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HEMATOLOGY/LYMPHATIC

BLOOD AND LYMPHATIC SYSTEM

QuestionAnswer
ERYTROCYTOPENIA Decrease in the number of erythrocytes
AMEMIA Decrease or Deficiency in the number or quality of RBC"S
HEMOTOLOGYIST Physician specializing in the study of blood
COAGULATION Process of blood clotting
LYMPH NODES Function as filters for old, dead cells and bacteria that are present in the Lymph Fluid
PHAGOCYTE Cells that fight disease by engulfing and digesting bacteria
AGGLUTINATION Cell clumping together
LYMPHOMA Tumor of the Lymph Tissue, usually malignant
HEMORRAHGE Excessive blood loss
HEMOLYSIS happens when Red Blood cells are destroyed or broken down
MYELOID Resembling bone marrow
HEMATOPOIESIS Production/fromation of blood cells
HYPERLIPIDEMIA Excessive amount of fat in the blood
THYMUS Both a Lymphatic organ and an Endocrine gland
SPLEEN Organ that is located in the left side of the abdominal cavity/Filters blood
SPELENOMEGALY Enlargement of the spleen
HYPERCHROMIA Excessively pigmented RBC's
LUKOCYTE/PHAGOCYTE Cells that Ingest bacteria
RBC Carries hemoglobin and Oxygen
SICKLE CELL ANEMIA Hereditary form of hemolytic anemia characterized by cresent shaped erythrocytes
SPECTICEMIA Presence of disease causing bacteria in the blood
PANCYTOPENIA Decrease in the number of all blood cells
THROMBOSIS Blood clot in a vessel
SPHEROCYTOSIS Abnormal condition of round or spherical shape erythrocytes (RBC's)
LYMPHADITIS Inflammation of the Lymph Gland
LEUKEMIA Abnormal increase in the number of immature WBC caused by a malignancy in the blood forming organs
POLYCYTHEMIA Increased in the number of Erythroctes in the blood
RETICULOCYTE Immature red blood cell
PLASMA Carries blood cells, fats, proteins, salts, etc. The liquid portion of the blood
DYSCRASIA Any abnormal blood condition
ANTIGEN Any substance that stimulates the body's immune response
LUKOCYTOPENIA WBC deficiency
AUTOIMMUNE DISEASE An immune response to one's own body tissue
SPLENORRAPHY Suture of the spleen
LYMPHADENPATHY Disease of the lymph nodes
IMMUNODEFICIENCY Inadequate immune response
THROMBOCYTE/PLATELETS Cell fragments initiate blood clotting
BASOPHIL WBC/S that release Histamines
EOSINOPHIL Release chemicals into the bloodstream that can neutralize toxic substance
Created by: jarmorris
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