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Ch 8 Med Term Summer
Blood and Lymphatic System
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| 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 |