Question | Answer |
angi/o | vessels |
cyt/o | cell |
-itis | inflammation |
macro/o | large, long |
megal/o | large, of great size |
-megaly | large |
-osis | abnormal condition |
tox/o | poison |
ansiocytosis | condition where RBC's are unequal in size and shape |
anticoagulant | medication to slow blood clotting |
erythrocytes | red blood cells |
hemophilia | disorder that prevents blood from clotting |
hemolysis | destruction of red blood cells |
neutrophil | most abundant leukocyte, granulocyte |
thrombophlebitis | inflammation of a vein causing a clot |
glucometer | instrument used to measure blood sugar level |
hypoglycemia | low blood sugar |
serology | the study of serum of the blood |
triglycerides | fatty acid compound attached to glycerol |
ABG | arterial blood gases |
agglutination | clumping together of cells |
basophils | type of leukocyte, granulocyte |
centrifuge | instrument used to sepaarate blood into liquid and solid components |
differential | test to determine the number of each type of cell in a blood sample |
eosinophils | type of leukocyte, granulocyte |
ESR | erythrocyte sedimentation rate |
Hct | hematocrit |
Hgb | hemoglobin |
plasma | liquid portion of blood |
BUN | blood urea nitrogen |
CPK | creatine phosphokinase |
EDTA | ethylenediamine tetra-acetic acid |
heparin | substance that inhibits blood clotting |
qualitative | data measured on a categorical scale |
quantitative | pertaining to observations of a numerical kind |
serum | blood plasma with clotting factors removed |
uric acid | one end product of urine metabolism sometimes found in kidney stones |
viable | capable of living |
hematoma | collection of blood trapped within tissue |
platelets | cells that aid in blood clotting process |
DPT | diptheria, pertussis, tetanus |
Hib | haemophilus influenza type B |
MMR | measles, mumps,rubella |
IPV | Injectable polio vaccine |
-cyte | cell |
-emia | blood |
an | no, not, without |
anis/o | unequal |
coagul/o | clotting |
erythr/o | red |
gluc/o | glucose |
hem/o | blood |
-meter | measure |
neutr/o | neutral, neither |
thromb/o | clot |
phleb/o | vein |
ser/o | serum |
tri | three |
glyc/o | glucose |
hypo | deficient, decreased |