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Chapter 8
Blood and Lymphatic System
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| chyl/o | juice |
| immun/o | immune/resistant |
| phag/o | eat or swallow |
| thromb/o | clot |
| serum | liquid portion of the blood that remains after clotting |
| white blood cell | protects the body from harmful invading substances; also called leukocyte |
| granulocytes | a group of leukocytes containing granules in their cytoplasm |
| agrnulocytes | a group of leukocytes without granules in their nuclei |
| lymphatic system | consists of lymph vessels, nodes, and tissues through which lymph drains into the blood |
| lymph capillaries | microscopic vessels that draw lymph from tissues to the lymph |
| chyle | white or pale yellow substance in lymph that contains fatty substances absorbed by the lacteals |
| thoracic duct | receives lymph from the left side of the head, neck, chest, abdomen, left arm, and lower extremities |
| antibody | a substance produced by the body that destroys or inactivates an antigen that has entered the body |
| hypochromic | pale in color; lighter in color than normal |
| reticulocytosis | an increased number of immature erythrocytes in the blood |
| pancytopenia | an abnormally reduced number of all cellular components in the blood |
| immunosuppression | impaired ability to provide an immune response |
| splenomegaly | enlargement of the spleen |
| Rh positive (Rh+) | presence of antigens |
| hemochromatosis | hereditary disorder with an excessive buildup of iron deposits in the body |
| lymphoma | any neoplastic disorder of lymph tissue, usually malignant, as in Hodgkin disease |
| septicemia | systemic disease caused by infection with microorganisms and their toxins in circulating blood |
| blood chemistry | test of the fluid portion of blood to measure the amounts of its chemical constituents (e.g., glucose and cholesterol) |
| erythrocytes sedimentation rate (ESR) | timed test that measures the rate at which red blood cells settle through a volume of plasma |
| prothrombin | protein substance in the blood that is essential to the clotting process |
| hemoglobin | a test to determine the blood level of hemoglobin (expressed in grams) |
| mean corpuscular (cell) volume (MCV) | calculation of the volume (size) of individual red blood cells using HCT and RBC results: MCV=HCT/RBC |
| bone marrow aspiration | needle aspiration of bone marrow tissue for pathologic examination |
| computed tomography (CT) | full body e-ray CT images are used to detect tumors and cancers such as lymphoma |
| lymphadenectomy | removal of a lymph node |
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