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Chapter 7 lecture
terms
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| 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 |
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