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Chapter 8 Review
Blood and Lymphatic System
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| chrom/o, chromat/o | Color |
| chyl/o | Juice |
| cyt/o | Cell |
| hem/o, hemat/o | Blood |
| lymph/o | Clear fluid |
| myel/o | Bone marrow or spinal cord |
| phag/o | Eat or swallow |
| thromb/o | Clot |
| splen/o | Spleen |
| plas/o | Formation |
| Erythrocytes | Red blood cells |
| Hemoglobin | Protein–iron compound in RBCs |
| Platelets | Cell fragments essential for blood clotting |
| Leukocytes | White blood cells |
| Immunity | Process of disease protection induced by exposure to an antigen |
| Antigen | Substance that, when introduced into the body, causes the formation of antibodies against it |
| Antibody | Substance produced by the body that destroys or inactivates an antigen that has entered the body |
| Active immunity | Long-lasting immunity that results from stimulating the body to produce its own antibodies |
| Natural immunity | Developed in response to an infection |
| Artificial immunity | Developed in response to the administration of a vaccine |
| Passive immunity | Short-lasting immunity that results from foreign antibodies that are conveyed |
| AIDS | Acquired immunodeficiency 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 |
| CT | Computed tomography |