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CNHP 2010 CH 8
Ch 8 Creative Study Assignment
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| blast/o | germ or bud |
| chrom/o | color |
| chromat/o | color |
| chyl/o | juice |
| cyt/o | cell |
| hem/o | blood |
| hemat/o | blood |
| immun/o | immune,resistant |
| lymph/o | clear fluid |
| morph/o | form |
| myel/o | bone marrow or spinal cord |
| phag/o | eat or swallow |
| plas/o | formation |
| reticul/o | a net |
| splen/o | spleen |
| thromb/o | clot |
| thym/o | thymus |
| lymphadenectomy | removal of a lymph node |
| lymphadenotomy | incision into a lymph node |
| splenectomy | removal of spleen |
| thymectomy | removal of the thymus |
| anticoagulant | a drug that prevents clotting of the blood |
| hemostatic | a drug that stops the flow of blood within the vessels |
| AIDS | acquired immune deficiency syndrome |
| ALT | alanine aminotransferase (enzyme) |
| AST | aspartate aminotransferase (enzyme) |
| BMP | basic metabolic panel |
| BUN | blood urea nitrogen |
| CBC | complete blood count |
| CD | cluster of differentiation |
| CMP | comprehensive metabolic panel |
| CO2 | carbon dioxide |
| CT | computed tomography |