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MED104
Chapter 6
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Coagul/o | Coagulation |
| Hemo, Hemat/o | Blood |
| Cyt/o | Cell |
| Thromb/o | Clot |
| Leuk/o | White |
| Phleb/o, Ven/o | Vein |
| Lymph/o | Lymph |
| Emia | Blood condition |
| Tonsill/o | Tonsil |
| Myel/o | Bone marrow, Spine |
| Splen/o | Spleen |
| Immun/o | Immune system |
| Thym/o | Thymus |
| Penia | Deficiancy |
| Anemia | Reduction of red blood cells |
| Ecchymosis | Large bruise |
| Hemotoma | A mass of blood in an organ, cavity, or tissue |
| Hemophilia | A condition in which the blood does not clot |
| Hemorrhage | Excessive blood loss could result in death |
| Petechia | Small bruises |
| Reperfusion Injury | Injury to tissue after blood flow has been restored |
| Lymphadenopathy | Any disease of a lymph node (swollen lymph nodes) |
| Lymphedema | Lymph node swelling |
| Splenalgia, Splenodynia | Pain in the spleen |
| Anisocytosis | Condition of great inequality of in size of red blood cells |
| Elliptocyte | Oval red blood cells |
| Elliptocytosis | Increased number of oval shaped red blood cells |
| Embolism | Blockage in a blood vessel |
| Embolus | A mass of matter in the blood |
| Erythrocyte | A red blood cell |
| Erythrocytosis | Abnormal increase in the number of red blood cells |
| Hematopoiesis | The formation of blood cells |
| Hemolysis | Breakdown of blood cells |