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Hematology

The science encompassing the medical study of the blood and blood-producing organs.

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punctate basophilia

Health care; Hematology

Small basophilic aggregates in the erythrocytes that stain blue with the basic dye of Wright's stain; also basophilic stippling.

purpura

Health care; Hematology

Small spots on the skin formed by subcutaneous effusion of blood.

pyknosis

Health care; Hematology

A condensation and reduction in size of the cell and its nucleus.

reduced hemoglobin

Health care; Hematology

A combination of hemoglobin and carbon dioxide that is found in venous blood.

reticulocyte

Health care; Hematology

A red blood cell showing a reticulum or network when stained with vital dyes (for example, brilliant cresyl blue). The stage between the nucleated red cell and the mature erythrocyte.

leukemoid crisis or reaction

Health care; Hematology

A temporary appearance of immature leukocytes in the blood stream, with a marked increase in the total white count. In the laboratory sometimes temporarily indistinguishable from leukemia.

in vitro

Health care; Hematology

Within a test tube (glass, etc.).

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