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Chapter 8 - Bell
Ch. 8: The Blood and Lymphatic System—Hematology and immunology - Bell
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| coagul/o | coagulation (the blood gels) |
| thromb/o | means clot |
| hem/o | blood |
| hemat/o | blood |
| cyt/o | cells |
| leuk/o | white |
| phleb/o | vein |
| ven/o | vein |
| lymph/o | lymph |
| myel/o | bone marrow |
| -emia | blood condition |
| tonsill/o | tonsil |
| splen/o | spleen |
| thym/o | thymus |
| immun/o | immune system |
| -penia | 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 red blood cells 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) |
| INR | 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 in 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 |
| AML | acute myeloid leukemia |
| CML | chronic myeloid leukemia |
| DIC | disseminated intravascular coagulation |
| HUS | hemolytic uremia syndrome (premature destruction of erythrocytes damage kidney; may result in kidney failure) |
| ITP | idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura (condition of easy bruising) |
| TTP | thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura (rare blood disorder; formation of clots in small vessels of the body) |
| IV | intravenous |
| IVIG | intravenous immunoglobulin (immunoglobulins are given to the patient intravenously) |
| apheresis | 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 |
| ischemia | blockage if blood flow to an organ |
| perfusion | circulation of blood through tissue |
| hematocrit | test to judge or separate the blood; it is used to determine the ratio of red blood cells to total blood volume |
| normocyte | normal sized erythrocyte |
| anisocytosis | condition characterized by a great inequality in the size of red blood cells |
| macrocytosis | condition characterized by large red blood cells |
| microcytosis | condition characterized by small erythrocytes |
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