what is elliptocytosis?
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A relatively rare hereditary abnormality of red blood cells in which more than half of the cells are rod forms and elliptocytes. It is often associated with hemolytic anemia. Also called ovalocytosis
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Polar body is a cell structure found inside an ovum. Both animal and plant ova possess it.\n\nAsymetrical cell division (cytokinesis) leads to the production of polar bodies during oogenesis. To conserve nutrients, the majority of cytoplasm is segretated into either the secondary oocyte or ovum, during meiosis I or meiosis II, respectively. The remaining daughter cells generated from the meiotic events contain relatively little cytoplasm and are referred to as polar bodies. Eventually, the polar bodies degenerate.\n\nThere may be either one or two inside the ovum, usually two. During meiosis, an oocyte divides, of which one will continue to develop into an ovum, the others becoming polar bodies. The first polar body comprises one of the two products in the first stage of meiosis and is haploid, but since each chromosome still has two chromatids, it has twice as much DNA as the second polar body. Both are relatively small and contain little cytoplasm. This second polar body can potentially result in half-identical twins, when the second polar body does not disintegrate and is fertilized by a sperm.\n\nIn plants, the pollen releases two male gametes into the ovule upon fertilization. One fertilizes the haploid ovum and develops into a normal embryo, while the other fertilizes the two polar bodies within the center of the ovary, creating a structure called endosperm. Endosperm stores nutrients for initial growth of plant seeds. Cereal grain is an example of this, and is consumed for its nutritional value by most animals including humans.
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CRED:  Center for Research on Environmental Diseases\n Could the word you are wondering be "crit"?  Short for hematocrit..,.This has to do with the volume of erythrocytes in a given volume of blood.  Other than what I have said, I do not know what you are possibly referring to.
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In the cytosol/cytoplasm. This occurs in glycolysis
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The plasmacytoid T cell or plasmacytoid monocyte--a sessile lymphoid cell with unique immunophenotype and unknown function, still awaiting lineage affiliation.\n\nClusters of cells with a plasmacytoid appearance have been identified in T zones of human lymphoid tissue. These cells were shown to express the CD4 antigen in the absence of B-cell antigens. Thus, they were named "plasmacytoid T cells" (PTCs). Recent studies, however, have suggested a myelomonocytic origin of this cell type, which led to the designation "plasmacytoid monocytes." In order to obtain a comprehensive immunophenotype of this cell, we used frozen serial sections of lymph nodes, an indirect immunoperoxidase technique, and a broad panel of well-defined monoclonal antibodies (mAbs). On PTCs, the antigenic density was high for CD4 and CD26 antigens and low for CD2; they furthermore reacted with the mAb OKM5 recognizing an undefined antigen associated with the myelomonocytic lineage and expressed the monocyte-associated antigen CD68. PTCs expressed HLA-A, B, C, HLA-DR, and the HLA-D associated invariant chain (Ii) while HLA-DP antigens were expressed only in low amounts and HLA-DQ antigens were lacking entirely. PTCs further expressed the adhesion molecule CD11c. The absence of detectable transferrin receptor and the proliferation antigen defined by Ki-67 indicated that PTCs were nonproliferating. Other well-defined antigens confined to the T-, B-, and myelomonocyte lineages could not be detected in the target cell population. For us, antigenic equipment is still suggestive of a sessile, terminally differentiated T cell likely to exert a secretory function as yet unknown.
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eukaryotic, among others.
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Platelets (thrombocytopenia, giant platelets)\nLeukocytes (inclusions)
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zipper phagocytosis is when phagocytosis (ingestion) occurs by sequential engagement of a phagocyte's membrane against the particle surface :)
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In very simple terms:\n\nmitosis is the division of somatic cells, one cell divides and the end result is 2 cells.   \n\nmeiosis is the division of germ cells, one cell divides into two first and those two divide again, and the end result is 4 cells.
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LSIL \nLSIL: eosinophilic squamous cells with a perinuclear empty cavity surrounded by cytoplasmic thickening and with moderate nuclear enlargement: typical koilocytes. (obj. 20x)\nLSIL: basophilic and a few eosinophilic squamous cells with a perinuclear empty cavity surrounded by cytoplasmic thickening and with moderate nuclear enlargement: typical koilocytes. (obj. 20x)\nLSIL: basophilic squamous cells with a perinuclear empty cavity surrounded by cytoplasmic thickening and with moderate nuclear enlargement: typical koilocytes. (obj. 20x)\nLSIL: eosinophilic squamous cells with dense cytoplasm, parakeratosis and some typical koilocytes. (obj. 20x)\nLSIL: group with a typical koilocyte and two parakeratotic cells. (obj. 20x)\nLSIL: typical eosinophilic and basophilic koilocytes associated with some parakeratosis and binucleated cells. (obj. 20x)\nTwo koilocytes (arrow) in a field containing some cells with an enlarged nucleus or binucleated with parakeratotic features: LSIL. (obj. 10x)\nLSIL: koilocyte with an enlarged, hyperchromatic nucleus. (obj. 20x)\nLSIL: two eosinophilic koilocytes (arrows) associated with parakeratotic cells. (obj. 20x)\nLSIL: eosinophilic koilocyte (arrow) associated with parakeratotic cells. (obj. 20x)\n\nthese are descriptions.  go to the website below for more information.\n\ni hope you get well soon!
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Thrombocytosis is the descriptive name.  There are several causes.  The platelets are often elevated in inflammatory conditions.  Essential thrombocytosis can occur in the setting of bone marrow hyperproductivity.  ABove answers refer to leukemia (primary white blood cell increase) and polycythemia vera (primary a red blood cell increase). Both of these can cause some platelet elevation, but not usually.\nAnyway, here is a good link:\n\nhttp://www.netdoctor.co.uk/diseases/facts/thrombocytosis.htm\n\nHope that helps.
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its called leukocytosis = infection
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Hemachromatosis is a disorder of iron regulation – it is an inherited disease where excess "free" iron is deposited in various organs including the liver. It is 'free' because it is not bound tightly to carrier proteins which would otherwise prevent it from damaging cells.\n\nThe problem is that because of the chemical properties of iron, it cannot be broken down and eliminated from the body. Therefore this situation leads to iron overload in the body.
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dictionary.com\ncytokineses-The division of the cytoplasm of a cell following the division of the nucleus.\nmitosis-The entire process of cell division including division of the nucleus and the cytoplasm.\nmeiosis-Genetics. The process of cell division in sexually reproducing organisms that reduces the number of chromosomes in reproductive cells from diploid to haploid, leading to the production of gametes in animals and spores in plants.
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Around the cell. It's what holds all the squishy bits in (cytoplasm etc.)
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Thrombocytopenia is the medical term for "Low Platelet Levels" in the blood.  Platelets, as you might know, are the smallest membrane-bound components of the blood made in the bone marrow by cells called megakaryocytes and are released into the bloodstream.  Their major function is induction of "Hemostasis" which means control of bleeding.  When a blood vessel's integrity is compromised and bleeding ensues, certain chemicals are released from the injured vessel's cells that activate and stimulate the platelets to aggregate and form a "platelet plug." This will help stop bleeding and form a platform on top of which coagulation factors give rise to fibrin and further ensure hemostasis.\n\nSo the bottom line and summary is that platelets are involved in control of bleeding.  In certain medical conditions, the number of platelets in the blood decreases below a normal range; we call this thrombocytopenia. In this case, the patient falls under high risk of severe bleeding if injured. Therefore, as part of the nursing care for thrombocytopenic patients, one must ensure that the patient is not at high risk for falls or other types of injury that may place them at risk for excessive bleeding. Certain concommittant medical conditions such as hyperglycemia in diabetes, uremia in renal failure, immune thrombocytopenic purpura (ITP), DIC, sepsis, and patients taking blood thinners such as aspirin or clopidogrel (plavix) one must be particularly aware of the platelet status, because all of these conditions cause malfuntioning of the existing platelets and may lead to severe, even spontaneous bleeding through mucosal surfaces, intravenous lines, etc.\n\nNormal platelet rage in the blood is 150,000 to 350,000 per mL of blood.  Thrombocytopenia to as low as 50,000 may be tolerable, but lower levels are associated with higer risk of bleeding and the patient might require platelet transfusions.\n\n\nF. Rafii\nYear III Doctoral Candidate\nKeck School of Medicine\nUniversity of Southern California
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lammelipodia refers to projections from a cellular membrane, usually found in eukaryotic cells.