Blood and Lymph Flashcards
1
Q
acid/o
A
acid
2
Q
chrom/o
A
color
3
Q
coagul/o
A
clotting
4
Q
cyt/o
A
cell
5
Q
eosin/o
A
red, rosy
6
Q
etrythr/o
A
red
7
Q
granul/o
A
granules
8
Q
hem/o
A
blood
9
Q
hemoglobin/o
A
hemoglobin
10
Q
is/o
A
same, equal
11
Q
kary/o
A
nucleus
12
Q
leuk/o
A
white
13
Q
mon/o
A
one, single
14
Q
morph/o
A
shape, form
15
Q
myel/o
A
bone marrow
16
Q
neutr/o
A
neutral (neither base nor acid)
17
Q
neutr/o
A
neutrophil
18
Q
phag/o
A
to eat, swallow
19
Q
poikil/o
A
varied, irregular
20
Q
sider/o
A
iron
21
Q
spher/o
A
globe, round
22
Q
thromb/o
A
clot
23
Q
-apheresis
A
removal, carrying away
24
Q
-blast
A
immature cell, embryonic
25
-cytosis
abnormal condition of cells
| increase in count
26
-emia
blood condition
27
-gen
producing
28
-globin
protein
29
-globulin
protein
30
lytic
pertaining to destruction
31
-oid
originating from, resembling
32
-osis
abnormal condition
33
-penia
deficiency
34
-phage
eat, swallow
35
-philia
attraction for (increase in cell count)
36
-phoresis
carrying, transmission
37
-poiesis
formation
38
-stasis
stop, control
39
anemia
deficiency in erythrocytes or hemoglobin
40
erythrocyte
red blood cell
41
thrombocyte
platelet
42
leukocyte
white blood cell
| basophils, eosinophils, neutrophils, monocytes, lymphocytes
43
erythroblast
immature red blood cell
44
hemolysis
destruction or breakdown of blood
45
immun/o
protection
46
lymph/o
lymph
47
lymphaden/o
lymph node (gland)
48
splen/o
spleen
49
thym/o
thymus
50
tox/o
poison
51
ana-
again, anew (up)
52
inter-
between
53
Lymph node locations:
| cervical, axillary, mediastinal, mesenteric, paraaortic, inguinal
neck, armpit, chest, intestines, lumbar, groin
54
HIV
human immunodeficiency virus
55
AIDS
acquired immunodeficiency syndrome
56
TB
tuberculosis
57
lymphoma
malignant tumor of lymph node/tissue
58
thymoma
malignant tumor of the thymus gland
59
ELISA
screening test for anti-HIV antibodies in blood
60
bas/o
base (alkaline... opposite of acid)
