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Chapter 8
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| coagul/o | coagulation |
| thromb/o | clot |
| cyt/o | cell |
| phleb/o, ven/o | vein |
| lymph/o | lymph |
| tonsill/o | tonsils |
| splen/o | spleen |
| phil | love |
| iso | equal |
| ellipto | oval-shaped |
| embol | embolus |
| bolus | throw |
| neutro | neutrophil |
| normo | normal |
| olgio | few |
| poikilo | various |
| reticulo | net |
| sphero | sphere |
| thrombus | blood clot |
| crit | judge/separate |
| globin | globe |
| sphygmo | strangle |
| mano | thin |
| isch | hold back |
| ectasia | dilation |
| bili | bile |
| rubin | red |
| vol | volume |
| nucle | nucleus |
| ant | agent |
| static | standing |
| apheresis | process that draws out patients' blood and removes something from it |
| apheresis | separation |
| pheresis | separation |
| 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 | Epstein-Barr virus |
| ESR | erythrocyte sedimentation rate |
| Hct | hematocrit |
| Hgb | hemoglobin |
| HIV | human immunodeficiency virus |
| HSM | hepatosplenomegaly |
| HUS | hemolytic uremic syndrome |
| INR | international normalized ration |
| 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 cell or red blood cell count |
| TTP | thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura |
| WBC | white blood cell or white blood cell count |