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MT Ch 9C
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Aden/o | gland |
| agglutin | clumping, gluing |
| blast | embryonic cell |
| chrom | color |
| erythr | red |
| granul | granule |
| hem | blood |
| hemat | blood |
| immune | immune |
| leuk | white |
| lymph | lymph |
| lymphaden | lymph gland |
| lymphangi | lymph vessel |
| morph | form, shape, structure |
| myel | bone marrow, spinal cord |
| nucle | nucleus |
| phag | swallowing, eating |
| poikil | varied, irregular |
| sser | serum |
| sider | iron |
| splen | spleen |
| thromb | blood clot |
| thym | thymus gland |
| -blast | embryonic cell |
| -globin | protein |
| -penia | decrease, defiency |
| -phil` | attraction for |
| phylaxis | protection |
| poiesis | formation, production |
| -stasis | standing still |
| aniso- | unequal, dissimilar |
| AB | antibody, abortion |
| A, B, O, AB | blood types I the ABO blood group |
| AIDS | acquired immunodeficiency syndrome |
| ANA | antinuclear antibody |
| APC | antigen presenting cell |
| APTT | activated partial thromboplastin time |
| BMT | bone marrow transplant |
| CBC | complete blood count |
| CO2 | carbon dioxide |
| DIC | disseminated coagulation |
| diff | differential count (white blood cells) |
| DVT | deep vein thrombosis |
| EBV | Epstein - Barr virus |
| GVHD | graft-versus-host disease |
| Hg, Hgb | hemoglobin |
| HHV- 8 | human herpes virus 8 |
| HIV | human immunodeficiency virus |
| HL | Hodgkin lymphoma |
| Ig | immunoglobulin |
| IVIG | intravenous immunoglobulin |
| KS | Kaposi sarcoma |
| MNL | mononuclear leukocytes |
| MRI | magnetic resonance imaging |
| NHL | non-Hodgkin lymphoma |
| NK cell | natural killer cell |
| O2 | oxygen |
| PA | pernicious anemia |
| PCP | pneumocystis pneumonia, primary care physician |
| PMN | polymorphonuclear |
| PMNL, Poly | polymorphonuclear leukocyte |
| PT | prothrombin time, physical therapy |
| PTT | partial thromplastin time |
| RA | right atrium |
| RBC, rbc | red blood cell |
| SLE | systemic lupus erythrmatosus |
| WBC, wbc | white blood cell |