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SRGT Ch9 Terminology
Blood, Lymphatic and Immune Systems Ch9 Terminology
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Hematopoises | blood formation |
| Erythocytes | red blood cells (RBC) |
| Leukocytes | white blood cells (WBC) |
| Thrombocytes | clotting cells (PLATELETS) |
| Hemoglobin | vehicle for transportation of oxygen to tissues is a protein-iron pigment |
| -poietin | forming a substance |
| -poiesis | formation, production |
| cyt/o | cell |
| Coagulation | process of changing a liquid to a solid (blood clotting) |
| Agglutination | (agglutin/o) clump together |
| hemostasis | control of blood flow (stop bleeding) |
| plasma | liquid portion of the blood |
| universal blood donor | individual with type O |
| universal recipient | individual with type AB |
| Rh factor | mismatch between the fetus and mother can cause erythroblastosis fetalis |
| monocytes | destroy pathogens and collect debris from damaged cells |
| lymphocytes | immune system |
| lymphangio/o | lymph vessels |
| lymphaden/o | lymph nodes (lymph glands) |
| lymph nodes | cervical, axillary (armpit), inguinal (groin), and mediastinal nodes |
| lymph organs | tonsils, adenoids, appendix, spleen, and thymus gland |
| appendix | append/o |
| spleen | splen/o |
| thymus gland | thym/o |
| immune system | immun/o |
| pyr/o | fever, fire |
| -exia | condition |
| phagocytosis | phag/o eat, swallow |
| anemia | without blood |
| hypovolemia | deficient blood volume |
| Hypo- | deficient |
| -emia | blood condition |
| leukocytosis | abnormal INCREASE in WBCs (clotting cells) |
| leukopenia | abnormal DECREASE in WBCs (deficiency of clotting cells) |
| Edema | abnormal accumulation of fluid in the interstitial spaces of tissues |
| lymphedema | accumulation of lymphatic fluid and resultant swelling caused by obstruction, removal or hypoplasia of lymph vessels |
| lymphadentis | inflammation of lymph nodes |
| lymphadenopathy | disease of the lymph nodes or vessels that may be localized or generalized |
| lymphangitis | inflammation of lymph vessels |
| lymphocytopenia | deficiency of lymphocytes |
| lymphocytosis | abnormal increase in lymphocytes |
| lymphangiography | radiographic visualization of a part of the lymphatic system after injection of a radiopague substance |
| splenic arteriography | (splenography) radiographic visualization of the spleen with the use of a contrast medium |
| allergy testing | series of tests involving a patch, scratch or intradermal injection of an allergen to test for hypersensitivty |
| CBC | complete blood count 12 blood tests including RBC, WBC, diff, Hb, HCT/PCV |
| diff count | measure of the numbers of the different types of WBCs |
| Hct/PCV *** | Hemocrit/packed cell volume measure of the % of RBCs in the blood |
| Hgb, Hb *** | hemoglobin iron-containing pigment of RBCs that carries oxygen to tissues |
| monospot *** | test for infectious mononucleosis |
| PT *** | prothrombin time test that measures the amount of time taken for clot formation |
| WBC count *** | white blood cell count measurement of the number of leukocytes in the blood |
| Apheresis | temporary removal of blood from a donor in which one or more components are removed, and the rest of the blood is reinfused into the donor |
| Autologous blood transfusion | donor's blood is removed and stored in anticipation of a future need |
| Autotransfusion | donor is transfused with his/her own blood after anticoagulation and filtration, from an active bleeding site in cases of major surgery or trauma |
| -apheresis | removal of blood |
| BMT | bone marrow transplant |
| Autologous BMT | harvesting of patient's own healthy bone marrow before treatment for reintroduction later |
| Homologous BMT | from a donor to a recipient |
| Adenoidectomy | removal of the adenoids (pharyngeal tonsils) |
| biopsy of lymphatic structures | removal of the lymph nodes or tissue as a means of diagnosis and treatment |
| Lymphadenectomy | removal of a lymph node |
| Splenectomy | removal of the spleen |
| Anticoagulants | drugs that prevent or delay the coagulation of blood |
| Antiplatelets | drugs that inhibit the function of platelets or destroy them |
| Erythropoietic agents | growth factors that increase production of RBCs |
| Hematinics | drugs that increase the number of erythrocytes (RBCs) |
| Hematopoietic agents | drugs that stimulate blood cell production |
| Hemostatics | drugs that help stop the flow of blood |
| Thrombopoietic factors | agents that stimulate the production of thrombocytes or platelets |
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