Term | Definition |
AIDS | Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome |
ALL | Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia |
AML | Acute Myeloid Leukemia |
BMT | Bone Marrow Transplant |
CBC | Complete Blood Count |
CML | Chronic Myeloid Luekemia |
DIC | Disseminated Intravascular Coagulopathy |
EBV | Epstein-Barr Virus |
ESR | Erythrocyte Sedimentation Rate |
Hct | Hematocrit |
Hgb | Hemoglobin |
HIV | Human Immunodeficiency Virus |
HSM | Hepatosplenomegaly |
HUS | Hemolytic Uremic Syndrome |
INR | International Normalized Ratio |
ITP | Idiopathic Thrombocytopenic Purpura |
IV | Intravenous |
IVIG | Intravenous Immunoglobin |
LAD | Lymphadenopathy |
NCAT | No Cervical Adenopathy or Tenderness |
PTL | Platelet count |
PT | Prothrombin Time |
PTT | Partial Thromboplastin Time |
RBC | Red Blood Count |
WBC | White Blood Count |
COAGUL/O | COAGULATION
Ability to form a clot. |
THROMB/O | CLOT |
HEM/O, HEMAT/O | BLOOD |
CYT/O | CELL (Jar or basket) |
LEUK/O | WHITE |
PHLEB/O, VEN/O | VEIN |
LYMPH/O | LYMPH (Water or spring) |
MYEL/O | BONE MARROW; SPINE (The innermost part) |
EMIA | BLOOD CONDITION |
TONSILL/O | TONSILS (Almond) |
SPLEN/O | SPLEEN |
THYM/O | THYMUS |
IMMUN/O | IMMUNE SYSTEM |
PENIA | DEFICIENCY |
ANEMIA | REDUCTION OF RBC'S; WEAKNESS & FATIGUE |
IRON DEFICIENCY ANEMIA | LOW LEVEL OF IRON; DECREASED PRODUCTION OF RBC'S |
POLYCYTHEMIA | PAW-lee-sih-THEE-mee-ah
POLY (many) / CYT (cell) / HEMIA (blood condition)
EXCESS OF RBC'S |
POIKILOCYTOSIS | POI-kih-loh-sai-TOH-sis
POIKILO (various) / CYT (cell) / OSIS (condition)
CONDITION CHARACTERIZED BY RBC'S VARIETY OF SHAPES |
REPERFUSION INJURY | INJURY TO TISSUE OCCURING AFTER BLOOD FLOW IS RESTORED |
HEMATOPOIESIS | heh-MAH-toh-poh-EE-sis
HEMATO (blood) / POESIS (formation)
FORMATION OF BLOOD CELLS |
RETICULOCYTE | reh-TIK-yoo-loh-SAIT
RETICULO (net) / CYTE (cell)
IMMATURE RBC'S; NETLIKE APPEARANCE |
ANTIBODY | AN-tih-BAW-dee
SUBSTANCE PRODUCED BY BODY IN RESPONSE TO AN ANTIGEN |
ANTIGEN | AN-th-JIN
SUBSTANCE THAT CAUSES BODY TO PRODUCE ANTIBODIES |
AUTO IMMUNE DISEASE | CAUSED BY IMMUNE SYSTEM ATTACKING ITSELF |
IMMUNOCOMPROMISED | IMMUNE SYSTEM IS INCAPABLE OF RESPONDING NORMALLY AND COMPLETELY TO A PATHOGEN OR DISEASE |
IMMUNODEFICIENCY | AN IMMUNE SYSTEM WITH DECREASED OR COMPROMISED RESPONSE TO DISEASE CAUSING ORGANISMS |
IMMUNOSUPPRESSION | A REDUCTION IN ACTIVITY OF THE BODY'S IMMUNE SYSTEM |
ISCHEMIA | ih-SKEE-mee-ah
ISCH (hold back) / EMIA (blood condition)
BLOCKAGE OF BLOOD FLOW TO AN ORGAN |
APLASTIC ANEMIA | CAUSED BY RBC'S NOT BEING FORMED IN SUFFICIENT QUANTITIES |
HEMOLYTIC ANEMIA | CAUSED BY DESTRUCTION OF RBC'S |
LEUKEMIA | loo-KEE-mee-ah
LEUK (white) / EMIA (blood condition)
CANCER OF BLOOD OR BONE MARROW; ABNORMAL INCREASE IN WBC'S |
APHERESIS | AH-fer-EE-sis
(separation)
A PROCESS SIMILAR TO DIALYSIS THAT DRAWS OUT THE BLOOD, REMOVES SOMETHING FROM IT AND RETURNS TO PATIENT. |
CYTAPHERESIS | SAI-tah-fer-EE-sis
CYT (cell) / APHERESIS (separation)
APHERESIS TO REMOVE CELLULAR MATERIAL |
HEMATURIA | BLOOD IN URINE |
HEMOPTYSIS | COUGHING UP BLOOD |
EPISTAXIS | NOSEBLEED |
BILIRUBINEMIA | BIH-lee-ROO-bin-EE-mee-ah
BILI (bile) / RUBIN (red) / EMIA (blood condition)
PRESENCE OF BILIRUBIN IN THE BLOOD |
BILIRUBIN | RED BILE DERIVED FROM RBC'S THAT COMPLETED THEIR LIFE SPAN; SECRETED VIA LIVER INTO DIGESTIVE TRACT |
LYTIC | BREAKDOWN OF; |