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Hematology and Immunology

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Term
Definition
emia   condition  
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phleb   vein  
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penia   deficiency  
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reperfusion injury   injury to tissue that occurs after blood flow is restored  
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lymphadema   swelling of the lymph nodes, especially in the extremities  
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anisocytosis   condition of great inequality in the size of the RBCs  
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hematopoiesis   formation of BCs  
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oligocythemia   deficiency in the number of RBCs  
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poikilocytosis   RBCs in a variety of shapes  
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reticulocyte   immature RBC  
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thymic hyperplasia   overdevelopment of the thymus  
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hamtocrit   test to judge or separate the blood; determines the ratio of RBCs to total blood volume  
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phlebarteriectasia   dilation of blood vessels  
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elliptocyte   oval-shaped RBC  
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erythrocytosis   increase in RBCs  
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macrocytosis   large RBCs  
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microcytosis   small RBCs  
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normocyte   normal sized RBC  
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pancytopenia   deficiency in all cellular components of the blood  
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polycythemia   excess RBCs  
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spherocyte   spherical RBC  
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thrombophlebitis   inflammation of a vein caused by a clot  
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aplastic anemia   anemia caused by insufficient RBC formation  
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hemolytic anemia   anemia caused by destruction of RBCs  
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lymphangiescatsia   dilation of lymph vessel  
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myelodysplagis   poor production of cells by the marrow  
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apheresis   general term for a process that draws out blood, removes something from it, then returns the blood  
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