Hematology Review
Name: ______________________ Date: ____________
Write the letter of the matching definition next to each term.
1. hematology
A. The branch of medicine that deals with diseases of the blood and blood-forming organs
2. plasma
B. A complex molecule used medically to chelate metal ions in cases of lead or heavy metal poisoning
3. platelets
C. Medicine that prevents or retards the clotting of blood
4. centrifuge
D. An apparatus that uses ___ force to separate particles from a suspension
5. anticoagulant
E. The fatty network of connective tissue that fills the cavities of ___
6. hemoglobin
F. A hemoprotein composed of globin and heme that gives red blood cells their characteristic color
7. cbc
G. A deficiency of red blood cells
8. edta
H. The virus that causes acquired immune deficiency syndrome
9. bone marrow
I. Counting the number of white and red blood cells and the number of platelets in 1 cubic millimeter
10. anemia
J. A fourth state of matter distinct from solid or liquid or gas and present in stars and fusion
11. HIV
K. Tiny bits of protoplasm found in vertebrate blood (plural)