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Chapter 8 R&A
Root & Abbreviation
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| coagul/o | coagulation |
| cyt/o | cell |
| -emia | blood condition |
| hem/o,hemat/o | blood |
| immun/o | immune system |
| leuk/o | white |
| lymph/o | lymph |
| myel/o | bone marrow |
| -penia | deficiency |
| phleb/o | vein |
| splen/o | spleen |
| thromb/o | clot |
| thym/o | thymus |
| tonsill/o | tonsils |
| ven/o | vein |
| AIDS | acquired immunodeficiency syndrome |
| ALL | acute lymphoblastic leukemia |
| AML | acute myeloid leukemia |
| BMT | bone marrow transplant |
| CBC | complete blood count |
| CML | chronic myeloid leukemia |
| DIC | disseminated intravascular coagulopathy |
| EBV | Epstein-Barr virus |
| ESR | erythrocyte sedimentation rate |
| Hct | hematocrit |
| Hgb | hemoglobin |
| HIV | human immunodeficiency virus |
| HSM | hepatsplenomegaly |
| HUS | hemolytic uremic syndrome |
| INR | international normalized ratio |
| ITP | idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura |
| IV | intravenous |
| IVIG | intravenous immunogloblin |
| LAD | lymphadenopathy |
| NCAT | no cervical adenopathy or tenderness |
| PLT | platelet count |
| PT | prothrombin time |
| PTT | partial thromboplastin time |
| RBC | red blood count; red blood cell count |
| TTP | thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura |
| WBC | white blood count; white blood cell |