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Ch 08 A Terms
Acquiring Medical Language
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| anemia | reduction of red blood cells noticed by the patient by weakness and fatigue |
| aplastic anemia | anemia caused by red blood cells not being formed in sufficient quantities |
| autoimmune disease | a diseased caused by the body's immune system attacking the body's own healthy tissue |
| bilirubinemia | the presence of bilirubin in the blood |
| coagulopathy | any disease that deals with problems in blood coagulation |
| deep vein thrombosis | the formation of a blood clot in a vein deep in the body, mostly commonly the leg |
| hemolytic anemia | anemia caused by the destruction of red blood cells |
| hemoglobinopathy | disease of the hemoglobin |
| hepatosplenitis | inflammation of the liver and spleen |
| hyperbilirubinemia | excessive bilirubin in the blood |
| hypercholesterolemia | excessive cholesterol in the blood |
| hypercoagulability | increased ability of the blood to coagulate |
| hyperlipidemia | excessive fat in the blood |
| hypersplenism | increased spleen activity |
| hypervolemia | increased blood volume |
| hypovolemia | decreased blood volume |
| immunocompromised | having an immune system incapable of responding normally and completely to a pathogen or disease |
| immunodeficiency | immune system with decreased or compromised response to a disease causing organism |
| immunosuppression | reduction in the activity of the body's immune system |
| iron deficiency anemia | anemia caused by inadequate iron intake |
| ischemia | blockage of blood flow to an organ |
| leukemia | cancer of the blood or bone marrow characterized by the abnormal increase in white blood cells |
| lymphadenitis | inflammation of a lymph gland (node) |
| lymphangiectasia | dilation of a lymph vessel, normally noticed by swelling in the extremities |
| lymphagitis | inflammation of the lymph vessels |
| lymphoma | tumor originating in lymphocytes |
| myelodysplasia | disease characterized by poor production of blood cells by the bone marrow |
| mononucleosis | condition characterized by an abnormally large number of mononuclear leukocytes |
| myeloma | cancerous tumor of the bone marrow |
| osteomyelitis | inflammation of the bone and bone marrow |
| phlebarteriectasia | dilation of blood vessels |
| septicemia | presence of disease-causing microorganisms in the blood |
| spherocytosis | condition in which red blood cells assume a spherical shape |
| splenitis | inflammation of the spleen |
| splenopathy | any disease of the spleen |
| splenorrhexis | rupture of the spleen |
| thrombophlebitis | inflammation of a vein caused by a clot |
| thymoma | tumor of the thymus |
| thymopathy | disease of the thymus |
| tonsillitis | inflammation of a tonsil |
| uremia | presence of urine in the blood |
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