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Chapter 8
Blood and Lymphatic
Term | Definition |
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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 | 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 | a clot |
thym/o | thymus |
chromatism | condition of abnormal pigmentation |
serum | liquid portion of the blood that remains after clotting |
erythrocyte | transports oxygen and carbon dioxide: red blood cell |
leukocyte | protects the body from harmful substances: white blood cell |
platelets | cell fragments in the blood: essential for clotting |
lymph | fluid circulated in lymph vessels |
chyle | white or pale yellow substance: contains fat absorbed by lacteals |
microcytosis | presence of small red blood cells |
hypochromic | paler than normal |
anisocytosis | presence of red blood cells of unequal size |
erythropenia | abnormal reduced number of red blood cells |
neutropenia | decreased number of of neutrophils |
hemolysis | breakdown of red blood cell membrane |
splenomegaly | enlargement of the spleen |