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Blood, Lymph, Immune

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What percentage of plasma is water? 91%
What is not dissolved in plasma? red blood cells
Which word element refers to blood? emia
What does the prefix of the word anemia mean? without
Name the functions of blood... maintaining body temperature, transporting nutrients, forming clots, regulating pH and osmosis
The large, white blood cell that removes bacteria, foreign particles, and dead cells is known as a(n): macrophage
In the term hemoglobin, what does hemo- refer to? blood
What word means sticking together to form clumps? agglutination
In the word, hemoglobinopathy, what does the suffix mean? disease
The term for decreased number of RBCs is... anemia
The term for the study of blood disorders is... hematology
The term for the fluid remaining after removal of a clot serum
The term for the fluid noncellular component of blood is ... plasma
The term also called a thrombocyte is... platelet
WBC is the abbreviation for white blood cells
The medical term for an excessive number of white blood cells leukocytosis
The disease when the blood is taken over by the WBCs is... leukemia
The aspirin inhibited __________blank, leading to an increased loss of blood. thrombosis
A thrombus that has detached and lodged in another blood vessel is called embolus
A pinpoint hemorrhage is called petechia
Multiple pinpoint hemorrhages are called petechiae
In the term hemoglobin, what does hemo- refer to? blood
________ and allergists are physicians who specialize in immune system disorders such as allergies, asthma and immunodeficiencies. immunologists
Hct is the abbreviation for hematocrit
RBC is the abbreviation for red blood cells
The medical term for red blood cell is erythrocyte
The term for white blood cell is leukocyte
This is the term for a substance that causes clotting coagulant
This is the term for the process of blood clotting coagulation
This is the term for stopping of bleeding hemostasis
This is the term for the protein produced in response to the antigen. antibody
This the state of being protected immunity
SOB stands for shortness of breath
This is the medical term for the destruction and separation of red blood cells hemolysis
This is the medical term for deficient in white blood cells. leukopenia
This is the medical term for enlarged spleen. splenomegaly
This is the medical term for any neoplasm of the lymphatic tissue lymphoma
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