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MED TERM ch 8
Flash cards from chapter 8 in module 5
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| coagul/o | coagulation |
| thromb/o | clot |
| hem/o, hemat/o | blood |
| cyt/o | cell |
| leuk/o | white |
| phleb/o, ven/o | vein |
| lymph/o | lymph |
| myel/o | bone marrow, spinal chord |
| -emia | blood condition |
| tonsill/o | tonsils |
| splen/o | spleen |
| thym/o | thymus |
| immun/o | immune system |
| -penia | deficiency |
| anemia (an/emia) | reduction of red blood cells noticed by the patient as weakness and fatigue |
| ecchymosis | large bruise |
| hematoma (hemat/oma) | mass of blood within an organ, cavity, or tissue |
| hemophilia (hemo/phil/ia) | condition in which the blood doesn't clot, thus causing excessive bleeding |
| hemorrhage (hemo/rrhage) | excessive blood loss |
| petechia | small bruise |
| reperfusion injury (re/per/fusion) | injury to tissue that occurs after blood flow is restored |
| lymphadenopathy (lymph/adeno/pathy) | disease of a lymph gland (node), refers to noticeably swollen lymph nodes usually int he neck |
| lymphedema (lymph/edema) | swelling caused by abnormal accumulation of lymph, usually in the extremities |
| splenalgia (splen/algia), splenodynia (spleno/dynia) | pain in the spleen |
| anisocystosis (an/iso/cyst/osis) | condition characterized by a great inequality in the size of red blood cells |
| elliptocystosis (ellipto/cyst/osis) | increase int he number of oval shaped red blood cells |
| elliptocyte (ellipto/cyte) | oval red blood cells |
| embolism (embol/ism) | blockage in a blood vessel caused by an embolism |
| embolus (em/bolus) | mass of matter present in the blood |
| erythrocyte (erythro/cyte) | red blood cell |
| erythrocytosis (erythro/cyt/osis) | abnormal increase in the number of red blood cells |
| hematopoiesis (hemato/poiesis) | formation of blood cells |
| hemolysis (hemo/lysis) | breakdown of blood cells |
| leukocyte (leuko/cyte) | white blood cell |
| leukocytosis (leuko/cyt/osis) | increase in the number of white blood cells |
| leukopenia (leuko/penia) | deficiency in white blood cells |
| macrocytosis (macro/cyt/osis) | condition characterized by large red blood cells |
| microcytosis (micro/cyt/osis) | condition characterized by abnormally small red blood cells |
| myelopoiesis (myelo/poiesis) | formation of bone marrow |
| neutropenia (neutro/penia) | deficiency in neutrophil (type of white blood cell) |
| normocyte | normal-sized red blood cells |
| oligocythemia (oligo/cyt/hemia) | deficiency in the number of red blood cells |
| pancytopenia (pan/cyto/penia) | deficiency in all cellular component of the blood |
| phagocytosis (phago/cyt/osis) | process in which phagocytes destroy foreign microorganisms or cell debris |
| poikilocytosis (poikilo/cyt/osis) | condition characterized by red blood cells in a variety of shapes |
| reticulocytes (reticulo/cytes) | immature red blood cell |
| polycythemia (poly/cyt/hemia) | excess of red blood cells |
| spherocyte (sphero/cyte | red blood cell in a spherical shape |
| thrombocyte (thrombo/cyte) | cell that helps clot blood |
| thrombocytopenia (thrombo/cyto/penia) | deficiency in thrombocytes (platelets) |
| thrombocytosis (thrombo/cyt/osis) | increase in the number of plpatelets |
| thromboembolism (thrombo/embol/ism) | blockage of a vessel from a clot that has broken off from where it formed |
| thrombogenic (thrombo/genic) | capable of producing a blood clot |
| thrombosis (thromb/osis) | formation of a blood clot |
| thrombus | blood clot |
| asplenia (a/splen/ia) | absence of a spleen or of spleen function |
| hepatosplenomegaly (hepato/spleno/megaly) | enlargement of the liver and spleen |
| lymphocyte | lymph cell |
| lymphopenia | deficiency in lymph |
| splenectopy (splen/ec/top/y) | displacement of the spleen, sometimes called floating spleen |
| splenolysis | breakdown of spleen tissue |
| splenomalacia | softening of the spleen |
| splenomegaly | enlargement of the spleen |
| splenoptosis | downward displacement of the spleen |
| thymic hyperplasia | overdevelopment of the thymus |
| hematocrit | test to judge or seapate blood, compared RBC to total blood volume |
| hematology | study of blood |
| hemoglobin | iron containing pigment in RBCs that carries oxygen |
| hypoperfusion | inadequate blood flow |
| immunoglobulin | protein that provides protection against disease |
| immunologist | specialist in the study of the immune system |
| lymphangiogram (lymph/angio/gram) | record of the study of lymph vessels |
| lymphangiography (lymph/angio/graphy) | procedure to study lymph vessels |
| perfusion | circulation of blood through tissue |
| phlebology | study of veins |
| phlebotomist | specialist in drawing blood |
| phlebotomy | incision into a vein, drawing blood |
| sphygmomanometer (sphygmo/mano/meter) | device used for measuring blood presusre |
| antibody | substance produced by the body in response to an antigen |
| antigen | substance that causes the body to produce antibodies |
| immunology | study of the immune system |
| autoimmune disease | disease caused by the body's immune system attacking the body's own healthy tissue |
| caogulopathy | any disease that deals with problems in blood coagulation |
| deep vein thrombosis | formation of a blood clot in a vein deep in the body, most commonly in the leg |
| hemoglobinopathy | disease of the hemoglobin |
| hypercoagulability | increased ability for blood to coagulate |
| immunodeficiency | immune system with decreased or compromised respone to disease causing organisms |
| immunosuppression | reduction in the activity of the body's immune system |
| ischemia | blockage of blood flow to an organ |
| phlebarteriectasia (phleb/arteri/ectasia) | dilation of blood vessels |
| spherocytosis | condition where red blood cells are shaped like spheres |
| thrombophlebitis (thrombo/phleb/itis) | inflammation of the vein caused by a clot |
| anemia | reduced RBCs |
| aplastic anemia | anemia caused by RBCs not being formed in sufficient quantities |
| hemolytic anemia | anemia caused by the destruction of RBCs |
| iron deficiency anemia | anemia cause by inadequate iron intake |
| bilirubinemia (bili/rubin/emia) | presence of bilirubin (red bile) in blood |
| hypercholesterolemia (hyper/cholesterol/emia) | excessive cholesterol in the blood |
| hyperlipidemia | excessive fat in the blood |
| hypervolemia | increased blood volume |
| hypovolemia | decreased volume of blood |
| septicemia | presense of disease-causing microorganisms in the blood |
| uremia | urine in the blood |
| hepatosplenitis (hepato/splen/itis) | inflammation of the spleen and liver |
| hypersplenism | increased spleen activity |
| lymphadenitis | inflammation of a lymph gland (node) |
| lymphangiectasia (lymph/angi/ectasia) | dilation of a lymph vessel, normally noticed by swelling in extremities |
| lymphangitis (lymph/ang/itis | inflammation of lymph vessels |
| mononucleosis (mono/nucle/osis) (mono) | condition characterized by an abnormally large number of mononuclear leukocytes |
| myelodisplasia (myelo/dis/plas/ia) | disease characterized by poor produciton of blood cells in the bone marrow |
| osteomyelitis | inflammation of the bone and bone marrow |
| splenitis | inflammation of the spleen |
| splenopathy | disease of the spleen |
| splenorrhexis (spleno/rrhexis) | rupture of the spleen |
| thymopathy | disease of the thymus |
| tonsilitis | inflammation of a tonsil |
| leukemia | cancer of the blood or bone marrow characterized by the abnormal increase in white blood cells |
| lymphoma | tumor originating in lymphocytes |
| myeloma | cancerous tumor of the bone marrow, in multiple nones is "multiple myeloma" |
| thymoma | tumor in the thymus |
| immunocompromised | having an immune system incapable of responding normally and completely to a pathogen or disease |
| anticoagulant | drug that prevents coagulation of blood |
| hemostatic | drug that stops flow of blood |
| thrombolytic | drug that breaks down blood clots |
| laparosplenectomy (laparo/splen/ectomy) | removal of the spleen through the abdomen |
| lymphadenectomy | surgical removal of a lymph gland |
| lymphadenotomy | incision into the lymph gland |
| nephrosplenopexy | surgical fixation of the spleen and a kidney |
| splenectomy | surgical removal of the spleen |
| thymectomy | surgical removal of the thymus |
| tonsillectomy | surgical removal of a tonsil |
| apheresis | general term for a process, similar to dialysis, that draws out a persons blood, takes something out of it, then returns the blood to the persons body |
| cytapheresis | apheresis to remoce celluer material |
| plasmapheresis | apheresis to remove plasma |
| plateletapheresis | apheresis to remove platelets (for donation) |
| transfusion | infusion into a patient of blood from another source |
| 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 | erythrocyte sedimentation rate |
| Hct | hematocrit |
| Hgb | hemoglobin |
| HIV | human immunodeficiency virus |
| HSM | hepatosplenomegaly |
| HUS | hemolytic uremic syndrome |
| INR | international normalize ratio |
| ITP | idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura |
| IV | intravenous |
| IVIG | intravenous immunoglobulin |
| 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 |
| TTP | thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura |
| WBC | white blood count, white blood cell |
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