Blood and Lymphatics

A group of cancers that usually begin in the bone marrow and result in high numbers of abnormal white blood cells

• polyoma
• leukemia
• leukopenia
• pancytopenia

Red blood cells are of unequal size

• erythrocytosis
• thalassemia
• leukopenia
• anisocytosis

An abnormally increased concentration of hemoglobin in the blood.  Treatment is often phlebotomy.

• pancytopenia
• erythrocytopenia
• polycythemia
• leukocytosis

Iron deficiency

• sideropenia
• macrocytosis
• erythrocytosis
• thalassemia

An inherited blood disorder in which the body makes an abnormal form of hemoglobin.  Condition is primarily found in Mediterranean, African, and Asian countries.

• sideropenia
• polycythemia
• thalassemia
• anisocytosis

This WBC stains readily with basic dyes.  It is involved in inflammatory reactions in your body, especially those related to allergies and asthma

• neutrophil
• basophil
• eosinophil
• monocyte

An unusually small RBC associated with certain anemias.  Causes include sideropenia, Vitamin B6 deficiency, and thalassemia.

• macrocyte
• microcyte
• eosinophil
• neutrophil

A type of WBC that fight certain infections and help other WBCs remove dead or damaged tissues, destroy cancer cells, and regulate immunity against foreign substances.

• microcyte
• monocyte
• erythrocyte
• platelet

A toxin or other foreign substance that induces an immune response in the body, especially the production of antibodies.

• thrombocyte
• macrocyte
• antibody
• antigen

An immature RBC.

• reticulocyte
• erythrocyte
• thrombocyte
• microcyte