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Medical Terminology

Chapter 8: Blood and Lymphatic System

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1. blast/o germ or bud
2. chrom/o color
3..chyl/o juice
4. cyt/o cell
5. hem/o blood
6. immun/o immune, resistant
7. lymph/o clear fluid
8. morph/o form
9. myle/o bone marrow, spinal cord
10. phag/o eat or swallow
11. plas/o formation
12. plasma liquid portion of the blood and lymph; contains water, proteins, and cellular components
13. serum liquid portion of the blood that remains after clotting
14. red blood cells transport oxygen and carbon dioxide; also called erythrocyte
15. hemoglobin the protein-iron compound in erythrocytes that transports oxygen and carbon dioxide
16. white blood cells protects the body from harmful invading substances; also called leukocyte
17. neutrophil a granular leukocyte, named for the neutral, stain of its granules that fights infection by swallowing bacteria
18. agranulocytes a group of leukocytes without granules in their nuclei
19. platelets cell fragments in the blood that are essential for blood clotting
20. lymphatic system consists of lymph vessels, nodes, and tissues through which lymph drains into the blood
21. antigen a substance that, when introduced into the body causes the formation of antibodies against it
22. antibody a substance produced by the body that destroys or inactivates an antigen that has entered the body
23. microcytosis presence of small red blood cells
24. poikilocytosis presence of large, irregular shaped red blood cells
25. reticulocytosis an increase number of immature erythrocytes in the blood
26. anemia a condition of reduced numbers of red blood cells, hemoglobin, or packed red cells in the blood, resulting in a diminished ability of red blood cells to transport oxygen to tissues
27. leukemia chronic or acute malignant (cancerous) disease of the blood-forming organs, characterized by abnormal leukocytes in the blood and bone marrow
28. lymphoma any neoplastic disorder of lymph tissue, usually malignant, as in a Hodgkin disease
29. mononucleosis condition caused by Epstein- Barr virus and characterized by an increase in mononuclear cells in the blood along with enlarged lymph nodes, fatigue, and sore throat
30. phlebotomy Incision into or puncture of a vein to withdraw blood for testing; also called venotomy
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