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Med Term Ch 8
Blood and Lymphatic Systems - Hematology and Immunology
Term | Definition |
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apheresis | Separation - General term for a process, similar to dialysis, that draws out a patient's blood, removes something from it, then returns the rest of the blood to the patient's body. |
thrombolytic | drug that breaks down blood clots |
phlebarteriectasia | dilation of blood vessels |
lymphangiogram | record of the study of lymph vessels |
lymphangiography | procedure to study the lymph vessels |
thrombus | blood clot - stationary |
embolus | mass of matter present in the blood - in motion |
poikilocytosis | condition characterized by red blood cells in a variety of shapes |
pancytopenia | deficiency in all cellular components of the blood |
oligocythemia | deficiency in the number of red blood cells |