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Mohammed/Chapter8
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| coagul/o | means coagulation |
| thromb/o | means clot. |
| hem/o, | mean blood. |
| hemat/o | mean blood. |
| cyt/o | means cell. |
| leuk/o | means white. |
| phleb/o, | mean vein. |
| ven/o | mean vein. |
| lymph/o | means lymph. |
| myel/o | means bone marrow. |
| -emia | means blood |
| tonsill/o | means tonsil. |
| splen/o | means spleen. |
| thym/o | means thymus. |
| immun/o | means immune system. |
| -penia | means deficiency. |
| antigen – | substance that will cause the production of an antibody |
| antibody – | substance produced by the body in response to an antigen |
| immunoglobulin – | protein that provides protection (immunity) against disease |
| hemoglobin – | protein in the RBCs that carries oxygen |
| CBC – | complete blood cell count |
| RBC – | red blood count (erythrocyte count) |
| Hct – | hematocrit (proportion of erythrocytes to other blood components (plasma and buffy coat)) |
| Hgb | – hemoglobin |
| PLT – | platelet |
| WBC – | white blood count (leukocyte count |
| ESR – | erythrocyte sedimentation rate (indication of inflammation, but very general test) I |
| NR – | international normalized ratio (indication of clotting ability; often used when a patient is on anticoagulant therapy) |
| PT – | prothrombin time (indication of clotting ability; often used when a patient is on anticoagulant therapy) |
| PTT – | partial thromboplastin time (used with PT to evaluate clotting abnormalities, if any) |
| NCAT – | no cervical adenopathy or tenderness (documented by healthcare provider) |
| ALL – | acute lymphoblastic leukemia A |
| AML – ormation of clots in small vessels of the body) | acute myeloid leukemia |
| CML – | chronic myeloid leukemia |
| DIC – | disseminated intravascular coagulation |
| HUS – | hemolytic uremic syndrome (premature destruction of erythrocytes; erythrocytes damage kidney; may result in kidney failure) |
| ITP – | idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura (condition of easy bruising) |
| TTP – | thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura (rare blood disorder; f |
| IV – | intravenous |
| IVIG – | intravenous immunoglobulin (immunoglobulins are given to the patient intravenously) |
| HIV – | human immunodeficiency virus |
| AIDS – | acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (disease that occurs as a result of being infected with HIV) |
| EBV – | Epstein-Barr virus (can lead to mononucleosis) |
| HSM – | hepatosplenomegaly |
| LAD – | lymphadenopathy |
| apheresis | seperation of whole blood into its major components and removal of the abnormal , pathogenic component. |
| ischemia | is an insufficient supply of blood to an organ. |
| perfusion | the circulation of blood through the vascular bed of tissue |
| hematocrit | measure of how much space in the blood is occupied by red blood cells. |
| erythrocytosis – | condition of too many erythrocytes |
| oligocythemia – | condition of too few erythrocytes (RBCs) |
| normocyte – | normal-sized RBC |
| anisocytosis – | great inequality in the size of RBCs |
| macrocytosis – | condition of large RBCs |
| microcytosis – | – condition of small RBCs |
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