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antigen an invading foreign substance that induces the formation of antibodies antibody a protein substance that is produced in the body in response to an invading foreign substance phagocytosis a condition of the engulfing and eating of bacteria by the phagocytes erythropenia lack of red blood cells thrombogenic formation of a blood clot prothrombin a chemical substance that interacts with calcium salts to produce thrombin hyperglycemia a condition of deficient amounts of sugar in the blood leukopheresis removal of white blood cells from the circulation macrocyte the largest leukocyte, which has one nucleus serologist one who specializes in the study of serum erythroblast an immature red blood cell Vocab