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chapter 9
Blood, Lymph, and Immune system
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Erythrocytes | red blood cells, transport O2 to cells and remove CO2 from the cells |
| Leukocytes | white cells that provide protection against invasion by pathogens and aid in the healing process |
| Platelets | provide a mechanism for blood clotting |
| hem/o hemat/o | blood |
| cyt/o | cell |
| erythr/o | red |
| leuk/o | white |
| thromb/o | blood clot |
| embol/o | embolus (plug) |
| agglutin/o | clumping, gluing |
| ser/o | serum |
| kary/o nucle/o | nucleus |
| sider/o | iron |
| phag/o | swallowing, eating |
| hemophobia | fear of blood or bleeding |
| thrombolysis | separation, destruction, loosening of a blood clot |
| macrocyte | large blood cell |
| hemopoiesis | formation, production of blood |
| hemostasis | standing still of blood |
| hematoma | tumor composed of blood |
| thromboid | resembling a thrombus |
| siderpenia | decrease or deficiency of iron |
| phagocyte | cell that swallows or eats (injests) |
| thrombosis | abnormal condition of a blood clot |
| Lymphatic system | drain excess interstitial fluid from tissue spaces and return it to the blood. Maintains the cells that defend the body against disease |
| tonsill/o | tonsil |
| cervic/o | neck |
| thym/o | thymus |
| splen/o | spleen |
| lymphangi/o | lymph vessel |
| thorac/o | chest |
| inguin/o | groin |
| lymphaden/o | lymph gland (node) |
| aden/o | gland |
| lymph/o | lymph |
| angi/o | vessel (usually blood or lymph) |
| sider/o | iron |
| xen/o | foreign, strange |
| lymphangi/o | lymph vessel |
| phag/o | swallowing, eating |
| thymoma | tumor of the thymus gland |
| phagocyte | cell that swallows or eats (ingests) |
| lymphopoiesis | formation or production of lymph |
| agglutination | process of clumping, gluing |
| immunology | study of immunity |
| splenomegaly | enlargement of the spleen |
| lymphopoiesis | formation or production of lymph |
| lymphadenitis | inflammation of a lymph gland (node) |
| macrocyte | red) cell that is large |
| erythrocytopenia | decrease or deficiency in red blood cells |
| leukocytopenia | decrease or deficiency in white blood cells |
| Iron deficiency anemia | Decrease in RBCs caused by insufficient iron in the diet |
| Pernicious anemia | Caused by inadequate levels of vitamin B12, characteristic formation of large, abnormal RBCs |
| Sickle cell anemia | Hereditary form of anemia in which RBCs take on an abnormal, crescent shape |
| Leukemia | Crowding out of RBCs and platelets by WBCs, leading to anemia and bruising and bleeding problems |
| Lymphedema | Abnormal accumulation of fluid within tissues, and is especially common in the arms and legs |
| Kaposi Sarcoma | Malignancy of connective tissue that causes purple, red, or brown patches to form under the skin and mucous membranes |
| Systemic Lupus Erythematosus | is an autoimmune disease. Development of antibodies that attack the skin, joints, and other organs of the body. most common in women |
| Thrombocytopenia | Deficiency in the number of circulating platelets |
| antibody (immunoglobulin) | protein produced by B cells that protects against substances that are potentially harmful to the body |
| antigen | substance recognized by the immune system that will elicit the production of antibodies |
| ascites | accumulation of serous fluid in the thoracic or abdominopelvic cavity |
| ecchymosis | bruise |
| petechiae | small, pinpoint hemorrhages under the skin |
| titer | blood test that measures the amount of antibodies in blood; commonly used as an indicator of immune status |
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