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Blood & Lymphatic Sy
Blood & Lymphatic System Ch. 9
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Agglutination | clumping of cells |
| Allergen | substance that can produce a hypersensitive reaction in the body |
| Anaphylaxis | exaggerated life threatening hypersensitivity reaction to a previously encountered antigen |
| Antibodies | substances produced by the body in response to bacteria, viruses, or other foreign substances |
| Antigens | causes the formatnion of an antibody and reacts specificaly with that antibody |
| Coagulation | process of transforming a liquid into a solid, especially of the blodd |
| Dyscrasia | adnormal condition of the blood or bone marrow- leukemia |
| Edema | adnormal accumulation of fluid in interstitial spaces of tissues |
| Erythrocyte | mature red blood cell |
| erythropoietin | hormone synthesized mainly in the kidneys released into bloodstream. stimulate & regulates the production of erythrocytes |
| Hematologist | a medical specialist in the field of hematology |
| Hemoglobin | complex protein-iron compound in the blood that carries oxygen to the cells from lungs & carbon dioxide away from cells to the lungs |
| hemorrhage | loss of large amount of blood in a short period of time |
| hyperalbuminemia | increase level of albumin in the blood |
| Hyperlipemia | excessive level of blood fats - hyperlipidemia |
| Leukocyte | White blood cell |
| Leukocytopenia | abnormal decrease in number of white blood cells |
| Pancytopenia | reduction in the number of the red blood cells, white blood cells, & platelets |
| Plasma | watery, straw-colored, fluid portion of the lymph |
| Platelet | clotting cell; thrombocyte |
| Septicemia | systemic infection, present in the circulating bloodstream |
| serology | branch of laboratory medicine that studies blood serum |
| Serum | blood serum: clear, thin, & sticky fluid portion of the blood that remains aftre coagulation. contains no blood cells, platelets, or fibrinogen |
| Thrombocyte | clotting cell; platelet |
| Thrombus | clot |
| Anemia | condition in which there is a decrease in hemoglobin |
| Hemophilia | involves different hereditary inadequacies of coagulation factors |
| Leukemia | excessive uncontrolled increase of immautre WBC's in the blood |
| Polycythemia Vera | abnormal increase in the number of RBC's, granulocytes, & thrombocytes- leading to an increase in blood volume & viscosity |
| Purpura | pinpoint hemorrhages appearing as red-purple skin discolorations |
| Thalassemia | hereditary form of hemolytic anemia, hemoglobin is deficient |
| Bleeding Time | measurement of the time required for bleeding to stop. |
| Blood transfusion | administration of blood or a blood component to an individual to replace blood lost through surgery, trauma, or disease |
| Complete Blood Cell count | series of tests performed on peripheral blood, which inexpensively screens for problems |
| Erythocyte Sedimentation rate (ESR) | test performed on the blood, which measures the rate at which red blood cells settle out in a tube of unclotted blood |
| Hematocrit | RBC percentage in the total blood volume |
| Hemoglobin Test | concentration measurement of the hemoglobin in the peripheral blood |
| Lipid Profile | measures the lipids in the blood |
| Platelet Count | count of platelets per cubic millimeter of blood |
| Prothrombin Time (PT) | blood test used to evalute system of clot formation |
| Red Blood Cell count (RBC) | measurement of circulating number of RBC's |
| Red Blood Cell Morphology | examination of the RBC on a stained blood smear that enables the examiner to identify the form & shape of the RBC's |
| Reticulocyte | measurement of the number of circulating reticulocytes |
| Schilling Test | diagnostic analysis for pernicious anemia |
| White Blood Cell Count | measurement of the circulating number of WBC's |
| White Blood Cell Differential | measurement of the percentage of each specific type of circulating WBCS |
| Acquried Immunity | result of the body developing the ability to defend itself |
| Edema | accumulation of fluid within the tissue space |
| Hypersensitivity | abnormal condition characterized by an excessive reaction to a particular stimulus |
| Immunity | state of being resistant to or protected from a disease "immune" |
| Local Reaction | reaction to treatment that occurs at the site it was administered |
| Lymphocyte | small, agranulocytic leukocytes originating from fetal stem cells and developing in the bone marrow |
| Natural Immunity | immunity with which we are born; genetic immunity |
| Pathogens | disease-producing microorganisms |
| Susceptible | state of having a lack resistance to pathogens & other harmful agents |
| Kaposi's Sarcoma | malignant neoplasm of the blood vessels associated with AIDS |
| Lymphoma | lymphoid tissue neoplasm that is typically malignant |
| Mononucleosis | Epstein-Barr virus |
| Enzyme-linked Immunosorbent assay (ELISA) | a blood test used for screening for an antibody to the AIDS virus |
| lymphangiogram | x-ray assessment of the lymphatic system following injection of a contrast medium into the lymph vessels |
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