blood smear
Stained cell preparation
A blood smear is a thin layer of blood spread on a glass slide for examination under a microscope.
Laboratory technicians prepare smears to study cell shapes, count different blood cell types, and detect abnormalities or parasites like malaria: The blood smear revealed an unusually high white cell count.
Science of blood disorders
- phlebotomyExtracting blood medically
- anticoagulantSubstance preventing blood clots
- specimenIndividual for examination
- sampleSubset for study
tube · capillary · fingerstick · technician · pathologist · quality control · turnaround · report
Smooth continuous movement
- stainLasting surface discoloration
- microscopeInstrument for viewing minute objects
- differentialRelative difference between things
- morphologyStudy of structural forms
malaria · anemia · leukemia · sickle cell · lymphoma · polycythemia · thalassemia · hemolysis
Oxygen-carrying blood cells
- leukocytesImmune cells in blood
- plateletsCell fragments enabling coagulation
- neutrophilsPathogen-engulfing white blood cells
- lymphocytesAdaptive immunity cells
monocytes · eosinophils · basophils · plasma cells · macrophages · inclusions · rouleaux
hematology
Science of blood disorders
- phlebotomyExtracting blood medically
- anticoagulantSubstance preventing blood clots
- specimenIndividual for examination
sample · tube · capillary · fingerstick · technician · pathologist · quality control · turnaround · report
slide
Smooth continuous movement
- stainLasting surface discoloration
- microscopeInstrument for viewing minute objects
- differentialRelative difference between things
morphology · malaria · anemia · leukemia · sickle cell · lymphoma · polycythemia · thalassemia · hemolysis · parasites
erythrocytes
Oxygen-carrying blood cells
- leukocytesImmune cells in blood
- plateletsCell fragments enabling coagulation
- neutrophilsPathogen-engulfing white blood cells
lymphocytes · monocytes · eosinophils · basophils · plasma cells · macrophages · inclusions · rouleaux
slide
Smooth continuous movement
- stainLasting surface discoloration
- fixativeSubstance that preserves artwork
- spreaderTool for distribution
monolayer · air-dried · methanol · buffer · timing · preparation · coverslip · mounting
- Blood Smearsthin film, Giemsa stain, glass slide, slide, coverslip
- bloodplasma, platelet, platelets, hemoglobin, RBC
- blood testsCBC, CMP, hemoglobin, hematocrit, electrolytes
- cytologycytology, Pap test, cell division, cytoplasm, chromosome
- hematologybone marrow, bone marrow biopsy, leukemia, lymphoma, anemia
- blood bankingtransfusion, crossmatch, crossmatching, phlebotomy, donor