8.3 Observation and Discovery - Objective Flashcards
Two ways of looking at blood cells
Complete blood count
Looking at size and shape
Complete Blood Count
CBC - is one of the most common test. Counts each number of cell
Anemia
lower than normal number red blood. most common problem
Leukopenia
can caused by an infection. If number is to low, it mean that a patient has a weak immune system
anisocytosis
an- not
iso - equal
cyt- cell
osis - condition
condition characterized by a great inequality in the size of red blood cells
elliptocyte
ellipto - oval shaped
cyte - cell
oval red blood cells
elliptocytosis
condition characterized by an increase in the number of oval-shaped red blood cells
embolism
blockage in a blood vessel caused by an embolus
embolus
em - in
bolus - throw
mass of matter present in the blood
erythrocyte
red blood cell
erythrocytosis
abnormal increase in the number of red blood cells
hematopoiesis
hemat - blood
opoiesis
formation of blood cells
hemolysis
hemo - blood
lysis - breakdown
breakdown of blood cells
leukocyte
white blood cell
leukocytosis
increase in the number of white blood cells
leukopenia
leuko - white
penia - deficiency
deficiency in white blood cells
macrocytosis
condition characterized by large red blood cells
microcytosis
condition characterized by small red blood cells
myelopoiesis
myelo - bone marrow
opiesis - formation
formation of bone marrow
neutropenia
deficiency in neutrophil
normocyte
normal-sized red blood cell
oligocythemia
oligo - few
cyt- cell
hemia - blood
deficiency in the number of red blood cells
pancytopenia
deficiency in all cellular components of the blood
phagocytosis
process in which phagocytes (a type of white blood cell) destroy (or eat) foreign microorganisms or cell debris
poikilocytosis
condition characterized by red blood cells in a variety of shapes
polycythemia
excess of red blood cells
reticulocyte
reticulo - net
cyte - cell
immature red blood cell; the root comes from its netlike appearance
thrombocyte
cell that helps blood clot; also known as a platelet
thrombocytopenia
deficiency in the number of platelets (clot cells)
thromboembolism
blockage of a vessel (embolism) caused by a clot that has broken off from where it formed
thrombogenic
capable of producing a blood clot
thrombosis
the formation of a blood clot
thrombus
blood clot
asplenia
absence of a spleen or of spleen function
hepatosplenomegaly
enlargement of the liver and spleen
lymphocyte
lymph cell
lymphopenia
abnormal deficiency in lymph
splenectopy
displacement of the spleen; sometimes called floating spleen
splenolysis
breakdown (destruction) of spleen tissue
splenomalacia
softening of the spleen
splenomegaly
enlargement of the spleen
splenoptosis
spleno - spleen
optosis - drooping condition
downward displacement (drooping) of the spleen
thymic hyperplasia
overdevelopment of the thymus
antibody
substance produced by the body in response to an antigen
antigen
ant- against
gen - created
substance that causes the body to produce antibodies
hematocrit
hema - blood
crit - judge
test to judge or separate the blood; it is used to determine the ratio of red blood cells to total blood volume
hematology
study of the blood
hemoglobin
hemo - blood
globin - globe
iron-containing pigment in red blood cells that carries oxygen to the cells
hypoperfusion
inadequate flow of blood
immunoglobulin
protein that provides protection (immunity) against disease
immunology
study of the immune system
immunologist
specialist in the study of the immune system
lymphangiogram
record of the study of lymph vessels
lymphangiography
procedure to study the lymph vessels
perfusion
circulation of blood through tissue
phlebology
phlebo - vein
study of veins
phlebotomist
specialist in drawing blood
phlebotomy
incision into a vein; another name for drawing blood
sphygmomanomete
fancy name for the device used to measure blood pressure
