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Ch. 12 PF/SF/CT
HAP (Blood System)
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| agglutin- | [to glue together] |
| bil- | [bile] |
| -crit | [separate] |
| embol- | [stopper] |
| erythr- | [red] |
| hem- | [blood] |
| hepar- | [liver] |
| leuko- | [white] |
| -lys | [break down] |
| macro- | [large] |
| -osis | [abnormal condition] |
| -poie | [make, produce] |
| poly- | [many] |
| -sta | [halt] |
| thromb- | [clot] |
| Anisocytosis | Abnormal variation in the size of erythrocytes |
| Citrated Whole Blood | Normal blood to which a solution of acid citrate has been added to prevent coagulation |
| Heparinized Whole Blood | Normal blood to which a solution of heparin has been added to prevent coagulation |
| Macrocytosis | Abnormally large erythrocytes |
| Microcytosis | Abnormally small erythrocytes |
| Neutrophilia | Increased in the number of circulating neutrophils |
| Packed Red Blood | Concentrated suspension of red blood cells from which the plasma has been removed |
| Pancytopenia | Abnormal depression of all the cellular components of blood |
| Poikilocytosis | Irregularly shaped erythrocytes |
| Purpura | Spontaneous bleeding into the tissues and through the mucous membranes |
| Septicemia | Growth of disease-causing microorganisms or presence of their toxins in the blood |
| Spherocytosis | Hemolytic anemia caused by defective proteins supporting the cell membranes of red blood cells; the cells are abnormally spherical |
| Thalassemia | Group of hereditary hemolytic anemias resulting from thin, fragile erythrocytes |