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CH 9 Blood, Lymphati

QuestionAnswer
adeno/o gland
blast/o embryonic cell
chrom/o color
erythr/o red
granul/o granule
hem/o blood
hemat/o blood
immun/o immune, immunity, safe
nucle/o nucleus
leuk/o white
lymph/o lymph
myel/o bone marrow, spinal cord
neutr/o neutral, neither
phag/o swallowing, eating
splen/o spleen
thromb/o blood clot
thym/o thymus gland
-blast embryonic cell
-globin protein
-graft transplantation
-phoresis carrying, transmission
-phylaxis protection
-poiesis formation, production
-stasis standing still
allo- other, differing form the normal
agglutin/o clumping, gluing
bas/o base (alkaline, opposite of acit)
eosin/o dawn (rose colored)
kary/o nucleus
lymphaden/o lymph gland (node)
lymphangi/o lymph vessel
plas/o formation, growth
reticul/o net, mesh
sider/o iron
ser/o serum
-emia blood condition
-osis abnormal condition; increase (used primarily with blood cells)
-penia dicrease, deficiency
-phil attraction for
a- without, not
aniso- unequal, dissimilar
iso- same, equal
macro- large
micro- small
mono- one
poly- many, much
morph/o form, shape, structure
poikil/o varied, irregular
xen/o foreign, strange
Thrombocytopenia Abnormal decrease to plateless caused nu low production or increased destruction in the blood vessels, spleen, or liver.
Hematoma A mass of extravasated, usually clotted blood , caused by a break or leak in a blood vessel. it may be found in any organ, tissue, or space within the body.
Erythropenia NEED DEFINITION
Hemolytic anemia Destruction of RBC (red blood cells), commonly resulting in jaundice
Anaphylaxis is an exaggerated life-threatening bypersensitivty reaction to a previously encountered antigen. It is treated as a medical emergency.
Lymphadenopathy characterized by changes in the size, consistency, or number of lymph nodes
Myelogenous NEED DEFINITION
Kaposi’s Sarcoma Cancer caused by the human herpes virus 8 (HHV-8) that mainly affects the skin and mucous membrane but may also cause extensive visceral organ involvement; also called malignant neoplasm of soft tissue
Leukapheresis NEED DEFINITION
norm/o normal
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