Hematology terms
Hematology terms A Alder-Reilly anomaly : Metachromatic granules surrounded by clear zone in lymphocytes, associated with the genetic mucopolysaccharidoses, due to lack the lysosomal enzymes necessary to break down mucopolysaccharides Amyloid : Amorphously deposited fibrillary protein, non-branching fibrils in a beta-pleated sheet conformation; can be monoclonal immunoglobulin; positive for Congo Red; suggestive of B cell disorder Anisocytosis : Red cells unequal in size , commonly seen in anemia Auer rod : N eedle shaped cytoplasmic azurophilic granular material, associated with APL with PML-RARA , and AML with t(8;21)(q22;q22.1) B Bence Jones proteins : Free light chains without attached heavy chains C Cloverleaf/flower cells : Neoplastic T cells with agranular basophilic cytoplasm, multilobated nuclei, in the appearance of clover leaf , seen in adult T cell leukemia/lymphoma Coombs test Direct : Detect antibodies/complements attached to surface of pat