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Med Term Ch 8
The Blood and Lymphatic Systems- Hematology and Immunology
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Root and meaning of Coagulation | coagul/o Coagulo refers to the blood's ability to form clots (comes from latin word "coagulum"- which is added to milk to make it curdle / begin process of making cheese |
| Root of Clot | thromb/o |
| Root of blood | hem/o, hemat/o |
| Root of cell | cyt/o |
| Root of spleen | splen/o |
| Root of immune system | immun/o |
| Root of and location of Thymus | thym/o Thymus is an organ located at the base of the neck |
| Suffix and origin for Deficiency | -penia comes from Greek word meaning "poverty" or "famine"; related to English word "penury" which means poverty |
| Root for White | leuk/o |
| Root for Vein | phleb/o, ven/o |
| Anemia ah-NEE-mee-ah | an=no, emia= blood condition reduction of red blood cells noticed by the patient as weakness and fatigue |
| Ecchymosis eh-kih-MOH-sis | large bruise |
| Hematoma HEE-mah-TOH-mah | hemat= blood, oma= tumor mass of blood within an organ , cavity, or tissue |
| Hemophilia HEE-moh-FEE-lee-ah | hemo=blood, phil= love, ia= condition Condition in which the blood doesn't clot, thus causing excessive bleeding |
| Hemorrhage HEM-oh-RIJ | hemo= blood, rrage= burst forth excessive blood loss |
| Petechia puh-TEE-kee-yah | small bruise |
| Reperfusion Injury REE-pir=FYOO-zhun IN-jir-ee | re= again, per= through, fusion injury= pour injury to tissue that occurs after blood flow is restored |
| Lymphadenopathy lim-FAD-eh-NAW-pah-thee | lymph= lymph, adeno= gland, pathy= disease Any disease of a lymph gland (node); used to refer to noticeably swollen lymph nodes, especially in the neck |
| Lymphedema LIMF-ah-DEE-mah | lymph= lymph, edema= swelling Swelling caused by abnormal accumulation of lymph, usually in the extremeties |
| Splenalgia spee-NAL-jah | splen= spleen, algia= pain pain in the spleen |
| Spenodynia SPLEE-noh-DAI-nee-ah | spleno= spleen, dynia= pain pain in the spleen |
| Anisocytosis AN-ai-soh-SAI-toh-sis | an= not, iso = equal, cyt- cell, osis= condition condition characterized by a great inequality in the size of red blood cells |
| Elliptocyte ee-LIP-toh-SAIT | ellipto= oval-shaped, cyte= cell Oval red blood cells |
| Elliptocytosis ee-LIP-toh-SAI-toh-sis | elliipto= oval-shaped, cyt= cell, osis= condition condition characterized by an increase in the number of oval-shaped red blood cells |
| Embolism EM-boh-LIZ-um | embol= embolus, ism= condition blockage of a blood vessel caused by an embolus |
| Embolus EM-boh-lus | em= in, bolus= throw mass of matter present in the blood |
| Erythrocyte eh-RIH-throh-SAIT | erythro= red, cyte= cell Red blood cell |
| Erythrocytosis eh-RIH-throh-sai-TOH-sis | erythro= red, cyt= cell, osis= condition abnormal increase in the number of red blood cells |
| Hematopoiesis heh-MAH-toh-poh-EE-sis | hemato= blood, poiesis= formation formation of blood cells |
| Hemolysis hee-MAW-lih-sis | hemo= blood, lysis= breakdown breakdown of blood cells |
| Leukocyte LOO-koh-sait | leuko= white, cyte= cell White blood cell |
| Leukocytosis LOO-koh-sai-TOH-sis | leuko= white, cyt= cell, osis= condition Increase in number of white blood cells |
| Leukopenia LOO-koh-PEE-nee-ah | leuko=white, penia= deficiency Deficiency in white blood cells |
| Macrocytosis MAH-kroh-sai-TOH-sis | macro= large, cyt= cell, osis= condition condition characterized by large red blood cells |
| Microcytosis MAI-kroh-sai-TOH-sis | micro= small, cyt= cell, osis= condition Condition characterized by small red blood cells |
| Myelopoiesis MAI-eh-loh-poh-EE-sis | myelo= bone marrow, poiesis= formation formation of bone marrow |
| Neutropenia NOO-troh-PEE-nee-ah | neutro= neutrophil, penia= deficiency Deficiency of Neutrophil (neutrophil= type of white blood cell) |
| Normocyte NOR-moh-sait | normo= normal, cyte= cell normal sized red blood cell |
| Oligocythemia AW-lih-goh-sih-THEE-mee-ah | oligo= few, cyt= cell, hemia= blood condition deficiency in the number of red blood cells |
| Pancytopenia PAN-SAI-toh-PEE-nee-ah | pan=all, cyto=cell, penia= deficiency deficiency in all cellular components of the blood |
| Phagocytosis FAY-goh-sai-TOH-sis | phago= eat, cyt= cell, osis= condition process in which phagocytes (type of white blood cell) destroy (or eat) foreign microorganisms or cell debris |
| Poikilocytosis POI-kih-loh-sai-TOH-sis | poikilo= various, cyt= cell, osis= condition condition characterized by red blood cells in a variety of shapes |
| Polycythemia PAW-lee-sih-THEE-mee-ah | poly= many, cyt= cell, hemia= blood condition excess of red blood cells |
| Reticulocyte reh-TIK-yoo-loh-SAIT | reticulo= net, cyte= cell immature red blood cell; the root comes from its netlike appearance |
| Spherocyte SFEE-roh-SAIT | sphero= sphere, cyte= cell red blood cell that assumes a spherical shape |
| Thrombocyte THROM-boh-SAIT | thrombo= clot, cyte= cell a cell that helps blood clot; also known as a platelet |
| Thrombocytopenia THROM-boh-SAI-toh-PEE-nee-ah | thrombo= clot, cyto= cell, penia= deficiency deficiency in the number of platelets (clot cells) |
| Thrombocytosis THROM-boh-sai-TOH-sis | thrombo= clot, cyt= cell, osis= condition Increase in number of platelets (clot cells) |
| Thromboembolism THROM-boh-EM-boh-LIZ-um | thrombo= clot, embol= emoblus, ism= condition blockage of a vessel (embolism) caused by a clot that has broken off from where it formed |
| Thrombogenic THROM-boh-JIN-ik | thrombo= clot, gen= formation, ic= pertaining to capable of producing a blood clot |
| Thrombosis throm-BOH-sis | throm= clot, osis= condition the formation of a blood clot |
| Thrombus THROM-bus | blood clot from Greek for "lump, clot" or "curd of milk" |
| Asplenia ah-SPLEE-nee-ah | a= no, splen= spleen, ia= condition absence of a spleen or of spleen function |
| Hepatosplenomegaly heh-PAT-oh-SPLEE-noh-MEH-gah-lee | hepato= liver, spleno= spleen, megaly= enlargement enlargement of the liver and spleen |
| Lymphocyte LIM-foh-SAIT | lymph= lymph, cyte= cell lymph cell |
| Lymphopenia LIM-foh-PEE-nee-ah | lympho= lymph, penia= deficiency abnormal deficiency in lymph |
| Splenectopy splee-NEK-toh-pee | splen= spleen, ec=out, top= place, y= condition displacement of the spleen; sometimes called floating spleen |
| Splenolysis splee-NAW-lih-sis | splen= spleen, lysis= break down breakdown (deconstruction) of spleen tissue |
| Splenomalacia SPLEE-noh-mah-LAY-shah | spleno= spleen, malacia= softening softening of the spleen |
| Splenomegaly SPLEE-noh-MEH-gah-lee | spleno= spleen, megaly= enlargement enlargement of the spleen |
| Splenoptosis SPLEE-nawp-TOH-sis | spleno= spleen, ptosis= drooping condition downward displacement (drooping) of the spleen |
| Thymic hyperplasia THAI-mik HAI-per-PLAY-zhah | thym= thymus, ic= pertaining to, hyper= over, plasia= formation overdevelopment of the thymus |
| Antibody AN-tih-BAW-dee | anti= against, body= body substance produced by the body in response to an antigen (shortened term for antitoxic body- "against poison") |
| Antigen AN-tih-jin | anti= against, gen= creator substance that caused the body to produce antibodies |
| Hematocrit hee-MAT-oh-krit | hemato= blood, crit= judge (separate) test to judge or separate the blood; it is used to determine the ratio of red blood cells to total blood volume |
| Hematology HEE-mah-TAW-loh-jee | hemato= blood, logy= study study of the blood |
| Hemoglobin HEE-moh-GLOH-bin | hemo= blood, globin= globe iron-containing pigment in red blood cells that carries oxygen to the cells |
| Hypoperfusion HAI-poh-per-FYOO-zhun | hypo= under, per= through, fusion= pour inadequate blood flow |
| Immunoglobulin im-MYOO-noh-GLAW-byoo-lin | immuno= immune system, globulin= sphere protein that provides protection (immunity) against disease |
| Immunology IM-myoo-NAW-loh-jee | immuno= immune system, logy= study of study of the immune system |
| Immunologist IM-myoo-NAW-loh-jist | immuno= immune system, logist= specialist specialist in the study of the immune system |
| Lymphangiogram lim-FAN-jee-oh-GRAM | lymph= lymph, angio= vessel, gram= record record of the study of lymph vessels |
| Lymphangiography lim-FAN-jee-AW-grah-fee | lymph= lymph, angio= vessel, graphy= writing procedure procedure to study the lymph vessels |
| Perfusion per-FYOO-zhun | per= through, fusion= pour circulation of blood through tissue |
| Phlebology fleh-BAW-loh-jee | phlebo= vein, logy= study of study of veins |
| Phlebotomist fleh-BAW-toh-mist | phlebo= vein, tom= cut, ist= specialist specialist in drawing blood |
| Phlebotomy fleh-BAW-toh-mee | phlebo= vein, tomy= incision incision into a vein; another name for drawing blood |
| Sphygmomanometer SFIG-moh-mah-NAW-meh-ter | sphygmo= strangle, mano= thin, meter= instrument for measuring Fancy name for the device used to measure blood pressure |
| Autoimmune disease AW-toh-ih-MYOON dih-ZEEZ | auto= self, immune= immune disease caused by the body's immune system attacking the body's own healthy tissue |
| Coagulopathy coh-AG-yoo-LAW-pah-thee | coagulo= coagulation, pathy= disease any disease that deals with problems in blood coagulation |
| Deep vein thrombosis DEEP VAYN throm-BOH-sis | deep vein throm= deep vein clot, osis= condition formation of a blood clot in a vein deep in the body, most commonly the leg |
| Hemoglobinopathy HEE-maw-GLOH-bin-AW-pah-thee | hemo= blood, globino= globe, pathy= disease disease of the hemoglobin |
| Hypercoagulability HAI-per-koh-AG-yoo-lah-BIL-ih-tee | hyper= over, coagul- coagulation, ability= ability increased ability of blood to coagulate |
| Immunocompromised ih-MYOO-noh-COM-proh-MAIZD | immuno= immune, compromised= compromised having an immune system incapable of responding normally and completely to a pathogen or disease |
| Immunodeficiency ih-MYOO-noh-deh-FIH-shin-see | immune system with decreased or compromised response to disease-causing organisms |
| Immunosuppression ih-MYOO-noh-suh-PREH-shun | reduction in the activity of the body's immune system |
| Ischemia ih-SKEE-mee-ah | isch= hold back, emia= blood condition blockage of blood flow to an organ |
| Phlebarteriectasia FLEB-ar-TER-ee-ek-TAY-zhah | phleb= vein, arteri= artery, ectasia= dilation dilation of blood vessels |
| Spherocytosis SFEER-oh-sai-TOH-sis | sphero= sphere, cyt- cell, osis- condition condition in which red blood cells assume a spherical shape |
| Thrombophlebitis THROM-boh-fleh-BAI-tis | thrombo= clot, phleb= vein, itis= inflammation inflammation of vein caused by a clot |
| Anemia ah-NEE-mee-ah | an= no, emia= blood condition reduced blood cells |
| aplastic anemia AY-plas-tik ah-NEE-mee-ah | a=no, plas= formation, tic= pertaining to, an= no, emia- blood condition Anemia caused by red blood cells not being formed in sufficient quanities |
| Hemolytic anemia HEE-moh-LIH-tik ah-NEE-mee-ah | hemo= blood, lytic= breakdown, an= no, emia= blood condition anemia caused by the destruction of red blood cells |
| Iron deficiency anemia | Anemia caused by inadequate iron intake |
| Bilirubinemia BIH-lee-ROO-bin-EE-mee-ah | Bili= bile, rubin= red, emia= blood condition presence of bilirubin in the blood |
| Hyperbilirubinemia HAI-per-BIH-lee-ROO-bin-EE-mee-ah | hyper= over, bili= bile, rubin= red, emia= blood condition excessive bilirubin in the blood |
| Hypercholesterolemia HAI-per-koh-LES-ter-ol-EE-mee-ah | hyper= over, cholesterol= cholesterol, emia= blood condition excessive cholesterol in the blood |
| Hyperlipidemia HAI-per-LES-ter-ol-EE-mee-ah | hyper= over, lipid= fat, emia= blood condition excessive fat in the blood |
| Hypervolemia HAI-per-voh-LEE-mee-ah | hyper= over, vol= volume, emia= blood condition increased blood volume |
| Hypovolemia HAI-poh-voh-LEE-mee-ah | hypo= under, vol= volume, emia= blood condition decreased blood volume |
| Septicemia SEP-tih-SEE-mee-ah | sepic= rotting, emia= blood condition presence of disease-causing microorganisms in the blood |
| Uremia yoo-REE-mee-ah | ur= urine, emia= blood condition Presence of urine in the blood |
| Hepatosplenitis hih-PAT-oh-SPLEEN-ai-tis | hepato= liver, splen= spleen, itis= inflammation inflammation of the liver and spleen |
| Hypersplenism HAI-per-SPLEEN-izm | hyper= over, splen= spleen, ism= condition increased spleen activity |
| Lymphadenitis LIM-fad-eh-NAI-tis | lymph= lymph, aden= gland, itis= inflammation inflammation of a lymph gland (node) |
| Lymphangiectasia lim-FAN-jee-ek-TAY-zhah | lymph= lymph, angi= vessel, ectasia= dilation dilation of a lymph vessel, normally noticed by swelling in the extremities |
| Lymphangitis LIM-fan-JAI-tis | lymph= lymph, ang= vessel, itis= inflammation inflammation of lymph vessels |
| Mononucleosis MAW-noh-NOO-klee-OH-sis | mono= one, nucle= nucleus, osis= condition condition characterized by an abnormally large number of mononuclear leukocytes |
| Myelodysplasia MAI-el-oh-dis-PLAY-zhah | myelo= bone marrow, dys= bad, plas= formation, ia= condition condition characterized by poor production of blood cells by the bone marrow |
| Osteomyelitis AW-stee-oh-MAI-eh-LAI-tis | osteo= bone, myel= bone marrow, itis= inflammation inflammation of bone and bone marrow |
| Splenitis splee-NAI-tis | splen= spleen, itis= inflammation inflammation of the spleen |
| Splenopathy splee-NAW-pah-thee | splen= spleen, pathy= disease any disease of the spleen |
| Splenorrhexis SPLEE-noh-REK-sis | splen= spleen, rrhexis= rupture rupture of the spleen |
| thymopathy thai-MAW-pah-thee | thymo= thymus, pathy= disease disease of the thymus |
| Tonsillitis TON-sil-AI-tis | tonsill= tonsil, itis= inflammation inflammation of a tonsil |
| leukemia loo-KEE-mee-ah | leuk= white, emia= blood condition cancer of the blood or bone marrow characterized by the abnormal increase in white blood cells |
| Lymphoma lim-FOH-mah | lymph= lymph, oma= tumor tumor originating in lymphocytes |
| Myeloma MAI-eh-LOH-mah | myel= bone marrow, oma= tumor |
| Thymoma thai-MOH-mah | thym= thymus, oma= tumor tumor of the thymus |
| Anticoagulant AN-tee-coh-AG-yoo-lant | anti= against, coagul= coagulation, anti= agent drug that prevents the coagulation of blood |
| Hemostatic HEE-moh-STAT-ik | hemo= blood, static- standing drug that stops the flow of blood |
| Thrombolytic THROM-boh-LIH-tik | thrombo= clot, lytic= breakdown agent drug that breaks down blood clots |
| Laparosplenectomy LAP-ah-roh-splee-NEK-toh-mee | laparo= abdomen, splen= spleen, ectomy= removal surgical removal of the spleen through the abdomen |
| Lymphadenectomy lim-FAD-eh-NEK-toh-mee | lymph= lymph, aden= gland, ectomy= removal surgical removal of a lymph gland (node) |
| Lymphadenotomy lim-FAD-eh-NAW-toh-mee | lymph= lymph, adeno= gland, tomy= fixation(incision) incision into a lymph gland (node) |
| Nephrosplenopexy NEF-roh-SPLEE-noh-PEK-see | Nephro= kidney, spleno= spleen, pexy= fixation surgical fixation of the spleen and kidney |
| Splenectomy spleh-NEK-toh-mee | splen= spleen, ectomy= removal surgical removal of the spleen |
| Thymectomy thai-MEK-toh-mee | thym= thymus, ectomy= removal surgical removal of the thymus |
| Tonsillectomy TON-sil-EK-toh-mee | tonsill= tonsil, ectomy= removal surgical removal of a tonsil |
| Apheresis AH-fer-EE-sis | 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 |
| Cytapheresis SAI-tah-fer-EE-sis | cyt= cell, apheresis= separation apheresis to remove a cellular material |
| Plasmapheresis PLAZ-mah-feh-REE-sis | plasm= plasma, apheresis= separation apheresis to remove plasma |
| Plateletpheresis PLAYT-let-feh-REE-sis | platelet= platelet, pheresis= separation apheresis to remove platelets (for the purpose of donating them to patient's in need of platelets) |
| Transfusion tranz-FYOO-zhun | trans= across, fusion= pour infusion into a patient of blood from another source |
| AIDS | acquired immunodeficiency syndrome |
| ALL | acute lymphoblastic leukemia |
| AML | acute myeloid leukemia |
| BMT | bone marrow transplant |
| CBC | complete blood count |
| CML | chronic myeloid leukemia |
| DIC | disseminated intravascular coagulopathy |
| EBV | erythrocyte sedimentation rate |
| Hct | hematocrit |
| Hgb | hemoglobin |
| HIV | Human immunodeficiency virus |
| HSM | hepatosplenomegaly |
| HUS | hemolytic uremic syndrome |
| INR | international normalized ratio |
| ITP | idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura |
| IV | intravenous |
| IVIG | intravenous immunoglobulin |
| LAD | lymphadenopathy |
| PLT | platelet count |
| PT | prothrombin time |
| PTT | partial thromboplastin time |
| RBC | red blood cell count; red blood cell |
| TTP | thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura |
| WBC | white blood count; white blood cell |
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