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words chapt 8
med term
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| emia | relationship to blood |
| hem(o), hemat(o) | the blood |
| lymph(o) | lymph, lymphatic glands or vessels |
| splen(o) | the spleen |
| thromb(o) | blood clots or thrombus |
| leuk(o) | white or relationship to leukocyte |
| erythr(o) | red or red blood cell |
| hemarthrosis | accumulation of blood in a joint cavity |
| hemoptysis | spitting or coughing up blood |
| hematic | contained in blood |
| hemostat | an instrument to stop bleeding |
| hematemesis | vomiting blood |
| septicoma | presence of toxin in blood |
| hemiangioma | tumor composed of newly formed blood vessels |
| oligemia | deficiency in volume of blood |
| lipidemia | high concentration of lipids in blood |
| hematocrit | % of red blood cells in whole blood |
| polycythemia | increase in the amount of red blood cells in blood |
| hyperglycemia | excessive amounts of sugar in blood |
| hemolysis | destroying blood cells |
| leukocytology | the study of the science of white blood cells |
| leukopenia | decrease of white blood cells |
| leukocyte | white blood cell |
| thrombopathy | disease involving clotting cells |
| thrombocyte | clotting cell |
| erythropoiesis | formation of red blood cells |
| thrombopoiesis | formation of clotting cells |
| erythrocytosis | increase in the amount of red blood cells |
| thrombosis | formation of clots |
| erythrocyte | red blood cell |
| thrombolytics | agents that dissolve blood clots |
| erythroclasis | splitting of red blood cells |
| thrombophlebitis | inflammation of the vein in which a clot is present |
| thrombectomy | removal of a blood clot |
| erythropenia | decrease in amount of red blood cells |
| leukemia | blood disorder in which leukocytes are not forming correctly |
| splenorrhagia | hemorrhage from the spleen |
| splenic | the spleen |
| splenectomy | excision of the spleen |
| splenophrenic | spleen and diaphragm |
| splenatrophy | wasting or atrophy of the spleen |
| splenohepatomegaly | enlargement of the spleen and liver |
| splenocele | herniation of the spleen |
| lymphedema | swelling in the subcutaneous tissue due to excessive lymph fluid |
| lymphopoiesis | developing lymph |
| lymphadentitis | inflammation of a lymph gland |
| anemia | decrease in the amount of red blood cells in the blood |
| lymphocytopenia | decrease in amount of lymphocytes in blood |
| lymphostasis | stoppage of lymph flow |
| lymphangioma | tumor in a lymphatic vessel |
| lymphopathy | disease of the lymphatic system |
| lymphocyte | white cell that is formed in the lymph glands |
| hemostatics | agents that stop blood flowexample: Amicar |
| anticoagulants | agents that prevent blood clottingexample: Coumadin |
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