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Medical Terminology
Hematology and Immunology
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| hem/o, hemat/o | Blood |
| phleb/o, ven/o | Vein |
| -emia | blood contition |
| -penia | deficiecy |
| ecchymosis (eh-kih-MOH-sis) | large bruise |
| petecchia (puh-TEE-kee-yah) | small bruisr |
| lymphadenopathy (lim-FAD-eh-NAW-pah-thee) | any disease of a lymph gland; used to refer to noticeably swollen lymph nodes, especially in the neck |
| lymphedema | swelling (edema) caused by abnormal accumulation of lymph, usually in the extremities |
| hemoglobinopathy (HEM-maw-GLOB-bih-AW-pah-thee) | decrease of hemoglobin |
| immunocompromised | having an immune system incapable of responding normally and completely to a pathogen or disease |
| immunodeficiency | immune system with decreased or compromised response1 to disease causing organs |
| immunosuppression | reduction in the activity of the body's immune system |