8.4 Diagnosis and Pathology - Assessment Flashcards
autoimmune disease
disease caused by the body’s immune system attacking the body’s own healthy tissue
coagulopathy
coagulo - coagulation
pathy - disease
any disease that deals with problems in blood coagulation
deep vein thrombosis
formation of a blood clot in a vein deep in the body, most commonly the leg
hemoglobinopathy
hemo - Blood
globin - globe
pathy - disease
disease of the hemoglobin
hypercoagulability
increased ability of the blood to coagulate
immunocompromised
having an immune system incapable of responding normally and completely to a pathogen or disease
immunodeficiency
Immuno - Immune
deficiency -
immune system with decreased or compromised response to disease-causing organisms
ischemia
isch - hold back
emia - blood condition
blockage of blood flow to an organ
phlebarteriectasia
dilation of blood vessels
thrombophlebitis
thromb - blood
phleb - vein
itis - inflammation
inflammation of vein caused by a clot
hemolytic anemia
hemo - blood
lytic - breakdown
an - not
emia - blood condition
anemia caused by the destruction of red blood cells
iron deficiency anemia
anemia caused by inadequate iron intake
bilirubinemia
bili - bile
rubin - red
emia - blood condition
presence of bilirubin in the blood
hyperbilirubinemia
hyper - excessive
bilii - bile
rubin- red
emia - blood condition
excessive bilirubin in the blood
hypercholesterolemia
excessive cholesterol in the blood
hyperlipidemia
hyper - excessive
lipid - fat
emia - blood condition
excessive fat in the blood
hypervolemia
hyper - excessive
vol - volume
emia - blood condition
increased blood volume
hypovolemia
decreased blood volume
hepatosplenitis
hepat0 - liver
splen- spleen
itis - inflammation
inflammation of the liver and spleen
lymphadenitis
inflammation of a lymph gland
lymphangiectasia
lymph -
angi- blood vessel
ectasia - diliation
dilation of a lymph vessel, normally noticed by swelling in the extremities
lymphangitis
lymph - lymph
angi - blood vessel
itis - inflammation
inflammation of lymph vessels
mononucleosis
condition characterized by an abnormally large number of mononuclear leukocytes
osteomyelitis
osteo - bone
myel - bone marrow
itis - inflammation
inflammation of bone and bone marrow
splenitis
inflammation of the spleen
splenopathy
any disease of the spleen
splenorrhexis
spleno - spleen
rrhexis - rupture
rupture in spleen
Lymphoma
Lymph
oma -tumor
tumor in the lymphcytes
myeloma
cancerous tumor of the bone marrow; when the tumors are present in several bones, it is called multiple myeloma
thymoma
tumor of the thymus
