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Chapter 8

TermDefinition
blast/o germ
chrom/o color
chy/o juice
hem/o blood
immun/o immune
lymph/o clear fluid
morph/o form
myel/o bone marrow or spinal cord
phag/o eat
plas/o formation
reticul/o a net
splen/o spleen
thromb/o clot
thym/o thymus
microcytosis presence of small red blood cells
hypochromic pale in color; lighter in color than normal
macrocytosis presence of large red blood cells
anisocytosis presence of red blood cells of unequal size (an = not, without; iso = equal)
poikilocytosis presence of large, irregularly shaped red blood cells (poikilo= irregular)
reticulocytosis an increased number of immature erythrocytes in the blood
erythropenia an abnormally reduced number of red blood cells
lymphocytopenia an abnormally reduced number of lymphocytes
neutropenia a decreased number of neutrophils
pancytopenia an abnormally reduced number of all cellular components in the blood
thrombocytopenia abnormally decreased number of platelets in the blood
hemolysis breakdown of the red blood cell membrane
immunosuppression enlarged (diseased) lymph nodes
splenomegaly enlargement of the spleen
Rh positive (Rh+) Rh positive (Rh+)
Rh negative (Rh-) absence of antigens
lymphadenectomy removal of a lymph node
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