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Med Term Ch 8
Blood and Lymphatic Systems - Hematology and Immunology
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| 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 |