Blood, Lymph, and Immune Systems
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| aden/o | gland
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| agglutin/o | clumping, gluing
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| bas/o | base (alkaline, opposite of acid)
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| blast/o | embryonic cell
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| chrom/o | color
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| eosin/o | dawn (rose-colored)
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| erythr/o | red
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| granul/o | granule
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| hem/o | blood
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| hemat/o | blood
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| immun/o | immune, immunity, safe
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| kary/o | nucleus
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| nucle/o | nucleus
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| leuk/o | white
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| lymphaden/o | lymph gland
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| lymph/o | lymph
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| lymphangi/o | lymph vessel
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| morph/o | form, shape, structure
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| myel/o | bone marrow; spinal cord
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| neutr/o | neutral, neither
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| phag/o | swallowing, eating
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| plas/o | formation, growth
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| poikil/o | varied, irregular
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| reticul/o | net, mesh
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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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| xen/o | foreign, strange
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| -blast | embryonic cell
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| -emia | blood condition
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| -globin | protein
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| -graft | transplantation
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| -osis | abnormal condition; increase (used primarily with blood cells)
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| -penia | decrease, deficiency
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| -phil | attraction for
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| -phoresis | carrying, transmission
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| -phylaxis | protection
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| -poiesis | formation, production
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| -stasis | standing still
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| a- | without, not
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| allo- | other; differing from the normal
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| aniso- | unequal, dissimilar
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| iso- | same, equal
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| macro- | large
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| micro- | small
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| mono- | one
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| poly- | many, much
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| Associated with bone marrow failure, diminished RBCs, WBCs, and platelets due to bone marrow suppression - serious form of anemia that may be fatal | Aplastic (hypoplastic) anemia
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| RBCs are large and deformed with a diminished production rate and life span; Normal levels are achieved by increasing folic acid in diet | Folic-acid deficiency anemia
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| Associated with premature destruction of RBCs; usually accompanied by jaundice | Hemolytic anemia
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| Most common type of anemia world-wide | Iron-deficiency anemia
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| Chronic, progressive disorder found mostly in people older than age 50 | Pernicious anemia
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| Most common genetic disorder in people of African descent | Sicle cell anemia
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| Accumulation of serous fluid in the peritoneal or pleural cavity | ascites
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| Presence of viable bacteria circulating in the bloodstream usually transient in nature | bacteremia
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| Condition that occurs following bone marrow transplant in which the immune cells in the transplanted marrow produce antibodies against the host's tissues | graft-versus-host disease (GVHD)
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| Localized accumulation of blood, usually clotted, in an organ, space, or tissue due to a break in or severing of a blood vessel | hematoma
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| Arrest of bleeding or circulation; blood standing still | hemostasis
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| State of being protected against infectious diseases | immunity
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| Any disease of the lymph nodes | lymphadenopathy
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| Serious, life-threatening bloodstream infection that may arise from other infections throughout the body, such as pneumonia, urinary tract infection, menengitis, or infections of the bone or GI tract | septicemia
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| Laboratory test to detect the presence of antibodies, antigens, or immune substances | serology
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| Blood test that measures the amount of antibodies in blood; commonly used as an indicator of immune status | titer
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| Any condition in which the oxygen-carrying capacity of blood is deficient. It is not a disease but rather a symptom of various diseases | anemia
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| Reduction in all cellular elements of the blood - WBC, RBC and platelets; present when neutropenia, anemia, and thrombocytopenia (all three) are present | pancytopenia
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| Series of tests that includes hemoglobin; hematocret; RBC, WBC and platelet counts | complete blood count (CBC)
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| Non-specific rapid serological test for infectious mononucleosis | Monospot
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| Drawing in or out by suction | aspiration
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| Removal of a small core sample of tissue from bone marrow for examination under a microscope and, possibly, for analysis using other tests | bone marrow biopsy
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| Infusion of blood or blood components into the bloodstream | transfusion
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| Transfusion prepared from the recipient's own blood | autologous transfusion
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| Transfusion prepared from another individual whose blood is compatible with that of the recipient | homologous transfusion
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| Transplantation of bone marrow from one individual to another to treat aplastic anemia, leukemia, and immunodeficiency disorders | homologous bone marrow transplantation
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| Prevent blood clot formation by inhibiting the synthesis or inactivating one or more clotting factors; Warfaren, heparin | anticoagulants
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| Prevent replication of viruses within host cells | antivirals
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| Treatment that provides relief, but not a cure | palliative care
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| Four Causes of Anemia | Excessive blood loss, excessive blood-cell destruction, decreased blood formation, faulty helmoglobin production
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| Subsequent exposures to antigen produce increasing allergic reactions that cause a broad range of inflammatory changes - in the extreme, anaphylactic shock, a life-threatening condition | anaphylaxis
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| AB, Ab, ab | antibody
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| A, B, AB, O | blood types in ABO blood group
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| AIDS | acquired immune deficiency syndrome
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| ALL | acute lymphocytic leukemia
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| AML | acute myelogenous leukemia
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| CBC | complete blood count
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| CLL | chronic lymphocytic leukemia
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| CML | chronic myelogenous leukemia
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| diff | differential count (white blood cells)
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| ESR | erythrocyte sedimentation rate
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| Hb, Hgb | hemoglobin
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| HCT, Hct | hematocrit
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| HIV | human immunodeficiency virus
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| ITP | idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura
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| IV | intravenous
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| PA | pernicious anemia
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| PT | prothrombin time
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| PTT | partial thromboplastin time
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| RBC, rbc | red blood cell
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| SLE | systemic lupus erythematosus
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| WBC,wbc | white blood cell
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