent coagulation.

Dried plasma- normal blood plasma that had been vacuum
dried to prevent the growth of microorganisms.

Hemorrhagic talengiectasia- Inherited tendency to
bleed from localized lesions of the capillaries.

Heparinized whole blood- normal blood to which a solution
of heparin has been added to prevent coagulation.

Macrocytosis- abnormally large erythrocytes.

Microcytosis- abnormally small erythrocytes.

Neutrophilia- Increase in the number of circulating neutrophils.

Packed red cells- concentrated suspension of red blood cells
from which the plasma has been removed.

Pancytopenia- abnormal depression of all the cellular
components of blood.

Poikilocytosis- irregularly shaped erythrocytes.

Purpura- Spontaneous bleeding into the tissue and
through the mucous membranes.

Septicemia- reproduction of disease-causing
microorganisms in the blood.

Spherocytosis- Hemolytic anemia caused by defective proteins
supporting the cell membranes of red blood cells.
The cells are abnormally spherical.

Thalassemia- group of hereditary hemolytic anemias
resulting from very thin, fragile erythrocytes.
Globin chains are missing.