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med term chapter 5
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| ovar- | egg |
| -centesis | surgical puncture |
| oto- | ear |
| bili- | bile |
| squam- | scale, scaly |
| mening- | membrane |
| cec- | blind passage |
| macul- | spot |
| -pexy | suspension |
| onco- | tumor |
| or- | mouth |
| sub- | under, below |
| spiro- | coil |
| lacrim- | tear |
| viscero | organ |
| lact- | milk |
| onych- | nail, claw |
| thorac- | chest |
| pyle-, pyloro | gate, opening |
| vesic- | bladder |
| sphenic- | wedge |
| myel- | marrow, spinal cord |
| anti- | against |
| myco- | fungus |
| hallux- | big toe |
| thrombocyte | clotting cell |
| Hemoglobin | A protein in red blood cells that carries oxygen. |
| hemolysis | destruction of red blood cells |
| phagocytosis | Cell eating |
| albumin | helps body maintain proper fluid balance |
| basophil | Contains histamine; integral part of hypersensitivity reactions |
| Erythrocytes | red blood cells |
| gamma globulin | composed of proteins that act as antibodies |
| lymphocyte | detects and destroys foreign cells |
| prothrombin | converted to thrombin in the clotting process |
| Binds antigens on microbes | |
| Neutralizes viruses | |
| aplastic anemia | failure of blood cell production in the bone marrow |
| hemolytic anemia | excessive destruction of RBCs |
| hemophilia | absence of clotting protein in the blood |
| iron-deficient anemia | deficiency of iron |
| leukemia | cancer of white blood cells |
| multiple myeloma | cancer of the bone marrow that results in uncontrolled growth of plasma cells |
| pernicious anemia | deficiency of vitamin B12 |
| polycythemia | excess of red blood cells |
| sickle cell anemia | a genetic disorder that causes abnormal hemoglobin, resulting in some red blood cells assuming an abnormal sickle shape |
| thalassemia | deficient synthesis of hemoglobin |
| autoimmune | immune reaction directed against a person's own tissue |
| hosocomial | an infection that appears after someone has been in the hospital |
| idiopathic | unknown cause |
| hypersensitivity | allergy |
| congenital | present at birth |
| epidemic | A widespread outbreak of an infectious disease. |
| neoplastic | pertaining to a new growth |
| terminal | condition with no result that will result in death |
| convalescence | gradual recovery after an illness |
| -emic | pertaining to blood condition |
| -phage | eat, swallow |
| meta- | change |
| -poiesis | formation |
| phleb/o | vein |
| tox/o | poison |
| lymphangi/o | lymphatic vessel |
| iatr/o | physician, treatment |
| thromb/o | clot |
| kary/o | nucleus |
| hematoplasm | blood formation |
| morphology | study of form |
| hemorrhage | Excessive or profuse bleeding |
| hemostasis | stoppage of bleeding |
| thrombosis | abnormal condition of a blood clot |
| megakaryocyte | a large bone marrow cell from which platelets are derived |
| Thrombocytopenia | deficiency of clotting cells |
| metamorphosis | change of form |
| serology | study of serum |
| neoplasm | new growth |
| hematocrit | the ratio of the volume of red blood cells to the total volume of blood |
| thrombolytic | dissolves or causes a thrombus to break up |
| BSE | breast self-examination |
| GERD | gastroesophageal reflux disease |
| PCN | penicillin |
| SH | social history |
| NS | nonsmoker |
| MI | myocardial infarction |
| HA | headache |
| VA | visual activity |
| CV | cardiovascular |
| N/V | nausea and vomiting |
| GU | genitourinary |
| V/S | vital signs |
| T | temperature |
| R | respiration |
| P | pulse |
| Hct | Hematocrit (% of RBC volume) |
| Hgb | hemoglobin |
| T3 | triiodothyronine |
| T4 | thyroxine |
| TSH | thyroid stimulating hormone |
| R/O | rule out |
| dyspepsia | difficult digestion; indigestion |
| syncope | "Passing out", loss of consciousness or fainting |
| agglutin/o | clumping; sticking together |
| -crit | to separate |
| -pheresis | removal |
| -rrhage | bursting forth |
| aquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) | suppression of the immune response caused by exposure to the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), which destroys the body's infection-fighting T cells |
| splenomegaly | enlargement of the spleen |
| mononucleosis | infectious disease marked by increased numbers of mononuclear leukocytes and enlarged cervical lymph nodes |
| Hodgkin's lymphoma | A malignancy of the lymphatic system that is distinguished from non-Hodgkin's lymphoma by the presence of large, cancerous lymphocytes. |
| ischemic | a condition or disease caused by a temporary deficiency in blood flow to an organ or tissue |
| -apheresis | separation of blood into component parts and removal of a select portion from the blood |
| blood chemistry profile | a series of tests in which the individual chemical elements of the blood are analyzed |
| coagulation test | any of a variety of tests that measure the ability of a patient's blood to clot properly |
| immunoelectrophoresis | test that separates immunoglobulins (IgM, IgG, IgE, IgA, IgD) |
| red blood cell morphology | microscopic examination of a stained blood smear to determine the shape of individual red cells |
| serology test | test that helps diagnose an infection by seeking a common antigen/antibody reaction through the use of a known antigen or antibody |
| antineoplastic | agent that works against tumor growth |
| corticosteroid | hormone-like drug used as an anti-inflammatory and/or immunosuppressant |
| cytoxic drug | medication that kills or damages cells |
| bands | immature white blood cells (granulocytes) |
| eos | eosinophils |
| segs (polys) | segmented, mature white blood cells (neutrophils) |
| NK | natural killer cells |
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