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Unit 3
Ch.8 Blood & Lymphatic
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| hemophilia hemo/ phil/ ia | condition in which the blood doesn't clot, causing excessive bleeding |
| reperfusion re/per/fusion injury | injury to tissue that occurs after blood flow is restored |
| lymphadenopathy: lymph/ adeno/ pathy | any disease of a lymph gland (node) used to refer to noticeably swollen lymph nodes |
| asplenia: a/splen / ia | absence of a spleen or of spleen function |
| leukocytosis: leuko/ cyt/ osis | increase in the number of white bloods cells |