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Ch 08 O Terms
Acquiring Medical Language
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| anisocytosis | condition characterized by a great inequality in the size of red blood cells |
| antibody | substance produced by the body in response to an antigen |
| antigen | substance that causes the body to produce antibodies |
| asplenia | absence of a spleen or of spleen function |
| elliptocyte | oval-shaped red blood cell |
| elliptocytosis | condition characterized by an increase in the number of oval-shaped red blood cells |
| embolism | blockage in a blood vessel caused by an embolus |
| embolus | mass of matter present in the blood |
| erythrocyte | red blood cell |
| erythrocytosis | abnormal increase in the number of red blood cells |
| hematocrit | test to judge or separate the blood; used to detmine the ratio of red blood cells to total blood volume |
| hematology | study of the blood |
| hematopoiesis | formation of blood cells |
| hemoglobin | iron-containing pigment in red blood cells that carries oxygen to the cells |
| hemolysis | breakdown of red blood cells |
| hepatosplenomegaly | enlargement of the liver and spleen |
| hypoperfusion | inadequate flow of blood |
| immunoglobulin | protein that provides immunity again disease |
| immunologist | specialist in the immune system |
| immunology | study of the immune system |
| leukocyte | white blood cell |
| leukocytosis | increase in the number of white blood cells |
| leukopenia | deficiency in white blood cells |
| lymphangiogram | record of the study of lymph vessels |
| lymphangiography | procedure to study the lymph vessels |
| lymphocyte | lymph cell |
| lymphopenia | abnormal deficiency in lymph |
| macrocytosis | condition characterized by large red blood cells |
| microcytosis | condition characterized by small red blood cells |
| myelopoiesis | formation of the bone marrow |
| neutropenia | deficiency in neutrophil |
| normocyte | normal sized red blood cell |
| oligocythemia | deficiency in the number of red blood cells |
| pancytopenia | deficiency in all cellular components of the blood |
| perfusion | circulation of blood through tissue |
| phagocytosis | process in which phagocytes destroy or eat foreign microorganisms or cell debris |
| phlebology | study of veins |
| phlebotomist | specialist in drawing blood |
| phlebotomy | incision into a vein (another name for drawing blood) |
| poikilocytosis | condition characterized by red blood cells in a variety of shapes |
| polycythemia | excess of red blood cells |
| reticulocyte | immature red blood cell |
| sphereocyte | red blood cell that assumes a spherical shape |
| sphygmomanometer | device used to measure blood pressure |
| splenectomy | surgical removal of the spleen |
| splenolysis | breakdown (destruction) of spleen tissue |
| splenomalacia | softening of the spleen |
| splenomegaly | enlargement of the spleen |
| splenoptosis | downward displacement of the spleen |
| thrombocyte | cell that helps blood clot (platelet) |
| thrombocytopenia | deficiency in the number of platelets |
| thrombocytosis | increase in the number of platelets |
| thromboembolism | blockage of a vessel (embolism) caused by a clot that has broken off from where it formed |
| thrombogenic | capable of producing a blood clot |
| thrombosis | formation of a blood clot |
| thrombus | blood clot |
| thymic hyperplasia | overdevelopment of the thymus |
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