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Blood Formation

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colony-stimulating factors
noun plural
secreted glycoproteins which bind to receptor proteins on the surfaces of hemopoietic stem cells
cytokinesis
noun
division of the cell cytoplasm that usually follows mitotic or meiotic division of the nucleus
cytoplasm
noun
cell substance between the cell membrane and the nucleus
endoplasmic reticulum
noun
network of tubular membranes within the cytoplasm of the cell, involved in transport of materials
eosinophilic
adjective
having an affinity for eosin and other acid dyes; acidophilic
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epiphyses
noun
process of a bone that ossifies separately and later becomes ankylosed to the main part of the bone
erythropoiesis
noun
production of red blood cells
erythropoietin
noun
hormone that regulates red blood cell production
granulcyte
noun
white blood cell made up of granules that are small sacs made of enzymes that digest microorganisms
hemoglobin
noun
oxygen-carrying pigment of red blood cells, gives them their red color, carries oxygen to tissues
hemopoiesis
noun
formation of blood or of blood cells in the living body
hemopoietic stem cell
noun
dividing cell that is the source of blood cells
hypoxia
noun
inadequate oxygenation of the blood
leukocyte
noun
cell of the tissues comparable to or derived from a leukocyte
leukopoiesis
noun
formation and development of white blood cells
lymphoblast
noun
large, metabolically active lymphocyte shortly before it enters into mitosis
lymphocyte
noun
white blood cell having a large, spherical nucleus surrounded by thin layer of nongranular cytoplasm
megakaryoblast
noun
cell that gives rise to a megakaryocyte
myeoblast
noun
cell that results in granulocyte, found in bone marrow, detected in the blood in certain diseases
neutrophilic
noun
neutrophil cell, especially an abundant type of granular white blood cell
platelet
noun
small platelike body, esp. a blood platelet
reticulocyte
noun
very young red blood cell, sampled as a measure of red blood cell formation
ribosome
noun
tiny organelle occurring in the cell cytoplasm, functioning as the site of protein manufacture
themopoietic stem cell
noun
found in the bone marrow of adults, which includes femurs, hip, ribs, sternum, and other bones
thrombopoiesis
noun
process of blood clot formation
white blood cell
noun
colorless cells of the immune system that circulate mainly in the blood and lymph

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