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Blood and Lymphatic System Flashcards

1
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cells that bring oxygen and carry away waste

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red blood cells / erythrocytes

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2
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cells that fight infection

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white blood cells / leukocytes

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3
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scab-makers of the body

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platelets / thrombocytes

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4
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substance that grabs onto oxygen when surrounding oxygen levels are high and releases oxygen when levels are low

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hemoglobin

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5
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thromb/o

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clot

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hem/o, hemat/o

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blood

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cyt/o

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cell

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leuk/o

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white

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phleb/o, ven/o

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vein

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lymph/o

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lymph

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11
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myel/o

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bone marrow, spine

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12
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-emia

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blood condition

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13
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tonsill/o

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tonsils

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splen/o

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spleen

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thym/o

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thymus

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16
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-penia

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deficiency

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17
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reduction of red blood cells noticed by the patient as fatigue and weakness

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anemia

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18
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large bruise

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ecchymosis

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19
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mass of blood within an organ, cavity, or tissue

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hematoma

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20
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condition in which the blood doesn’t clot thus causing excessive bleeding

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hemophilia

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21
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excessive blood loss

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hemorrhage

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22
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small bruise

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petechia

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23
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any disease of a lymph gland

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lymphadenopathy

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24
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swelling caused by abnormal accumulation of lymph usually in the extremities

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lymphedema

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25
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pain in the spleen

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splenalgia, splenodynia

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26
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blockage in a blood vessel caused by an embolus

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embolism

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27
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mass of matter present in the blood

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embolus

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28
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formation of blood cells

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hematopoiesis

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29
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breakdown of blood cells

30
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deficiency in white blood cells

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leukopenia

31
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blockage of a vessel (embolism) caused by a clot that has broken off from where it formed

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thromboembolism

32
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the formation of a blood clot

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thrombosis

33
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blood clot

34
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enlargement of the liver and spleen

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hepatosplenomegaly

35
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lymph cell

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lymphocyte

36
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enlargement of the spleen

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splenomegaly

37
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test to judge or separate the blood; used to determine the ratio of red blood cells to total blood volume

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hematocrit

38
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study of the blood

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hematology

39
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specialist in drawing blood

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phlebotomist

40
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incision into a vein, drawing blood

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phlebotomy

41
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fancy name for the device used to measure blood pressure

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sphygmomanometer

42
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procedure to study the lymph vessels

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lymphangiography

43
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having an immune system incapable of responding normally and completely to a pathogen or disease

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immunocompromised

44
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having an immune system with decreased or compromised response to disease-causing organisms

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immunodeficiency

45
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reduction in the activity of the body’s immune system

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immunosuppression

46
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inflammation of a vein caused by a clot

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thrombophlebitis

47
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anemia caused by red blood cells not being formed in sufficient quantities

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aplastic anemia

48
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anemia caused by the destruction of red blood cells

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hemolytic anemia

49
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excessive fat in the blood

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hyperlipidemia

50
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anemia caused by inadequate iron intake

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iron deficiency anemia

51
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presence of disease-causing microorganisms in the blood

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septicemia

52
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inflammation of a lymph gland

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lymphadenitis

53
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inflammation of lymph vessels

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lymphangitis

54
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condition characterized by an abnormally large number of mononuclear leukocytes

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mononucleosis

55
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inflammation of the spleen

56
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rupture of the spleen

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splenorrhexis

57
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inflammation of a tonsil

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tonsillitis

58
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cancer of the blood or bone marrow characterized by the abnormal increase in white blood cells

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cancerous tumor originating in lymphocytes

60
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cancerous tumor of the bone marrow

61
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drug that prevents the coagulation of blood

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anticoagulant

62
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drug that breaks down blood clots

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thrombolytic

63
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surgical removal of a lymph gland

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lymphadenectomy

64
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surgical removal of the spleen

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splenectomy

65
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surgical removal of the thymus

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thymectomy

66
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surgical removal of tonsils

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tonsillectomy

67
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process of drawing out a patient’s blood, removing something from it, and returning the rest of the blood to the patient’s body

68
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apheresis to remove cellular material

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cytapheresis

69
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apheresis to remove plasma

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plasmapheresis

70
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apheresis to remove platelets

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plateletpheresis

71
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infusion into a patient of blood from another source

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transfusion

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