Help
Options
Didn't know it?
click below
click below
Knew it?
click below
click below
Don't Know
Remaining cards (0)
Know
retry
shuffle
restart
0:00
Embed Code - If you would like this activity on your web page, copy the script below and paste it into your web page.
Normal Size Small Size show me how
Normal Size Small Size show me how
Chapter 8
Medical Terminology
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Complete blood count (CBC) | A common laboratory blood test performed as a screening of general health or for diagnostic purposes |
| Lymphadenopathy | Enlarged (diseased) lymph nodes |
| Splen/o | Combining form meaning spleen |
| White Blood Count (WBC) | A count of the number of white blood cells in a given volume of blood obtained via manual or automated laboratory methods |
| Bone Marrow Transplant | Transplantation of healthy bone marrow from a compatible donor to a diseased recipient to stimulate blood cell production |
| CMP | Abbreviation meaning Comprehensive Metabolic Panel |
| BUN | Abbreviation meaning Blood urea nitrogen |
| Lymphadenotomy | Incision into a lymph node |
| MCHC | Abbreviation for mean corpuscular hemoglobin concentration |
| AST | Abbreviation for aspartate aminotransferase (enzyme) |
| Leukemia | Chronic or acute malignant (cancerous) disease of the blood forming organs characterized by abnormal leukocytes in the blood and bone marrow |
| RRR | Abbreviation meaning Relative risk reduction; regular rate and rhythm |
| Red blood count (RBC) | A count of the number of red blood cells in a given volume of blood obtained via manual or automated laboratory methods |
| Phag/o | Combining form meaning eat or swallow |
| Lacteals | Specialized lymph vessels in the small intestine that absorb fat into the bloodstream |
| Erythrocyte sedimentation rate (ESR) | A timed test that measures the rate at which red blood cells settle they were volume of plasma |
| Leukocyte | Protects the body from harmful invading substances (also called white blood cells) |
| Lymph ducts | Collecting channels that carry lymph from the lymph nodes to the veins |
| Chyl/o | Combining form meaning juice |
| Homologous blood | Blood voluntarily donated by any person for transfusion to a compatible recipient |
| Positron emission tomography (PET) | Scanning technique combining nuclear medicine and computed tomography to produce images of anatomy and metabolic function within the body |
| Antigen | A substance that when introduced into the body causes the formation of antibodies against it |
| Mean corpuscular volume (MCV) | Calculation of the volume of individual red blood cells using HCT and RBC results (MCV=HCT/RBC) |
| NK | Abbreviation for Natural killer (cell) |
| Lymphangiogram | An x-ray image of a lymph node or lymph vessel obtained after injection of a contrast dye |
| Right lymph duct | Receives lymph from the right upper part of the body |
| HIV | Abbreviation for human immunodeficiency virus |
| Hemochromatosis | Hereditary disorder with an excessive buildup of iron deposits in the body |
| Anticoagulant | A drug that prevents clotting of the blood |
| Partial thromboplastin time (PTT) | Test to determine coagulation defects such as platelet disorders |
Created by:
552737856264062
Popular Medical sets