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Mod E Unit 3
Review
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| C&S | culture and sensitivity |
| Hb_ | hemoglobin |
| Hgb | hemoglobin |
| Ig | immonoglobulin |
| PT | prothrombin time |
| PTT | partial thromboplastin time |
| Rh | rhesus |
| RBC | red blood cell |
| WBC | white blood cell |
| HIV | human immunodeficiency virus |
| AIDS | acquired immunodeficiency syndrome |
| ABO | blood group |
| NK | natural killer |
| Diff | differential |
| @ | at |
| HSV | herpes simplex virus |
| HBV | hepatitis B virus |
| K | potassium |
| hem/o | blood |
| erythr/o | red |
| eosin/o | rosy, acidic |
| leuk/o | white |
| bi/o | life, living |
| ectomy | removal |
| adenoid/o | adenoid |
| lymphaden/o | lymph gland |
| homo | same |
| auto | self |
| o/logy | study |
| trans | across |
| fusion | pouring |
| ous | pertaining to |
| cyst/o | bladder |
| thym/o | thymus |
| bas/o | base |
| ana | again |
| immun/o | protection |
| phag | eat |
| thromb/o | clot |
| granul/o | granules |
| What is the same as hypersensitivity | allergy |
| The liquid portion of blood | plasma |
| A disease of the lymph nodes or vessels that may be localized or generalized is | lymphadenopathy |
| Another term for platelets is | thrombocytes |
| Resection of the spleen is | splenectomy |
| The process of blood clotting is | coagulation |
| A deficiency of clotting cells is | thrombocytopenia |
| Stopping bleeding is called | hemostasis |
| A slight or moderate increase in the number of white blood cells is | leuocytosis |
| Cells that attract an alkaline dye, combat parasites, and release histamines and heparin are | basophil |
| A deficiency of all blood cells is | pancytopenia |
| A substance that produces an immune reaction by its nature of being perceived as foreign to the body is a | antigen |
| A substance in blood that transports oxygen and carbon dioxide is | hemoglobin |
| Being vaccinated produces what type of immunity | artificial |
| Which type of immunity produces antibodies | specific |
| Pernicious anemia is a deficiency of | B12 |
| Apheresis is both a term and a suffix that both mean | removal |
| The medication given to prevent erythroblastosis fetalis in Rh-positive babies born to Rh-negative mother’s is | Rhogam |
| The term dyscrasia refers to a blood | disease |
| An antigen on the red blood cell surface | RH factor |
| Abnormal accumulation of fluid in tissues | edema |
| Blood poisoning | septicemia |
| The most numerous of the blood cell types is | RBC's |
| The “universal donor” is type ___________ blood, and the “universal recipient” blood type is | O, AB |
| A reticulocyte is a | immature red blood cell |
| Phagocytosis is | digesting foreign material |
| What blood cell increases due to an infection in the body | white |
| Transmitted by an infected mosquito | malaria |
| Stops bleeding by forming a clot | platelets |
| Overproduction of red blood cells | polycythemia |
| Viral infection of the lymphatic tissue | mononucleosis |
| Decreased clotting capabilities of blood | thrombocytopenia |
| A deficient volume of circulating blood | hypobolemia |
| leuk/o | white |