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Ch 8 roots

Studying chapter 8 medical terms

termdefinition
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
anemia reduction of red blood cells noticed by the patient as weakness and fatigue
anisocytosis condition characterized by a great inequality in the size of red blood cells
antibody substance produced by the body in response to an antigen
anticoagulant drug that prevents the coagulation of blood
antigen substance that causes the body to produce antibodies
apheresis general term for a process, similar to dialysis, that draws blood, removes something from it, then returns the rest of the blood to the patient
aplastic anemia anemia caused by red blood cells not being formed in sufficient quantities
asplenia absence of a spleen or of spleen function
autoimmune disease a disease caused by the body's immune system attacking the body's own healthy tissue
bilirubinemia the presence of bilirubin (red bile; a substance derived from red blood cells that have completed their life span) in the blood
coagulopathy any disease that deals with problems in blood coagulation
cytapheresis apheresis to remove cellular material
deep vein thrombosis the formation of a blood clot in a vein deep in the body, most commonly the leg
ecchymosis large bruise
elliptocyte oval-shaped red blood cell
elliptocytosis condition characterized by an increase in the number of oval-shaped red blood cells
embolism blockage in a blood vessel caused by an embolus
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