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Blood & Lymphatic
The Blood & Lymphatic System
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| blast/o | germ or bud |
| lacteals | specialized lymph vessels in the small intestine that absorb fat into the bloodstream (lacteus = milky) |
| lymph capillaries | microscopic vessels that draw lymph from tissues to the lymph vessels |
| cross-matching | method of matching a donor's blood to the recipient by mixing a sample in a test tube to determine compatibility |
| lymph | fluid that is circulated through the lymph vessels |
| lymph node dissection | removal of possible cancer-carrying lymph nodes for pathologic examination |
| aplastic anemia | a normocytic-normochromic type of anemia characterized by the failure of bone marrow to produce red blood cells |
| autologous blood | blood donated by and stored for a patient for future personal use (auto = self) |
| hemolysis | breakdown of the red blood cell membrane |
| vasoconstrictor | a drug that causes a narrowing of blood vessels, thereby decreasing blood flow |
| white blood cell | protects the body from harmful invading substances; also called leukocyte |
| chromat/o | color |
| Prothrombin Time (PT) | test to measure activity of prohibition in the blood |
| serum | liquid portion of the blood that remains after clotting |
| microcytosis | presence of small red blood cells |
| lymph/o | clear fluid |
| polymorphonuclear (PMN) leukocyte | another term for neutrophil, referring to the many segments in its nucleus (poly=many; morpho=form; nucleus = kernel) |
| macrocytosis | presence of large red blood cells |
| MCH | mean corpuscular hemoglobin |
| CD | cluister of differentiation |
| PLT | platelet count |
| NK | natural killer (cell) |
| chyl/o | juice |
| immun/o | immune, resistant |
| phag/o | eat or swallow |
| reticul/o | a net |
| splen/o | slpeen |
| thromb/o | clot |
| agranulocytes | a group of leukocytes without granules in their nucei |
| chyle | white or pale yellow substance in lymph that contains fatty substances absorbed by the lacteals |
| immunity | process of disease of protection induced by exposure to an antigen |
| hemophilia | a group of hereditary bleeding disorders caused by a defect in clotting factors necessary for the coagulation of blood |
| venotomy | incision into or puncture of a vein to withdraw blood for testing; also called phlebotomy |
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