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chapter 8
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| coagul/o | coagulation |
| hem/o | blood |
| hemat/o | blood |
| cyt/o | cell |
| thromb/o | clot |
| leuk/o | white |
| phleb/o | vein |
| ven/o | vein |
| lymph/o | lymph |
| -emia | blood condition |
| myel/o | bone marrow, spine |
| -penia | deficiency |
| anemia | reduction of red blood cells causing fatigue and weakness |
| ecchymosis | large bruise |
| hematoma | mass of blood in organ, cavity, or tissue |
| hemophilia | condition where blood does not clot causing excessive bleeding |
| hemorrhage | excessive blood loss |
| petechia | small bruise |
| sphygmomanometer | blood pressure cuff |
| reperfusion injury | injury to tissue that occurs after blood flow is restored |
| lymphadenopathy | any disease of lymph gland, swollen lymph nodes in neck |
| lymphedema | swelling caused by abnormal accumulation of lymph, usually in extremities |
| anisocytosis | condition characterized by inequality in blood cell size |
| elliptocyte | oval red blood cells |
| elliptocytosis | condition characterized by increased number of oval red blood cells |
| embolism | blockage of blood vessel caused by embolus |
| embolus | mass of matter present in blood |
| erythrocytosis | increased number of red blood cells |
| -pioesis | formation |
| -lysis | breakdown |
| -penia | deficiency |
| macrocytosis | condition characterized by large red blood cells |
| microcytosis | condition characterized by small red blood cells |
| neutr/o | neutrophil |
| pan- | all |
| pancytopenia | deficiency of all cellular components of the blood |
| phagocytosis | process where phagocytes (type of white blood cell) eats foreign microorganisms or cell debris |
| poikilocytosis | condition characterized by red blood cells in a variety of shapes |
| polycythemia | excess red blood cells |
| reticulocyte | immature red blood cell, root comes from its net-like appearance |
| spherocyte | spherical red blood cell |
| thrombocyte | cell that helps blood clot, also known as platelets |
| thromboembolism | blockage of vessel caused by clot broken off from where it is formed |
| thrombosis | formation of blood clot |
| thrombogenic | capable of producing blood clot |
| thrombus | blood clot |
| hepat/o | liver |
| splenectopy | displacement of spleen, sometimes called floating spleen |
| -ptosis | drooping |
| hematocrit | test to judge or separate blood, determine ratio of RBC to total blood volume |
| hemoglobin | iron-containing pigment in RBC that carries oxygen to other cells |
| -per | through |
| -fusion | pour |
| -globulin | sphere |
| immunoglobulin | protein that provides protection against disease |
| angi/o | vessel |
| -gram | record |
| -graphy | writing procedure |
| -graph | recording instrument |
| perfusion | circulation of blood through tissue |
| sphygm/o | strangle |
| mano | thin |
| antibody | substance produced by body in response to antigen |
| antigen | substance that causes body to produce antibodies |
| autoimmune disease | disease caused by body's immune system attacking the body's own healthy tissue |
| deep vein thrombosis | formation of blood clot in deep vein, commonly the leg |
| -ectasia | dilation |
| anemia | reduced RBC |
| bili | bile |
| rubin | red |
| mononucleosis | condition characterized by abnormally large number of mononuclear leukocytes |
| -pheresis | separation |
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