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MED104 Mrs. D
Flash cards Ch. 11 & 12
Term | Definition |
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hemat/o- | blood |
-crit | to separate |
hem/o- | blood |
globin | protein |
hypo- | deficient, below |
chrom- | color |
micro- | small |
-cyt- | cell |
pallor | paleness of skin |
an- | without, lacking |
-emic | relating to blood |
erythr/o- | red |
home/o- | the same |
-stasis | stay in one place |
viscous | sticky |
-blast | germ cell |
-poiesis | to make |
heme | iron-based component of hemoglobin that carries oxygen |
macro- | large |
phag/e | to eat |
oxy- | oxygen |
hem/o- | blood |
-globin | protein |
-lysis | dectruction |
-emia | blood condition |
-phil | attraction |
-penia | deficiency |
pan- | all |
cyt/o- | cell |
coagul- | clump |
-ant | forming |
-stasis | control, stop |
plate- | flat |
-let | small |
thromb/o- | clot |
thrombin | clot |
coagul/o- | clotting |
dis- | apart |
hematoma | bruise |
-philia | attraction |
auto- | self, same |
-logous | relation |
allergy | hypersensitivity to a particular allergen |
immun- | immune response |
-ize | affect in a specific way |
tox- | poison |
-toxic | able to kill |
phag/o- | to eat |
aden- | gland |
-oid | resemble |
splen/o- | spleen |
tonsill- | tonsil |
hyper- | excessive |
inguin- | groin |
lymphaden- | lymph node |
-immune | immune response |
vaccinate | to administer a vaccine |
-ate | composed of, pertaining to |
autoimmune | immune reaction directed against a person's own tissue |
ana- | away from |
-phylaxis | protection |
dormant | inactive |
anaphylaxis | immediate severe allergic response |
opportunistic | an organism or a disease in a host with lowered resistance |
vir- | virus |
viral | pertaining to a virus |
splenomegaly | enlargement of the spleen |
lymphadenitis | inflammation of a lymph node |
tonsillectomy | surgical removal of the tonsil |
macrophage | Large WBC that removes bacteria, foreign particles and dead cells |
erythrocyte | RBC |
immunize | make resistant to an infectious disease |
immunology | study of the immune response |
hematocrit | percentage of RBC in the blood |
anemia | decreased number of RBC |
homestasis | equilibrium of a system or the body's internal environment |
heme | blood |
hypochromic | RBC that is pale in color |
hypoxia | deficient in oxygen |
leukocyte | WBC |
leukemia | blood is taken over by WBCs |
pancytopenia | deficiency of all types of blood cells |
thrombocyte | platelet |
coagulant | clotting |
hemophilia | an inherited disease from a deficiency of clotting factor VIII |