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9 Med Term
Lymphatic System
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| homeostasis | steady state |
| hematopoiesis | blood formation |
| erythrocyte | red blood cell, transport oxygen throughout body |
| leukocyte | white blood cell |
| thrombocyte | clotting cell |
| myel/o | bone marrow |
| serum | plasma minus clotting agents |
| -poiesis | formation |
| -poietin | forming substance |
| -phil | attraction |
| -globin | protein substance |
| -gen | producing |
| -siderin | iron substance |
| 4 blood types | A, B, AB & O |
| nonspecific immunity | ways the body protects itself without recognizing pathogens |
| mechanical protection | skin and mucous membranes |
| physical protection | coughing, sneezing, vomiting & diarrhea |
| chemical protection | tears, saliva, stomach acids & perspiration |
| phagocytosis | cells that consume pathogens |
| inflammation | vasoconstriction followed by increase in vascular permeability |
| pyrexia | fever |
| agglutin/o | clumping |
| Acute posthemorrhagic anemia | RBC deficiency caused by blood loss |
| B12 deficiency | deficiency of cobalamin, essential for red blood cell maturation |
| folate deficiency | anemia as a result of lack of folate |
| hypovolemia | deficient volume of circulating blood |
| pernicious anemia | progressive anemia resulting from lack of absorption of B12 |
| aplastic anemia | suppression of bone marrow function leading to a reduction in RBC production |
| hemolytic anemia | group of anemias caused by destruction of RBC |
| thalassemias | inherited disorders of people of Mediterranean, African and South Asian descent |
| Sickle cell anemia | inherited anemia characterized by crescent shaped RBCs |
| pancytopenia | deficiency of all blood cells |
| polycythemia vera | chronic increase in RBCs and concentration of hemoglobin |
| thrombocytopenia | deficiency of platelets causing inability to clot |
| leukocytosis | increase in WBCs |
| leukopenia | decrease in WBCs |
| neutropenia | decrease in neutrophils due to disease |
| anaphylaxis | extreme allergic reaction causing hypotension and constriction of airways |
| delayed allergy | allergic reaction that manifests up to 2 days after exposure |
| immediate allergy | hypersensitivity of immune system |
| autoimmune disease | person's own T cells attack their own cells |
| acute lymphocytic leukemia ALL | cancer characterized by uncontrolled proliferation of immature lymphocytes |
| chronic lymphocytic leukemia CLL | slowly progressive leukemia in which immature lymphocytes proliferate |
| chronic myelogenous leukemia CML | slowly progressive leukemia in which immature bone marrow cells proliferate |
| Hodgkin Lymphoma | presence of Reed-Sternberg cells |
| multiple myeloma | plasma cell dyscrasia; tumors found in many bones |
| Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma | All lymphatic cancers except Hodgkin Lymphoma |
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