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Medical Terminology
Chapter 11 - Blood and Immunity
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Suffixes For Blood: -emia | Condition Of Blood |
| Suffixes For Blood: -hemia | Condition Of Blood |
| Suffixes For Blood: -penia | Decrease In, Deficiency Of |
| Suffixes For Blood: -poiesis | Formation, Production |
| Roots For Blood and Immunity: myel/o | Bone Marrow |
| Roots For Blood and Immunity: hem/o, hemat/o | Blood |
| Roots For Blood and Immunity: erythr/o, erythrocyt/o | Red Blood Cell |
| Roots For Blood and Immunity: leuk/o, leukocyt/o | White Blood Cell |
| Roots For Blood and Immunity: lymph/o, lymphocyt/o | Lymphocyte |
| Roots For Blood and Immunity: thromb/o | Blood Clot |
| Roots For Blood and Immunity: thrombocyt/o | Platelet, Thrombocyte |
| Roots For Blood and Immunity: immun/o | Immunity, Immune System |
| Roots For Blood Chemistry: azot/o | Nitrogenous Compounds |
| Roots For Blood Chemistry: calc/i | Calcium (CA) |
| Roots For Blood Chemistry: ferr/o, ferr/i | Iron (Fe) |
| Roots For Blood Chemistry: sider/o | Iron |
| Roots For Blood Chemistry: kali | Potassium (K) |
| Roots For Blood Chemistry: natri | Sodium (Na) |
| Roots For Blood Chemistry: ox/y | Oxygen (O) |
| Ab | Antibody |
| Ag | Antigen |
| AIDS | Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome |
| CBC | Complete Blood Count |
| DIC | Disseminated Intravascular Coagulation |
| HIV | Human Immunodeficiency Virus |
| lytes | Electrolytes |
| mEq | Milliequivalent |
| RBC | Red Blood Cell |
| WBC | White Blood Cell |
| pH | Scale For Measuring Hydrogen Ion Concentration (Acidity or Alkalinity) |
| Immunity | State of being protected against a disease |
| Allergy | Hypersensitivity |
| Anaphylactic Reaction | Allergic reaction to a foreign substance (Anaphylaxis) |
| Antibody | Protein produced in response to an antigen |
| Antigen | Substance that induces the formation of antibodies |
| Ecchymosis | Collection of blood underneath the skin caused by leakage from small vessels (Bruise) |
| Hematoma | Collection of blood, usually clotted, caused by a break in a blood vessel |
| Petechiae | Pinpoint, flat, purplish-red spots caused by bleeding within the skin or mucous membranes |
| Purpura | Condition characterized by hemorrhages into the skin, mucous membranes, internal organs, and other tissues. Thrombocytopenic purpura is caused by a deficiency in platelets |
| Formed Elements | Cellular components of blood |
| Plasma | Liquid portion of blood |
| Serum | Fraction of the plasma that remains after blood coagulation. It's the equivalent of plasma without its clotting factors. |
| Electrolyte | Substance that separates into charged particles (ions) in a solution (Salt) |
| Hemoglobin | Iron-containing pigment in red blood cells that transports oxygen |
| Leukemia | Malignant overgrowth of immature white blood cells. May be chronic or acute. -May affect bone marrow (Myelogenous Leukemia) -May affect lymphoid tissue (Lymphotic Leukemia) |
| Urticaria | Skin reaction consisting of round, raised eruptions (Wheals) with itching (Hives) |
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