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Chapter 7 lecture
terms
Term | Definition |
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HCT | hematocrit |
RBC | Red blood cell |
WBC | white blood cell |
hematologist | medical specialty of the blood and its disorders |
platelet | small particle involved in clotting process aka thrombocytes |
ist | specialist |
hemato | blood |
co2 | carbon dioxide |
hgb | hemoglobin |
SOB | shortness of breath |
agglutinate | stick together to form clumps |
erythrocyte | red blood cell |
hypoxic | deficient on oxygen |
an | without |
erythro | red |
hemo | blood |
lysis | destruction |
granulocyte | a white blood cell that contains multiple small granules in its cytoplasm |
leukocytosis | an excessive number of white blood cells |
a | without |
leuko | white |
phil /philia | attraction |
cyto | cell |
fibrin | stringy protein fiber that is a component of a blood clot |
Hematoma (bruise ) | collection of blood that has escaped from vessels into surrounding tissues |
petechial | pinpoint capillary hemorrhagic spot in the skin |
purpura | skin hemorrhages that are red initially and then turn purple |
coagulation | process of blood clotting |
embolus | detached piece of thrombus, a mass of bacteria, quantity of air, or foreign body that blocks a blood vessel |
greek def of embolus | plug , stopper |
thrombo | blood clot |
RH | Rhesus |
miscarriage | spontaneous expulsion of the products of pregnancy before fetal viability |
Placenta ( latin term) | cake |
node | a circumscribed mass of tissue |
pathogen | a disease causing microorganism |
tonsil | mass of lymphoid tissue on either side of the throat at the back of the tongue . |
logist | specialists , one who studies |
lg | immunoglobin |
ectomy | surgical excision |
megaly | enlargement |
splenectomy | surgical removal of the spleen |
splenomegaly | enlarged spleen |
Tonsillitis | inflammation of the tonsils and adenoids |
itis | inflammation |
antecubital | in front of the elbow |
toxin | poison substance formed by a cell or organism ( Greek ) poison |
vaccine | preparation to generate active immunity |
immune | protected from |
dormant | inactive |
immunodeficiency | failure of the immune system |
Aids | acquired immunodeficiency virus |
HIV | human immunodeficiency virus |
MRSA | methicillin resistant staphylococcus aureus |
SARS | severe acute respiratory syndrome |
microscope | instrument for viewing something small that can not be seen with the naked eye |
micro | small |