GLOSSARY Medical Terms 16

Technical terms come up in discussion with your physician at various stages of your meeting/ encounters with him.
 If the meaning of these terms is lost on you, you do not benefit from the discussion.
 It is therefore important that you understand the meaning and content of these terms.
This not only helps you to understand fully what is said but also helps you to ask question to clarify issues raised by your understanding.
 Given below are the terms which you would come across in the discussion.
They are in alphabetic order to provide ease of access.
Illustrations are also provided to assist undertanding.

Bleeding     A condition when blood is lost from blood vessels due to injury.

Blood Cell, red    (erythrocytes)  One variety of floating cells in the blood. Presence of hemogobin in these cells gives it ared colour. This gives these cells the ability to carry oxygen to all the tissues in the body.RBCs are produced in the bone marrow.

Blood cell, white     Also called leucocytes they float in the blood and provide immune surveillance and protection from infection.They are produce in bone marrow and lymph nodes.

Blood clot      The semi-soild adherence of solid constituents of blood at the site of injury. Clotsprevent blood leak from injjured blood vessls.

Blood count     The  countingof the cells in the blood to detect any lowering in numbers of red cells and white cells. The different varieties of white cells can also be counted. This helps to expllain  symptoms and establish diagnosis
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