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MED104 Mrs. D
Flash cards Ch. 11 & 12
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| 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 |
Created by:
Mrs.Debo
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