NOUN | a white blood cell | white blood cells | |
SYNO | leucocyte | leukocyte | WBC | ... |
NOUN article.ind sg | pl
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- The mast cell is very similar in both appearance and function to the basophil, another type of white blood cell.
- Absolute lymphocytosis is the condition where there is an increase in the lymphocyte count beyond the normal range while relative lymphocytosis refers to the condition where the proportion of lymphocytes relative to white blood cell count is above the normal range.
- Neutrophil granulocytes—the most abundant type of white blood cell—enter the muscle tissue, producing an inflammatory reaction and releasing reactive oxygen species, particularly after crush injury.
- Neutropenia is an abnormally low concentration of neutrophils (a type of white blood cell) in the blood.
- Agranulocytosis, also known as agranulosis or granulopenia, is an acute condition involving a severe and dangerous lowered white blood cell count (leukopenia, most commonly of neutrophils) and thus causing a neutropenia in the circulating blood.
- There is a natural elevation in white blood cell count in addition to anatomical changes of the appendix that occur during pregnancy.
- Laboratory testing may include white blood cell (WBC) count, erythrocyte sedimentation rate (ESR), and C-reactive protein (CRP).
- The peripheral problems (the high white blood cell and CPK count) are caused by the antipsychotic drugs.
- Other side effects may include: agranulocytosis, aplastic anemia, decreased white blood cell count, and a low platelet count.
- As part of the human immune response, white blood cell-derived macrophages may engulf "M. leprae" by phagocytosis.
- Lamotrigine has been associated with a decrease in white blood cell count (leukopenia).
- Outcomes depend on whether it is acute or chronic, the specific abnormal white blood cell type, the presence and severity of anemia or thrombocytopenia, the degree of tissue abnormality, the presence of metastasis and lymph node and bone marrow infiltration, the availability of therapies and the skills of the health care team.
- A monoclonal antibody (mAb, more rarely called moAb) is an antibody produced from a cell lineage made by cloning a unique white blood cell.
- A lymphocyte is a type of white blood cell (leukocyte) in the immune system of most vertebrates.
- To perform a manual white blood cell differential, the microscopist counts 100 cells on the blood smear and classifies them based on their appearance; sometimes 200 cells are counted.
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