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Ch 13-Blood System
The Language of Medicine 11th Edition
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Another term for thrombocyte: | platelet |
| A hormone that stimulates red blood cell production: | erythropoietin |
| A white blood cell that is associated with allergic reactions: | eosinophil |
| A granulocytic leukocyte that is the body's main bacterial fighter: | neutrophil |
| Destruction or breakdown of red blood cells: | hemolysis |
| A platelet precursor formed in the bone marrow: | megakaryocyte |
| Substance that stimulates the production of an antibody: | antigen |
| Red blood cell: | erythrocyte |
| Unspecialized cell that gives rise to mature, specialized forms of cells: | stem cell |
| Liquid portion of blood: | plasma |
| The combining form that means color: | chrom/o |
| The combining form that means clotting: | coagul/o |
| The combining form that means cell: | cyt/o |
| The combining form that means red: | erythr/o |
| The combining form that means white: | leuk/o |
| The combining form that means bone marrow: | myel/o |
| A combining form that means iron: | sider/o |
| The combining form that means clot: | thromb/o |
| The combining form that means shape, form: | morph/o |
| A combining form that means blood: | hem/o |
| The suffix that means stop, control: | -stasis |
| The suffix that means pertaining to destruction: | -lytic |
| The suffix that means immature cell, embryonic: | -blast |
| The suffix that means removal, a carrying away: | -apheresis |
| A suffix that means protein: | -globin |
| The suffix that means blood condition: | -emia |
| The suffix that means deficiency: | -philia |
| The suffix that means abnormal condition of cells: | -cytosis |
| The suffix that means attraction for (an increase in cell numbers): | -philia |
| The suffix that means carrying, transmission: | -phoresis |
| Failure of blood cell production in the bone marrow: | aplastic anemia |
| Lack of mature erythrocytes caused by an ability to absorb vitamin B12: | pernicious anemia |
| Excess iron deposits throughout the body: | hemochromatosis |
| Reduction in red cells due to excessive destruction: | hemolytic anemia |
| Multiple pinpoint hemorrhages and accumulation of blood under the skin: | purpura |
| Infectious disease marked by increased numbers of leukocytes and enlarged cervical lymph nodes: | mononucleosis |
| General increase in red blood cells: | polycythemia vera |
| Malignant neoplasm of bone marrow: | multiple myeloma |
| Excessive bleeding caused by hereditary lack of blood clotting factors: | hemochromatosis |
| Increase in cancerous white blood cells: | leukemia |
| Which test gives the percentage of erythrocytes in a volume of blood? | hematocrit |
| Which test determines the number of different types (mature and immature) of leukocytes? | white blood cell differential |
| The method for separating blood into component parts: | apheresis |
| Time required for venous blood to clot in a test tube: | coagulation time |
| Test of the ability of blood to clot: | prothrombin time |
| Microscopic examination of a stained blood smear to determine the shape of individual red blood cells: | red blood cell morphology |
| Number of erythrocytes per cubic millimeter or microliter of blood: | red blood cell count |
| Number of leukocytes per cubic millimeter or microliter of blood: | white blood cell count |
| Procedure in which peripheral stem cells from a compatible donor are administered to a recipient: | hematopoietic stem cell transplantation |
| Test for the presence of antibodies that coat and damage erythrocytes: | antiglobulin test |
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