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HLHS CH8
blood and lymphatic system
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Coagul/o | coagulation |
| cyt/o | cell |
| hem/o hemat/o | blood |
| immun/o | immune system |
| leuk/o | white |
| lymph/o | lymph |
| myel/o | bone marrow |
| -penia | deficiency |
| phleb/o ven/o | vein |
| splen/o | spleen |
| thromb/o | clot |
| thym/o | thymus |
| tonsill/o | tonsils |
| anisocytosis | condition characterized by a great inequality in size of RBC |
| antibody | substance produced by body in response to an antigen |
| antigen | substance that causes body to produce antibodies |
| apheresis | general term for a process that draws blood, removes something from it, then returns the blood to patient |
| aplastic anemia | anemia caused by RBC not being formed in sufficient quantities |
| autoimmune disease | disease caused by body's immune system attacking the body's own healthy tissue |
| bilirubinemia | presence of bilirubin (red bile, substance derived from RBC that have completed their life span) in blood |
| deep vein thrombosis | formation of a blood clot in a vein deep in body, most commonly in leg |
| elliptocyte | oval-shaped RBC |
| embolism | blockage in blood vessel caused by an embolus(mass of matter present in blood) |
| erythrocytosis | abnormal increase in number of RBC, can cause blood to become too thick to flow well |
| hematocrit | test that separates blood, used to determine ratio of RBC to total blood volume |
| hematoma | mass of blood within an organ, cavity, or tissue |
| hematopoiesis | formation of blood cells |
| hemoglobin | iron-containing pigment in RBC that carries oxygen to cells |
| hemolysis | breakdown of blood cells |
| hemolytic anemia | anemia caused by destruction of RBC |
| hemophilia | condition in which blood doesn't clot causing excessive bleeding |
| hemorrhage | excessive blood loss |
| hemostatic | drug that stops flow of blood |
| immunocompromised | having an immune system incapable of responding normally/completely to a pathogen or disease |
| immunodeficiency | immune system with decreased/compromised response to disease-causing organisms |
| immunoglobulin | protein that provides protection (immunity) against disease |
| ischemia | blockage of blood flow to an organ |
| leukemia | cancer of blood or bone marrow characterized by abnormal increase in WBC |
| leukocyte | WBC |
| leukocytosis | increase in number of WBC |
| lymphadenopathy | any disease of a lymph gland (node), used to refer to noticeably swollen lymph nodes especially in neck |
| lymphanglectasia | dilation of lymph vessel, normally noticed by swelling in extremities |
| macrocytosis | condition characterized by large RBC |
| microcytosis | condition characterized by small RBC |
| normocyte | normal sized RBC |
| oligocythemia | deficiency in number of RBC |
| osteomyelitis | inflammation of bone and bone marrow |
| pancytopenia | deficiency in all cellular components of blood |
| perfusion | circulation of blood through tissue |
| petechia | small bruise or small flat red spots on body |
| phlebarteriectasia | dilation of blood vessels |
| poikilocytosis | condition characterized by RBC in a variety of shapes |
| polycythemia | excess of RBC |
| reticulocyte | immature RBC |
| thrombocyte | platelet |
| thrombus | blood clot |
| thrombolytic | drug that breaks down clots |
| transfusion | infusion into a patient of blood from another source |
| uremia | presence of urine in blood |
| AIDS | acquired immunodeficiency syndrome |
| CBC | complete blood count |
| Hct | hematocrit |
| Hgb | hemoglobin |
| HIV | human immunodeficiency virus |
| INR | international normalized ratio |
| NCAT | no cervical adenopathy or tenderness |
| PLT | platelet count |
| RBC, WBC | red/white blood cell count |
| spherocyte | spherical RBC |
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