Question | Answer |
accumulation of blood in a joint cavity | hemarthrosis |
spitting up or coughing up blood | hemoptysis |
pertaining to or contained in the blood | hematic |
an instrument to stop bleeding | hemostat |
vomiting of blood | hematemesis |
systemic disease associated with the presence and persistance of microorganisms in the blood | septicemia |
a benign tumor composed of newly formed blood vessels | hemangioma |
a deficiency in the volumn of blood | oligema |
an abnormally high concentration of fat in the blood | lipidemia |
the volume percentage of red cells in whole blood | hematocrit |
an increase in the number of red blood cells in the blood | polycythemia |
escessive sugar in the blood | hyperglycemia |
breaking down or destroying blood cells | hemolysis |
a reduction in the number of red blood cells in the blood | anemia |
a blood disease characterized by distorted proliferation and development of leukocytes | leukemia |
a decrease in the number of red blood cells | erythropenia |
excision of a thrombus | thrombectomy |
inflammation of a vein in which a clot is present | thrombophlebitis |
the breaking up or splitting of red blood cells | erythroclasis |
an agent that dissolves a blood clot | thrombolytic |
a red blood cell | erythrocyte |
the formation of clots or thrombi | thrombosis |
an increase in the number of red blood cells | erythrocytosis |
the formation of clotting cells | thrombopoiesis |
the formation of red blood cells | erythropoiesis |
a clotting cell; a platelet | thrombocyte |
any disease involving clotting cells | thrombopathy |
a white blood cell | leukocyte |
a deficiency of white blood cells | leukopenia |
the study of the science of the white blood cells | leukocytology |
bleeding or hemorrhage from the spleen | splenorrhagia |
pertaining to the spleen | splenic |
excision or removal of the spleen | splenectomy |
pertaining to the spleen and diaphragm | splenophrenic |
atrophy or wasting of the spleen | splenatrophy |
enlargement of the spleen and liver | splenohepatomegaly |
herniation or swelling of the spleen | splenocele |
a white cell that is formed in the lymph glands | lymphocyte |
any disease of lymphatic system | lymphopathy |
a tumor in a lymphatic vessel | lymphangioma |
stoppage of lymph flow | lymphostasis |
reductions in the number of lymphocytes in the blood | lymphocytopenia |
inflammation of a lymph gland | lympadenitis |
making or developing lymph | lymphopoiesis |
swelling of subcutaneous tissue die to excessive lymph fluid | lymphedema |
agents that prevent blood clotting | anticoagulants |
agents that arrest the flow of blood | hemostatics |
combining for denoting the blood | hem(o), hemat(o) |
a word element denoting relationship to the blood | emia |
a word element denoting red or red blood cells | erythr(o) |
a combining for menaing white or denoting a relationship to a leukocyte | leuk(o) |
a combining form indicating a blood clot, or thrombus | thromb(o) |
a combining form denoting the spleen | splen(o) |
a combining form indicating lymph or the lymphatic glands or vessels | lymph(o) |