Blood, Lymphatic, and Immune Systems
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| blood | body tissue composed of formed elements suspended in plasma
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| formed elements | erythrocytes, leukocytes, platelets
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| plasma | water, proteins, gases, nutrients, and salts
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| erythrocytes (RBCs) | contain hemoglobin
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| Leukocytes (WBCs) | provide for body protection and defense
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| platelets (thrombocytes) | cell fragments, possess the ability to control bleeding
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| lymphatic system | network of vessels that drain excess fluid from tissue spaces and return it to the blood, maintains the cells that defend the body against disease causing agents
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| immune system | protects the body against disease causing organisms
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| aden/o | gland
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| agglutin/o | clumping, gluing
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| blast/o | embryonic cell
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| chrom/o | color
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| erythr/o | red
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| granul/o | granule
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| hem/o, hemat/o | blood
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| immun/o | immune, immunity, safe
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| leuk/o | white
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| lymph/o | lymph
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| lymphaden/o | lymph gland (node)
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| lymphangi/o | lymph vessel
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| morph/o | shape, form, structure
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| myel/o | bone marrow, spinal cord
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| nucle/o | nucleus
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| phag/o | swallowing, eating
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| poikil/o | varied, irregular
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| ser/o | serum
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| sider/o | iron
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| splen/o | spleen
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| thromb/o | blood clot
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| thym/o | thymus gland
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| -blast | embryonic cell
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| -globin | protein
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| -penia | decrease, deficiency
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| -phil | attraction for
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| -phylaxis | protection
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| -poiesis | formation, production
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| -stasis | standing still
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| aniso- | unequal, dissimilar
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| iron deficiency anemia | decrease in RBCs caused by insufficient iron in the diet
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| pernicious anemia | caused by inadequate levels of vitamin B12 needed for RBC development
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| sickle cell anemia | RBCs take on an abnormal crescent shape, preventing them from passing through blood vessels
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| leukemia | malignancy of the bone marrow, proliferation of WBCs that are unable to carry on their normal function
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| lymphedema | abnormal accumulation fo fluid within tissues
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| capos sarcoma | malignancy of connective tissue, especially in the cells that line the lymph and blood vessels
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| systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) | development of autoantibodies that attack the skin, joints, and other organs
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| thrombocytopenia | deficiency in the number of circulating platelets
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| disseminated intravascular coagulation (DIC) | abnormal activation of proteins involved in blood coagulation
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| apheresis | separates out a particular component of blood
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| plasmapheresis | apherisis that involves removal of plasma from the patient
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| blood transfusion | IV transfer of blood products to an individual
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| bone marrow transplant | replace damaged or destroyed bone marrow with healthy bone marrow stem cells
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| bone marrow aspiration | withdrawal of bone marrow for microscopic evaluation
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| sentinel node excision | removal of the first node receiving drainage from a tumor site and the one most likely to contain cancer cells
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| antibody | protective protein produced in response to a foreign substance
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| antigen | substance that stimulates formation of antibodies
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| immunocompitent | possessing the ability to develop an immune response
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| anticoagulants | prevent formation of clots
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| antifibrinolytics | prevent the breakdown of clots
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| antimicrobials | destroy bacteria, fungi, and protozoa
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| antiretrovirals | prevent replication of viruses
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| immunosuppressants | suppress the body's natural immune response
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| thrombolytics | dissolve blood clots
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