Question | Answer |
CBC Stands for | complete blood count |
Phlebotomy | |
Which is a white blood cell that protects the body from invasion of harmful substances? | leukocyte |
Donation of healthy bone marrow to a diseased recipient is called | bone marrow transplant |
plasmapheresis | |
Pancytopenia | an abnormally reduced number of all cellular components in the blood. |
A test used to determine an infection in the bloodstream | blood culture |
Anemia | condition as a result of the diminished capacity of RBCs to transport oxygen |
Septicemia | The systemic disease caused by infection of microorganisms and their toxins in the circulating blood |
Hematocrit | a test that measures the percentage of packed red blood cells |
Poikilocytosis | The term that refers to red blood cells that are large and irregularly shaped. |
Cross-matching | a procedeure that must be performed before transfusion of homologous blood |
Lymph node dissection | done to remove possible CANCER carrying lymph nodes for pathologic examination |
splen/o | spleen |
splenomegaly | enlargement of the spleen |
anisocytosis | |
immunocompromised | a patient with impaired immunologic defenses caused by a disorder or immunosuppressive agents |
antibody | a substance produced by the body that destroys an antigen in the body |
Lymphadenopathy | indicates enlarge (diseased) lymph nodes. |
chrom/o | color |
Thrombocytes are also known as | platelets |
Vasodilator | class of drug that causes dilation of blood vessels |
Neutrophil | A polymorphonuclear leukocyte |
immunotherapy | the use of biological agents to prevent or treat disease by stimulating the body's own defense mechanisms |
AIDS | acquired immunodeficiency syndrome |
Thymus | the primary gland of the lymphatic system |
Spleen | The organ between the stomach and the diaphragm that filters out aging blood cells |
Lymphaniogram | An x-ray image (record)of a lymph vessel |
Erythrocytes | Red blood cells that transport oxygen and carbon dioxide withing the bloodstream |
Serum | The liquid portion of the blood left after clotting |
Lymphatic System | maintains the internal fluid environment by acting as and intermediary between the blood in the capillaries and tissue cells |
Splenectomy | Excision in the spleen |
Blood indices | performed to classify anemia |
lymphadentomy | |
Thymectomy | The removal of the thymus gland |
Hemolysis | Breakdown of the red blood cell membrane |
Thrombocytopenia | |
Hemoglobin | Protein-iron compound |
Leukocytes | white blood cells |
(PTT) Partial thromboplastin and (PT) Protherombin time are tests related to | coagulation |
Hodgkin's disease is a type of | lymphoma |
Erythroblastosis fetalis results from the incompatibility of a fetus of Rh positve blood and a mother with Rh _________ blood. | negative |
HGB is the abbreviation for | hemoglobin |
myelodysplasia | |
Which of the following is used to determine an infection in the bloodstream? | blood culture |
Combining form that refers to germ or bud | plas/o |
Phag/o is a combining form meaning | eat or swallow |
The combining form meaning formation | plas/o |
Lymph/o | combining form meaning clear fluid |
autologous donation | Blood stored by a patient for his or her own use in the future |
myelo | The combining form meaning bone marrow or spinal cord |
Hem/o | a combining form meaning blood |
A condition caused by the Epstein-Barr virus | mononucleosis |
hemostatic | |
Microcytosis describes red blood cells that are | small |
Thromb/o is a combining form meaning | clot |
CD4 cell count is a measure of | a subset of T lymphocytes |
The class of drug that causes narrowing of blood vessels, decreasing blood flow | vasoconstrictor |