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Everest345 mod e wk 4
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| angi/o | vessels |
| cyt/o | cell |
| -itis | inflammation |
| macro/o | large, long |
| megal/o | large, of great size |
| -megaly | large |
| -osis | abnormal condition |
| tox/o | poison |
| ansiocytosis | condition where RBC's are unequal in size and shape |
| anticoagulant | medication to slow blood clotting |
| erythrocytes | red blood cells |
| hemophilia | disorder that prevents blood from clotting |
| hemolysis | destruction of red blood cells |
| neutrophil | most abundant leukocyte, granulocyte |
| thrombophlebitis | inflammation of a vein causing a clot |
| glucometer | instrument used to measure blood sugar level |
| hypoglycemia | low blood sugar |
| serology | the study of serum of the blood |
| triglycerides | fatty acid compound attached to glycerol |
| ABG | arterial blood gases |
| agglutination | clumping together of cells |
| basophils | type of leukocyte, granulocyte |
| centrifuge | instrument used to sepaarate blood into liquid and solid components |
| differential | test to determine the number of each type of cell in a blood sample |
| eosinophils | type of leukocyte, granulocyte |
| ESR | erythrocyte sedimentation rate |
| Hct | hematocrit |
| Hgb | hemoglobin |
| plasma | liquid portion of blood |
| BUN | blood urea nitrogen |
| CPK | creatine phosphokinase |
| EDTA | ethylenediamine tetra-acetic acid |
| heparin | substance that inhibits blood clotting |
| qualitative | data measured on a categorical scale |
| quantitative | pertaining to observations of a numerical kind |
| serum | blood plasma with clotting factors removed |
| uric acid | one end product of urine metabolism sometimes found in kidney stones |
| viable | capable of living |
| hematoma | collection of blood trapped within tissue |
| platelets | cells that aid in blood clotting process |
| DPT | diptheria, pertussis, tetanus |
| Hib | haemophilus influenza type B |
| MMR | measles, mumps,rubella |
| IPV | Injectable polio vaccine |
| -cyte | cell |
| -emia | blood |
| an | no, not, without |
| anis/o | unequal |
| coagul/o | clotting |
| erythr/o | red |
| gluc/o | glucose |
| hem/o | blood |
| -meter | measure |
| neutr/o | neutral, neither |
| thromb/o | clot |
| phleb/o | vein |
| ser/o | serum |
| tri | three |
| glyc/o | glucose |
| hypo | deficient, decreased |