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Blood & Lymphatic
Medical Terminology
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Coagulation Coagul/o | Blood's ability to clot |
| Clot Thromb/o | Blood's ability to clot can be both life saving and threatening |
| 3Main types of blood cells | Erythrocytes, leukocytes, and thrombocytes |
| Bone Marrow | Myel/o |
| Thymus | Thym/o |
| Vein | Ven/o |
| Vein | Phleb/o |
| Blood | Hemat/o |
| Deficiency | -Penia |
| Root of Hemoptysis | Hemo |
| Cyt | Cell |
| Components of elliptocytosis | ellipto/cyt/osis |
| Components of oligocythemia | oligo/cyt/themia |
| Components of hemostatic | Hemo/static |
| Breakdown of hematopoiesis | Hemato (blood) poiesis (formation) |
| Breakdown of hemolysis | hemo (blood) lysis (loosen, breakdown) |
| Leukocytosis | leuko (white) cyt (cell) osis (condition of) |
| pancytopenia | pan (all) cyt (cell) -penia (blood deficiency) |
| hemotology | Hemo (blood) -logy (study) |
| osteomyelitis | osteo (bone) myel (bone marrow) itis (immflamation) |
| billirubinemia | bili (bile) rubin (red) emia (blood condition) |
| thrombophlebits | thrombo (clot) phleb (vein) itis (immflamation) |
| nephrosplenoplexy | nephro (kidney) spleno (spleen) plexy (surgical fixation) |
| Hemorrhage | excessive blood loss |
| Splenodynia | spleen pain |
| macrocytosis | large cell condition |
| splenolysis | spleen breakdown |
| hepatosplenomeagaly | liver spleen enlargement |
| lymphocyt | lymph cell |
| hyperlipidemia | over fat condition |
| lymphadenectomy | surgical removal of a lymph node |
| tonsillectomy | surgical removal of the tonsil |
| splenalgia | spleen pain |
| lymphopenia | lymph deficiency |
| leukocyt | white blood cell |
| tonsilitis | immflamation of tonsil |
| thymectomy | surgical removal of the thymus |
| polycytthemia | excess of red blood cells |
| thrombosis | formation of blood clot |
| enter/o | intestines |
| jejun/o | jejunum (2nd part of intestine) |
| colon/o | large intestine |
| odont/o | tooth |
| proct/o | anus and rectum |
| an/o anus | the sphincter or muscle at the end of the intestine that allows passage of feces |
| gingivectomy | gingiv (gums) |
| laproscoptomy | laparo means abdomen |
| aphagia | no eating |
| hyperemesis | excessive vomiting |
| components of ano | ano/sigmoido/scopy |
| biligenesis | bile means creation |
| gastromelacia | softening of the stomach |
| proctologist | specialist in the anus and rectum |
| components of gastroenterocolitis | gastro/entero/col/itis |
| hepatosclerosis | hepato (liver) sclero (narrowing itis (condition |
| enterorrhaphy | intestine sucture |
| abdominocentesis | abdomen puncture |
| abdomen | celi/o |
| saliva | sial/o |
| duct | doch/o |
| bladder | cyst/o |
| intestines | enter/o |
| tongue | lingu/o |
| stomach | gastr/o |
| tooth | dent/o |
| mouth | or/o |
| gums | gingiv/o |
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