8.4 Diagnosis and Pathology - Assessment

Question 1

autoimmune disease

Answer 1

disease caused by the body’s immune system attacking the body’s own healthy tissue

Question 2

coagulopathy

coagulo - coagulation
pathy - disease

Answer 2

any disease that deals with problems in blood coagulation

Question 3

deep vein thrombosis

Answer 3

formation of a blood clot in a vein deep in the body, most commonly the leg

Question 4

hemoglobinopathy

hemo - Blood
globin - globe
pathy - disease

Answer 4

disease of the hemoglobin

Question 5

hypercoagulability

Answer 5

increased ability of the blood to coagulate

Question 6

immunocompromised

Answer 6

having an immune system incapable of responding normally and completely to a pathogen or disease

Question 7

immunodeficiency

Immuno - Immune
deficiency -

Answer 7

immune system with decreased or compromised response to disease-causing organisms

Question 8

ischemia

isch - hold back
emia - blood condition

Answer 8

blockage of blood flow to an organ

Question 9

phlebarteriectasia

Answer 9

dilation of blood vessels

Question 10

thrombophlebitis

thromb - blood
phleb - vein
itis - inflammation

Answer 10

inflammation of vein caused by a clot

Question 11

hemolytic anemia

hemo - blood
lytic - breakdown
an - not
emia - blood condition

Answer 11

anemia caused by the destruction of red blood cells

Question 12

iron deficiency anemia

Answer 12

anemia caused by inadequate iron intake

Question 13

bilirubinemia

bili - bile
rubin - red
emia - blood condition

Answer 13

presence of bilirubin in the blood

Question 14

hyperbilirubinemia

hyper - excessive
bilii - bile
rubin- red
emia - blood condition

Answer 14

excessive bilirubin in the blood

Question 15

hypercholesterolemia

Answer 15

excessive cholesterol in the blood

Question 16

hyperlipidemia

hyper - excessive
lipid - fat
emia - blood condition

Answer 16

excessive fat in the blood

Question 17

hypervolemia

hyper - excessive
vol - volume
emia - blood condition

Answer 17

increased blood volume

Question 18

hypovolemia

Answer 18

decreased blood volume

Question 19

hepatosplenitis

hepat0 - liver
splen- spleen
itis - inflammation

Answer 19

inflammation of the liver and spleen

Question 20

lymphadenitis

Answer 20

inflammation of a lymph gland

Question 21

lymphangiectasia

lymph -
angi- blood vessel
ectasia - diliation

Answer 21

dilation of a lymph vessel, normally noticed by swelling in the extremities

Question 22

lymphangitis

lymph - lymph
angi - blood vessel
itis - inflammation

Answer 22

inflammation of lymph vessels

Question 23

mononucleosis

Answer 23

condition characterized by an abnormally large number of mononuclear leukocytes

Question 24

osteomyelitis

osteo - bone
myel - bone marrow
itis - inflammation

Answer 24

inflammation of bone and bone marrow

Question 25

splenitis

Answer 25

inflammation of the spleen

Question 26

splenopathy

Answer 26

any disease of the spleen

Question 27

splenorrhexis

spleno - spleen
rrhexis - rupture

Answer 27

rupture in spleen

Question 28

Lymphoma

Lymph
oma -tumor

Answer 28

tumor in the lymphcytes

Question 29

myeloma

Answer 29

cancerous tumor of the bone marrow; when the tumors are present in several bones, it is called multiple myeloma

Question 30

thymoma

Answer 30

tumor of the thymus