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Chapter 8 flash card

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anisocytosis an /iso / cyt / osis AN-Al-soh-SAl-toh-sis condition characterized by a great inequality in the size of red blood cells
elliptocyte ellipto / cyte ee-LIP-toh-SAIT oval red blood cells
elliptocytosis ellipto / cyt / osis ee-LIP-toh-sai-TOH-sis condition characterized by an increase in the number of oval-shaped red blood cells
embolism embol / ism EM-boh-lizm blockage in a blood vessel caused by an embolus
embolus em / bolus EM-boh-lus mass of matter present in the blood
erythrocyte eh-RITH-roh-SAIT red blood cell
erythrocytosis eh-RITH-roh-sai-TOH-sis abnormal increase in the number of red blood cells
hematopoiesis hee-MAT-oh-poi-EE-sis formation of blood cells
hemolysis hee-MAWL-ih-sis breakdown of blood cells
leukocyte LOO-koh-sait white blood cell
macrocytosis MAK-roh-sai-TOH-sis condition characterized by large red blood cells
microcytosis MAl-kroh-sai-TOH-sis condition characterized by small red blood cells
myelopoiesis MAl-eh-loh-poi-EE-sis formation of bone marrow
neutropenia NOO-troh-PEE-nee-ah deficiency in neutrophil
normocyte NOR-moh-sait normal-sized red blood cell
oligocythemia AWL-ih-goh-sih-THEE-mee-ah deficiency in the number of red blood cells
pancytopenia PAN-SAIT-oh-PEE-nee-ah deficiency in all cellular components of the blood
phagocytosis FAG-oh-sai-TOH-sis process in which phagocytes (a type of white blood cell) destroy (or eat) foreign microorgani phago / cyt / osis / cell / condition cell debris
asplenia ah-SPLEEN-ee-ah absence of a spleen or of spleen function
hepatosplenomegaly HEP-ah-toh-SPLEE-noh-MEG-ah-lee enlargement of the liver and spleen
lymphocyte LIM-foh-SAIT lymph cell
lymphopenia LIM-foh-PEE-nee-ah abnormal deficiency in lymph
splenectopy splee-NEk-toh-pee displacement of the spleen; sometimes called floating spleen
splenolysis splee-NAWL-ih-sis breakdown (destruction) of spleen tissue
splenomalacia SPLEE-noh-mah-LAY-shee-ah softening of the spleen
splenomegaly SPLEE-noh-MEG-ah-lee enlargement of the spleen
immunologist IM-yoo-NAWL-oh-jist specialist in the study of the immune system
lymphangiogram lim-FAN-jee-oh-GRAM record of the study of lymph vessels
lymphangiography lim-FAN-jee-AWG-rah-fee procedure to study the lymph vessels
perfusion per-FYOO-zhun circulation of blood through tissue
Created by: Andriyah Atkins
 

 



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