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Week 6 Blood/lymph
Blood and Lymphatic Medical Terminology
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| adeno- | gland |
| baso- | basophils |
| chromo- | color |
| erythro- | red |
| hemo- | blood |
| hemato- | blood |
| immuno- | immune |
| leuko- | white |
| lympho- | lymphatic system |
| morph- | shape |
| phago- | ingest |
| sero- | serum |
| thrombo- | blood clot |
| -blast | embryonic cell |
| -emia | blood condition |
| -globin | protein |
| -osis | abnormal condition |
| -penia | deficiency, decrease |
| -phoresis | transport, carrying |
| -phylaxis | protection |
| -poeisis | formation, production |
| -stasis | standing still |
| a- | without |
| iso- | equal |
| macro- | large |
| micro- | small |
| hematoma | collection of blood |
| leukemia | cancer condition of white blood cells |
| transfusion | infusion of blood or blood products |
| antivirals | something that prevents the replication of a virus |
| thrombolytics | substance that breaks apart blood clots |
| AIDS | Acquired Immuno-Deficiency Syndrom |
| CBC | Complete Blood Count |
| Diff | Differential (the breakdown of each type of WBC's) |
| DVT | Deep Vein Thrombosis |
| RBC | Red Blood Cell |
| WBC | White Blood Cell |
| poly- | many |
| vol- | volume |
| -lysis | break apart |
| myelo- | bone marrow |