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Medical Terminology
Chapter 8: The Blood and Lymphatic Systems
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Ecchymosis | large bruise |
| Hematopoiesis hemato/poiesis | formation of blood cells |
| sphygmomanometer sphygmo/mano/meter | fancy name for the device used to measure blood pressure |
| phlebarteriectasia phleb/arteri/ectasia | dilation of blood vessels |
| immunocompromised immuno/compromised | having an immune system incapable of responding normally and completely to a pathogen or disease |
| hyperbilirubinemia hyper/bili/rubin/emia | excessive bilirubin in the blood |
| splenorrhexis spleno/rrhexis | rupture of the spleen |
| cytapheresis cyt/apheresis | apheresis to remove cellular material |
| TTP | thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura |
| nephrosplenopexy nephro/spleno/pexy | surgical fixation of the spleen and a kidney |