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