11.6 procedures and pharmacology

Question 1

allogen

Answer 1

antigen from someone else in the same species

Question 2

allogenic

Answer 2

pertaining to an allogen

Question 3

aspiration

Answer 3

removal by suction of fluid or gas from a body cavity

Question 4

autologous

Answer 4

blood transfusion with the same person as donor and recipient

Question 5

compantible

Answer 5

able to exist together with something else

Question 6

corpuscle

Answer 6

a blood cell

Question 7

corpuscular

Answer 7

pertaining to corpuscle

Question 8

ferritin

Answer 8

iron-protein complex that regulates iron storage and transport

Question 9

gene

Answer 9

functional unit of heredity

Question 10

monospot test

Answer 10

detects heterophile antibodies in infectious mononucleosis

Question 11

mutate

Answer 11

change the chemistry of a gene

Question 12

mutation

Answer 12

change in the chemistry of a gene

Question 13

transfusion

Answer 13

transfer of blood or a blood component from donor to recipient

Question 14

transplant

Answer 14

the tissue or organ used or the act of transferring tissue from one person to another

Question 15

adhere

Answer 15

to stick to something

Question 16

adherence

Answer 16

the act of sticking to something

Question 17

chemotherapy

Answer 17

treatment using chemical agents

Question 18

embolism

Answer 18

a plug of tissue or air from afar that obstructs a blood vessel

Question 19

parenteral

Answer 19

administering medication by any means other than the GI tract

Question 20

recombinant DNA

Answer 20

DNA altered by inserting a new sequence of DNA into the chain

Question 21

streptokinase

Answer 21

an enzyme that dissolves clots

Question 22

vasopressin

Answer 22

pituitary hormone that constricts blood vessels and decreases urinary output