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Ch 8 Med Term Summer
Blood and Lymphatic System
Term | Definition |
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blast/o | germ or bud |
chrom/o | color |
cyt/o | cell |
hem/o | blood |
immun/o | immune |
lymph/o | clear fluid |
phag/o | eat or swallow |
plas/o | formation |
reticul/o | net |
splen/o | spleen |
thromb/o | clot |
thym/o | thymus |
chyl/o | juice |
myel/o | bone marrow |
serum | liquid portion of the blood that remains after clotting |
red blood cell | transports oxygen and carbon dioxide |
white blood cell | protects the body from harmful invading substances |
lymph | fluid that is circulated through the lymph vessels |
thoracic duct | receives lymph from the left side of the head, neck, chest, abdomen, left arm, and lower extremities |
right lymphatic duct | receives lymphatic from the right upper part of the body |
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 |
erythropenia | an abnormally reduced number of red blood cells |
lymphocytopenia | abnormally reduced number of lymphocytes |
neutropenia | decreased number of neutrophils |
pancytopenia | abnormally reduced number of all cellular components in the blood |
hemolysis | breakdown of the red blood cell membrane |
splenomegaly | enlargement of the spleen |