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Blood & Lymphatic
Blood & Lymphatic System: Abbreviations, Terms, Definitions
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| AIDS | Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome |
| ALL | Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia |
| AML | Acute Myeloid Leukemia |
| BMT | Bone Marrow Transplant |
| CBC | Complete Blood Count |
| CML | Chronic Myeloid Luekemia |
| DIC | Disseminated Intravascular Coagulopathy |
| EBV | Epstein-Barr Virus |
| ESR | Erythrocyte Sedimentation Rate |
| Hct | Hematocrit |
| Hgb | Hemoglobin |
| HIV | Human Immunodeficiency Virus |
| HSM | Hepatosplenomegaly |
| HUS | Hemolytic Uremic Syndrome |
| INR | International Normalized Ratio |
| ITP | Idiopathic Thrombocytopenic Purpura |
| IV | Intravenous |
| IVIG | Intravenous Immunoglobin |
| LAD | Lymphadenopathy |
| NCAT | No Cervical Adenopathy or Tenderness |
| PTL | Platelet count |
| PT | Prothrombin Time |
| PTT | Partial Thromboplastin Time |
| RBC | Red Blood Count |
| WBC | White Blood Count |
| COAGUL/O | COAGULATION Ability to form a clot. |
| THROMB/O | CLOT |
| HEM/O, HEMAT/O | BLOOD |
| CYT/O | CELL (Jar or basket) |
| LEUK/O | WHITE |
| PHLEB/O, VEN/O | VEIN |
| LYMPH/O | LYMPH (Water or spring) |
| MYEL/O | BONE MARROW; SPINE (The innermost part) |
| EMIA | BLOOD CONDITION |
| TONSILL/O | TONSILS (Almond) |
| SPLEN/O | SPLEEN |
| THYM/O | THYMUS |
| IMMUN/O | IMMUNE SYSTEM |
| PENIA | DEFICIENCY |
| ANEMIA | REDUCTION OF RBC'S; WEAKNESS & FATIGUE |
| IRON DEFICIENCY ANEMIA | LOW LEVEL OF IRON; DECREASED PRODUCTION OF RBC'S |
| POLYCYTHEMIA | PAW-lee-sih-THEE-mee-ah POLY (many) / CYT (cell) / HEMIA (blood condition) EXCESS OF RBC'S |
| POIKILOCYTOSIS | POI-kih-loh-sai-TOH-sis POIKILO (various) / CYT (cell) / OSIS (condition) CONDITION CHARACTERIZED BY RBC'S VARIETY OF SHAPES |
| REPERFUSION INJURY | INJURY TO TISSUE OCCURING AFTER BLOOD FLOW IS RESTORED |
| HEMATOPOIESIS | heh-MAH-toh-poh-EE-sis HEMATO (blood) / POESIS (formation) FORMATION OF BLOOD CELLS |
| RETICULOCYTE | reh-TIK-yoo-loh-SAIT RETICULO (net) / CYTE (cell) IMMATURE RBC'S; NETLIKE APPEARANCE |
| ANTIBODY | AN-tih-BAW-dee SUBSTANCE PRODUCED BY BODY IN RESPONSE TO AN ANTIGEN |
| ANTIGEN | AN-th-JIN SUBSTANCE THAT CAUSES BODY TO PRODUCE ANTIBODIES |
| AUTO IMMUNE DISEASE | CAUSED BY IMMUNE SYSTEM ATTACKING ITSELF |
| IMMUNOCOMPROMISED | IMMUNE SYSTEM IS INCAPABLE OF RESPONDING NORMALLY AND COMPLETELY TO A PATHOGEN OR DISEASE |
| IMMUNODEFICIENCY | AN IMMUNE SYSTEM WITH DECREASED OR COMPROMISED RESPONSE TO DISEASE CAUSING ORGANISMS |
| IMMUNOSUPPRESSION | A REDUCTION IN ACTIVITY OF THE BODY'S IMMUNE SYSTEM |
| ISCHEMIA | ih-SKEE-mee-ah ISCH (hold back) / EMIA (blood condition) BLOCKAGE OF BLOOD FLOW TO AN ORGAN |
| APLASTIC ANEMIA | CAUSED BY RBC'S NOT BEING FORMED IN SUFFICIENT QUANTITIES |
| HEMOLYTIC ANEMIA | CAUSED BY DESTRUCTION OF RBC'S |
| LEUKEMIA | loo-KEE-mee-ah LEUK (white) / EMIA (blood condition) CANCER OF BLOOD OR BONE MARROW; ABNORMAL INCREASE IN WBC'S |
| APHERESIS | AH-fer-EE-sis (separation) A PROCESS SIMILAR TO DIALYSIS THAT DRAWS OUT THE BLOOD, REMOVES SOMETHING FROM IT AND RETURNS TO PATIENT. |
| CYTAPHERESIS | SAI-tah-fer-EE-sis CYT (cell) / APHERESIS (separation) APHERESIS TO REMOVE CELLULAR MATERIAL |
| HEMATURIA | BLOOD IN URINE |
| HEMOPTYSIS | COUGHING UP BLOOD |
| EPISTAXIS | NOSEBLEED |
| BILIRUBINEMIA | BIH-lee-ROO-bin-EE-mee-ah BILI (bile) / RUBIN (red) / EMIA (blood condition) PRESENCE OF BILIRUBIN IN THE BLOOD |
| BILIRUBIN | RED BILE DERIVED FROM RBC'S THAT COMPLETED THEIR LIFE SPAN; SECRETED VIA LIVER INTO DIGESTIVE TRACT |
| LYTIC | BREAKDOWN OF; |
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