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Chapt 8 YTI
Hematic and Lymphatic systems med terminology
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| accumulation of blood in a joint cavity | hemarthrosis |
| spitting up or coughing up blood | hemoptysis |
| pertaining to or contained in the blood | hematic |
| an instrument to stop bleeding | hemostat |
| vomiting of blood | hematemesis |
| systemic disease associated with the presence and persistance of microorganisms in the blood | septicemia |
| a benign tumor composed of newly formed blood vessels | hemangioma |
| a deficiency in the volumn of blood | oligema |
| an abnormally high concentration of fat in the blood | lipidemia |
| the volume percentage of red cells in whole blood | hematocrit |
| an increase in the number of red blood cells in the blood | polycythemia |
| escessive sugar in the blood | hyperglycemia |
| breaking down or destroying blood cells | hemolysis |
| a reduction in the number of red blood cells in the blood | anemia |
| a blood disease characterized by distorted proliferation and development of leukocytes | leukemia |
| a decrease in the number of red blood cells | erythropenia |
| excision of a thrombus | thrombectomy |
| inflammation of a vein in which a clot is present | thrombophlebitis |
| the breaking up or splitting of red blood cells | erythroclasis |
| an agent that dissolves a blood clot | thrombolytic |
| a red blood cell | erythrocyte |
| the formation of clots or thrombi | thrombosis |
| an increase in the number of red blood cells | erythrocytosis |
| the formation of clotting cells | thrombopoiesis |
| the formation of red blood cells | erythropoiesis |
| a clotting cell; a platelet | thrombocyte |
| any disease involving clotting cells | thrombopathy |
| a white blood cell | leukocyte |
| a deficiency of white blood cells | leukopenia |
| the study of the science of the white blood cells | leukocytology |
| bleeding or hemorrhage from the spleen | splenorrhagia |
| pertaining to the spleen | splenic |
| excision or removal of the spleen | splenectomy |
| pertaining to the spleen and diaphragm | splenophrenic |
| atrophy or wasting of the spleen | splenatrophy |
| enlargement of the spleen and liver | splenohepatomegaly |
| herniation or swelling of the spleen | splenocele |
| a white cell that is formed in the lymph glands | lymphocyte |
| any disease of lymphatic system | lymphopathy |
| a tumor in a lymphatic vessel | lymphangioma |
| stoppage of lymph flow | lymphostasis |
| reductions in the number of lymphocytes in the blood | lymphocytopenia |
| inflammation of a lymph gland | lympadenitis |
| making or developing lymph | lymphopoiesis |
| swelling of subcutaneous tissue die to excessive lymph fluid | lymphedema |
| agents that prevent blood clotting | anticoagulants |
| agents that arrest the flow of blood | hemostatics |
| combining for denoting the blood | hem(o), hemat(o) |
| a word element denoting relationship to the blood | emia |
| a word element denoting red or red blood cells | erythr(o) |
| a combining for menaing white or denoting a relationship to a leukocyte | leuk(o) |
| a combining form indicating a blood clot, or thrombus | thromb(o) |
| a combining form denoting the spleen | splen(o) |
| a combining form indicating lymph or the lymphatic glands or vessels | lymph(o) |
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