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YTI- Med Term- Blood Lymph and Immune Systems
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| aden/o | gland |
| kary/o | nucleus |
| eosin/o | dawn |
| agglutin/o | clumping, gluing |
| immun/o | immune, immunity, safe |
| granul/o | granule |
| bas/o | base |
| lymphaden/o | lymph gland |
| reticul/o | net, mesh |
| lymph/o | lymph |
| poikil/o | varied, irregular |
| morph/o | form, shape, structure |
| plas/o | formation, growth |
| lymphangi/o | lymph vessel |
| sider/o | iron |
| xen/o | strange, foreign |
| neutr/o | neutral, neither |
| myel/o | bone marrow, spinal cord |
| phag/o | swallowing, eating |
| ser/o | serum |
| thromb/o | blood clot |
| thym/o | thymus gland |
| -emia | blood condition |
| -globin | protein |
| splen/o | spleen |
| -graft | transplantation |
| -penia | decrease, deficiency |
| -stasis | standing still |
| -phil | attraction for |
| -poiesis | formation, production |
| -phylaxis | protection |
| -phoresis | carrying, transmission |
| poly- | many, much |
| aniso- | unequal, dissimilar |
| allo- | other, differing from the normal |
| iso- | same, equal |
| mono- | one |
| macro- | large |
| micro- | small |
| Any disease of the lymph nodes. | lymphadenopathy |
| Localized accumulation of blood, usually clotted, in an organ, space, or tissue due to a break in or severing of a blood vessel. | hematoma |
| Destruction of RBCs with a release of hemoglobin that diffuses into the surrounding fluid | hemolysis |
| Blood test to detect the presence of antibodies, antigens, or immune substances | serology |
| Blood test that measures the amount of antibodies in blood; commonly used as an idicator of immune status | titer |
| Accumulation of serous fluid in the peritoneal or pleural cavity. | ascites |
| Presence of viable bacteria circulating in the bloodstream, and condsidered as "travelers" rather than a blood infection. | bacteremia |
| Arrest of bleeding or circulation | hemostasis |
| Systemic disease associated with the presence and persistence of pathogenic microorganisms or their toxins in the blood. | septicemia |
| PT | prothrombin time, physical therapy |
| CML | chronic myelogenous leukemia |
| Hb, Hgb | hemoglobin |
| diff | differential count (white blood cells) |
| Transfusion prepared from the recipient's own blood | autologous (transfusion) |
| SLE | systemic lupus erythematosus |
| PA | posteroanterior; pernicious anemia |
| ESR, sed rate | erythrocyte sedimentation rate; sedimentation rate |
| ALL | acute lymphatic leukemia |
| I.V., IV | intravenous |
| HCT, Hct | hematocrit |
| PTT | partial thromboplastin time |
| Serological test performed on a blood sample to detect the presence of a nonspecific antibody called the heterophile antibody that is present in the serum of patients with infectious mononucleosis | monospot |
| CBC | complete blood count |
| Measurement of the amount of hemoglobin found in a whole blood sample. | hemoglobin (Hgb, Hb) |
| Series of tests that includes hemoglobin; hematocrit; red blood cell (RBC), white blood cell (WBC), and platelet counts; differential WBC; RBC indices; and RBC and WBC morphology | complete blood count (CBC) |
| Procedure using a syringe with a thin aspirating needle that is inserted (usually in the sternum or pelvic bone) to withdraw a small sample of bone marrow fluid for microscopic evaluation | bone marrow (aspiration) |
| AB, ab | abortion, antibodies |
| The tissue found in the pharynx in patches is known as the _______________ and __________________. | tonsils and adenoids |
| This illness is also referred to as swollen glands | lymphadenitis |
| A disorder that displays inflammation, obstruction and destruction of the lymph vessels which results in enlarged tissues due to edema is called ________________________ | elephantiasis |
| __________________ are proteins that are the most potent weapon of the immune system | antibodies |
| What is the difference between autologous and homologous transfusion? | Autologous is from patient; homologous is from another person |
| Prevent blood clot formation by inhibiting one or more clotting factors | anticoagulants |
| Write any other review questions in the following spaces.............. | Put answers in this column |
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