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ch 8 Hem and Imm
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| thromb/o | clot |
| phleb/o | vein |
| anemia | reduction of rbc, noticed by the pt as fatigue |
| hematoma | mass of blood |
| ecchymosis | large bruise |
| petechia | small blood vessels bursting causing pinpoint bruises |
| reticulocyte | immature red blood cell |
| thrombogenic | capable of producing a clot |
| thrombus | stationary blood clot |
| embolism | blockage of a blood vessel caused by an embolus |
| embolus | clot blocking a blood vessel that has traveled |
| thromboembolism | blockage of a blood vessel by an embolus that has broken off and moved in the body. (PE) |
| three types of cells in the blood | thrombocytes- platelets erythrocytes leukocytes |
| myel/o | bone marrow |
| -optosis | downward displacement of |
| floating spleen | splenectomy |