Blood Cells
Categorical breakdown of terms falling inder the category of Blood Cells. Sub categories will become more specific in nature to the terms listed for Blood Cells.
Sub-Categories
Terms
Acanthocytes - Erythrocytes with protoplasmic projections giving the cell a thorny appearance....
Basophils - Granular leukocytes characterized by a relatively pale-staining, lobate nucleus and cytoplasm contai...
Blood Cells - The cells found in the body fluid circulating throughout the CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM....
Blood Platelets - Non-nucleated disk-shaped cells formed in the megakaryocyte and found in the blood of all mammals. T...
B-Lymphocyte Subsets - A classification of B-lymphocytes based on structurally or functionally different populations of cel...
B-Lymphocyte Subsets - A classification of B-lymphocytes based on structurally or functionally different populations of cel...
B-Lymphocytes - Lymphoid cells concerned with humoral immunity. They are short-lived cells resembling bursa-derived ...
CD4-Positive T-Lymphocytes - A critical subpopulation of T-lymphocytes involved in the induction of most immunological functions...
CD8-Positive T-Lymphocytes - A critical subpopulation of regulatory T-lymphocytes involved in MHC Class I-restricted interactions...
Cytokine-Induced Killer Cells - Mononuclear leukocytes that have been expanded in CELL CULTURE and activated with CYTOKINES such as ...
Eosinophils - Granular leukocytes with a nucleus that usually has two lobes connected by a slender thread of chrom...
Erythrocyte Inclusions - Pathologic inclusions occurring in erythrocytes....
Erythrocyte Membrane - The semi-permeable outer structure of a red blood cell. It is known as a red cell 'ghost' after HEMO...
Erythrocytes - Red blood cells. Mature erythrocytes are non-nucleated, biconcave disks containing HEMOGLOBIN whose ...
Granulocytes - Leukocytes with abundant granules in the cytoplasm. They are divided into three groups according to ...
Heinz Bodies - Abnormal intracellular inclusions, composed of denatured hemoglobin, found on the membrane of red bl...
Hemocytes - Any blood or formed element especially in invertebrates....
Killer Cells, Lymphokine-Activated - Cytolytic lymphocytes with the unique capacity of killing natural killer (NK)-resistant fresh tumor ...
Killer Cells, Lymphokine-Activated - Cytolytic lymphocytes with the unique capacity of killing natural killer (NK)-resistant fresh tumor ...
Killer Cells, Natural - Bone marrow-derived lymphocytes that possess cytotoxic properties, classically directed against tran...
Leukocytes - White blood cells. These include granular leukocytes (BASOPHILS; EOSINOPHILS; and NEUTROPHILS) as we...
Leukocytes, Mononuclear - Mature LYMPHOCYTES and MONOCYTES transported by the blood to the body's extravascular space. They ar...
Lymphocyte Subsets - A classification of lymphocytes based on structurally or functionally different populations of cells...
Lymphocytes - White blood cells formed in the body's lymphoid tissue. The nucleus is round or ovoid with coarse, i...
Lymphocytes, Null - A class of lymphocytes characterized by the lack of surface markers specific for either T or B lymph...
Lymphocytes, Tumor-Infiltrating - Lymphocytes that show specificity for autologous tumor cells. Ex vivo isolation and culturing of TIL...
Megaloblasts - Red blood cell precursors, corresponding to ERYTHROBLASTS, that are larger than normal, usually resu...
Monocytes - Large, phagocytic mononuclear leukocytes produced in the vertebrate BONE MARROW and released into th...
Monocytes, Activated Killer - Monocytes made cytotoxic by IN VITRO incubation with CYTOKINES, especially INTERFERON-GAMMA. The cel...
Monocytes, Activated Killer - Monocytes made cytotoxic by IN VITRO incubation with CYTOKINES, especially INTERFERON-GAMMA. The cel...
Natural Killer T-Cells - A specialized subset of T-LYMPHOCYTES that exhibit features of INNATE IMMUNITY similar to that of NA...
Neutrophils - Granular leukocytes having a nucleus with three to five lobes connected by slender threads of chroma...
Plasma Cells - Specialized forms of antibody-producing B-LYMPHOCYTES. They synthesize and secrete immunoglobulin. T...
Reticulocytes - Immature ERYTHROCYTES. In humans, these are ERYTHROID CELLS that have just undergone extrusion of th...
Spherocytes - Small, abnormal spherical red blood cells with more than the normal amount of hemoglobin....
Th1 Cells - Subset of helper-inducer T-lymphocytes which synthesize and secrete interleukin-2, gamma-interferon,...
Th2 Cells - Subset of helper-inducer T-lymphocytes which synthesize and secrete the interleukins IL-4, IL-5, IL-...
T-Lymphocyte Subsets - A classification of T-lymphocytes, especially into helper/inducer, suppressor/effector, and cytotoxi...
T-Lymphocyte Subsets - A classification of T-lymphocytes, especially into helper/inducer, suppressor/effector, and cytotoxi...
T-Lymphocytes - Lymphocytes responsible for cell-mediated immunity. Two types have been identified - cytotoxic (T-LY...
T-Lymphocytes, Cytotoxic - Immunized T-lymphocytes which can directly destroy appropriate target cells. These cytotoxic lymphoc...
T-Lymphocytes, Cytotoxic - Immunized T-lymphocytes which can directly destroy appropriate target cells. These cytotoxic lymphoc...
T-Lymphocytes, Helper-Inducer - Subpopulation of CD4+ lymphocytes that cooperate with other lymphocytes (either T or B) to initiate ...
T-Lymphocytes, Regulatory - CD4-positive T cells that inhibit immunopathology or autoimmune disease in vivo. They inhibit the im...
Common Chronic Illnesses
Coronary Disease
An imbalance between myocardial functional requirements and the capacity of the CORONARY VESSELS to supply sufficient blood flow. It is a form of MYOCARDIAL ISCHEMIA (insufficient blood supply to the heart muscle) caused by a decreased capacity of the coronary vessels.
Diabetes Mellitus, Type 1
A subtype of DIABETES MELLITUS that is characterized by INSULIN deficiency. It is manifested by the sudden onset of severe HYPERGLYCEMIA, rapid progression to DIABETIC KETOACIDOSIS, and DEATH unless treated with insulin. The disease may occur at any age, but is most common in childhood or adolescence.
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Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2
A subclass of DIABETES MELLITUS that is not INSULIN-responsive or dependent (NIDDM). It is characterized initially by INSULIN RESISTANCE and HYPERINSULINEMIA; and eventually by GLUCOSE INTOLERANCE; HYPERGLYCEMIA; and overt diabetes. Type II diabetes mellitus is no longer considered a disease exclusively found in adults. Patients seldom develop KETOSIS but often exhibit OBESITY.
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Hypertension
Persistently high systemic arterial BLOOD PRESSURE. Based on multiple readings (BLOOD PRESSURE DETERMINATION), hypertension is currently defined as when SYSTOLIC PRESSURE is consistently greater than 140 mm Hg or when DIASTOLIC PRESSURE is consistently 90 mm Hg or more.
Mesothelioma
A tumor derived from mesothelial tissue (peritoneum, pleura, pericardium). It appears as broad sheets of cells, with some regions containing spindle-shaped, sarcoma-like cells and other regions showing adenomatous patterns. Pleural mesotheliomas have been linked to exposure to asbestos. (Dorland, 27th ed)
Osteoarthritis
A progressive, degenerative joint disease, the most common form of arthritis, especially in older persons. The disease is thought to result not from the aging process but from biochemical changes and biomechanical stresses affecting articular cartilage. In the foreign literature it is often called osteoarthrosis deformans.
