blood, lymphatic and immune system Flashcards
-ist
specialist
all-
other, strange
-erg-
work
all-erg-ist
specialist in hypersensitivity
an-
without
-emia
blood condition
-emic
pertaining to a conditioning of the blood
an-emia
decreased number of red blood cells
an-emic
pertaining to or suffering from anemia
-oid
resembling
coll-
glue
coll-oid
liquid containing suspending particles
-crit
to separate
hemat/o-
blood
hemat/o-crit
percentage of red blood cells in blood
-logist
one who studies, specialist
hemat/o-logist
specialist in hematology
matrix
mother; substance that surrounds and protects cells, manufactured by cells, holds cells together
nutrient
to nourish; constituent of food necessary for body to function normally
-ion
action, condition
nutrit-
nourishment
nutrit-ion
study of food and liquid requirements for normal function of human body
-ist
specialist
nutrit-ion-ist
person who specializes in study of food and liquid requirements for normal function of body
plasma
something formed; fluid, noncellular component of blood
-let
little, small
plate-
flat
plate-let
thrombocyte; small particle involved in clotting process
serum
whey; fluid remaining after removal of blood cells and formation of clot
-amin(e)
nitrogen-containing substance;
vita-
life
vita-min
essential organic substance necessary in small amounts for normal cell function
-ate
composed of, pertaining to
ag-
to
-glutin-
stick
ag-glutin-ate
stick together to form clumps
-cyte
cell
erythr/o-
red
erythr/o-cyte
red blood cell (RBC)
heme
blood; iron based component of hemoglobin that carries oxygen
hem/o-
blood
-globin
protein
hem/o-globin
red-pigmentd protein that is main component of red blood cells
oxy-
oxygen
-pathy
disease
oxy-hem/o-globin
combo of hemoglobin and oxygen
hem/o-globin/o-pathy
disease caused by presence of abnormal hemoglobin in red blood cells
-ia
condition
hypo-
below, deficient
-ox-
oxygen
-ic
pertaining to
hyp-ox-ia
below normal levels of oxygen in tissues, gases, bloof
hyp-ox-ic
deficient in oxygen
occult blood
to hide; blood that cant be seen in stool but is pos on a fecal occult blood test
pallor
paleness; of skin
-ous
pertaining to
per-
through
-nici-
lethal
an-
without
-emia
blood condition
per-nici-ous an-emia
chronic anemia due to lack of vitamin b12
-hemia
blood condition
poly-
many, much
-cyt-
cell
poly-cyt-hemia
disease of bone marrow excess production of RBCs
trait
an extension; discrete characteristic
-cyte
cell
a-
without, not
-granul/o-
granule
a-granul/o-cyte
white blood cell w out any granules in its cytoplasm
-tic
pertaining to
a-
without
-plas-
formation
an-
without
-emia
blood condition
a-plas-tic an-emia
condition in which bone marrow is unable to produce sufficient red cells, white cells, and platelets
-phil
attraction
bas/o-
base
bas/o-phil
basophil’s granulates attract a basic blue stain in lab
eosin/o-
dawn
eosin/o-phil
eosinophil’s granulates attract a rosy red color on staining
-cyte
cell
granul/o-
small grain
granul/o-cyte
white blood cell contains multiple small granules in its cytoplasm
leuk/o-
white
leuk/o-cyte
another term for white blood cell
-osis
condition
leuk/o-cyt-osis
excessive number of WBC
lymph/o-
lymph
lymph/o-cyte
small WBC w large nucleus
-lysis
destruction
hem/o-
blood
hem/o-lysis
destruction of RBC so that hemoglobin is liberated
hem/o-lyt-ic
pertaining to destruction of RBC
-lyt-
destroy
mono-
single
mono-cyte
large WBC w single nucleus
-osis
condition
mono-
single
-nucle-
nucleus
mono-nucle-osis
presence of large numbers of specific, diagnostic mononuclear leukocytes
-phil
attraction
neutr/o-
neutral
neutr/o-phil
neutrophil’s granules take up purple stain equally, whether to stain is acid or alkaline
-penia
deficiency
-philia
attraction
neutr/o-penia
deficiency of neutrophils
neutro/philia
increase of neutrophils
-ar
pertaining to
poly-
many
-morph/o-
shape
-nucle-
nucleus
poly-morph/o-nucle-ar
white blood cells w a multilobed nucleus
-ant
forming, pertaining to
coagul-
clot, clump
coagul-ant
substance that causes clotting
-ation
process
coagul-ation
process of blood clotting
anti-
against
anti-coagul-ant
substance that prevents clotting
fibrin
fiber; stringy protein fiber that is component of blood clot
-blast
immature cell
fibr/o-
fiber
fibr/o-blast
cell that forms collagen fibers
-oma
mass, tumor
hemat-
blood
hemat-oma
collection of blood that has escaped from vessels into surrounding tissues
-philia
attraction
hem/o-
bloof
hem/o-philia
inherited disease from deficiency of clotting factor VIII
-stasis
control
hem/o-
blood
hem/o-stasis
control of or stopping bleeding
-emia
blood condition
leuk-
white
leuk-emia
disease when blood is taken over by white blood cells and their precursors
-emic
pertaining to a blood condition
-penia
deficiency
leuk/o-penia
deficient number of white blood cells
pan-
all
-cyt/o-
cell
pan-cyt/o-penia
deficiency of all types of blood cells
-in
substance
pro-
before
-thromb-
blood clot
pro-thromb-in
protein formed by liver and converted to thrombin in blood-clotting mechanism
-cyte
cell
thromb/o-
blood clot
thromb/o-cyte
another name for platelet
thrromb/o-penia
deficiency of platelets in circulating blood
-ation
process
ag-
to (same as ad-)
-glutin-
glue
ag-glutin-ation
process by which cells or other particles adhere to each other to form clumps
anti-
against
-body
substance, body
anti-body
protein produced in response to an antigen
anti-
against
-gen
produce, create
anti-gen
substance capable of triggering an immune response
auto-
self, same
-logous
relation
auto-logous
blood transfusion w same person as donor and recipient - self transfusion
embolus
plug, stopper; detached piece of thrombus, mass of bacteria, quantity of air, foreign body that blocks blood vessel
in-
in
-fusion
to pour
in-fusion
intro intravenously of substance other than blood
petechia
spot on skin; pinpoint capillary hemorrhagic spot in skin
purpura
purple; skin hemorrhages that are red initially and then turn purple
rhesus factor
mythical king of thrace; antigen on surface of red blood cells of Rh+ indivs; first identifies in Rhesus monkeys
trans-
across
-fusion
to pour
trans-fusion
transfer of blood or components from donor to recipient
-ion
process
aspirat-
to breathe on
aspirat-ion
removal by suction of fluid or gas from body cavity
-pathy
disease
coagul/o-
clotting
coagul/o-pathy
disorder of blood clotting
-cle
small
corpus-
body
-ar
pertaining to
corpus-cle
red blood cell
corpus-cul-ar
pertaining to red blood cell
index
one that points out; standard indicator of measurement
macro-
large
-cyte
cell
-ic
pertaining to
macro-cyte
large red blood cell
macro-cyt-ic
pertaining to large red blood cell
micro-
small
-cyte
cell
micro-cyte
small red blood cell
micro-cyt-ic
pertaining to small red blood cells
-al
pertainin gto
par-
beside, abnormal
-enter-
intestine
par-enter-al
administering med by any other means than the GI tract
trans-
across
-plant
insert, plant
trans-plant
to transfer from one tissue or organ to another
adhere
to stick to; something
-ence
forming, quality of
adher-
stick to
adher-ence
act of sticking to something
chem/o-
chemical
therapy
treatment
chem/o-therapy
treatment using chemical agents
embolism
plug or patch; plug to tissue or air from afar that obstructs blood vessel
-al
pertaining to
par-
abnormal
-enter-
intestine
par-enter-al
administering med by any means other than GI tract
-ant
forming
re-
again
-combin-
combine
re-combin-ant
DNA altered by inserting new sequence of DNA into chain
strepto-
curved
-kinase
enzyme
strepto-kinase
an enzyme that dissolves clots
-in
chemical compound
vas/o-
blood vessel
-press-
close, press
vas/o-press-in
pituitary hormone that constricts blood vessel and decreases urinary output
absorb
to swallow; to take in
-gen
create
all-
other, strange
-erg-
work
-ic
pertaining to
-ergy
process of working
all-erg-en
substance creating a hypersensitivity (allergic) reaction
all-erg-ic
pertaining to or suffering from an allergy
all-ergy
hypersensitivity to particular allergen
-al
pertaining to
interstiti-
space between cells
interstiti-al
pertaining to spaces between cells in an organ or tissue
lymph
clear; spring water
-atic
pertaining to
lymph-
lymph
-oid
resembling
lymph-atic
pertaining to lymph or the lymphatic system
lymph-oid
resembling lymphatic tissue
node
a knot; circumscribed mass of tissue
-gen
produce, create, form
path/o-
disease
path/o-gen
disease causing microorganism
-ant
pertaining to
pollut-
unclean
pollut-ant
substance that makes an environment unclean or impure
-oid
pertaining to
stern/o-
breastbone
cleid/o
clavicle
mast
breast
stern/o-cleid/o-mast-oid
long muscle in the side of the neck that extends up to the base of skull behind the ear
-ent
end result, pertaining to
effer-
move away from center
effer-ent
moving away from a center
affer-ent
moving toward a center
immune
protected from; an infectious disease
-ity
condition
immun-
immune
immun-ity
state of being protected
-logy
study of
immuno/o-logy
the science and practice of immunity and allergy
-logist
one who studies, specialist
immuno/o-logist
medical specialist in immunology
-ize
affect in a specific way
immun-ize
to cause to be resistant to an infectious disease
immun-ization
administration of an agen to provide immunity
-oid
resemble
aden-
gland
aden-oid
single mass of lymphoid tissue in midline at back of throat
-ectomy
surgical excision
aden-oid-ectomy
surgical removal of adenoid tissue
bacterium
a staff; unicellular, simple, microscopic organism
follicle
small sac; spherical mass of cells containing a cavity ; or a small cul-de-sac, hair follicle
-in
chemical compound, substance
immuno/o-
immune
-globul-
globular, protein
immuno/o-globul-in
specific protein evoked by an antigen. all antibodies are immunoglobulins
spleen
vascular, lymphatic organ in left upper quadrant of abdomen
-ectomy
surgical excision
splen-ectomy
surgical removal of the spleen
-megaly
enlargement
splen/o-
spleen
splen/o-megaly
enlarged spleen
thymus
sweetbread; endocrine gland located in mediastinum
tonsil
mass of lymphoid tissue on either side of throat at the back of the tongue
-ism
condition
hyper-
excessive
-splen-
spleen
hyper-splen-ism
condition in which the spleen removes blood components at an excessive rate
-al
pertaining to
inguin-
groin
inguin-al
pertaining to the groin
-ectomy
surgical excision
lymphaden-
lymph node
-itis
inflammation
-pathy
disease
lymphaden-ectomy
surgical excision of a lymph node(s)
lymphaden-itis
inflammation of a lymph node(s)
lymphaden/o-pathy
any disease process affecting a lymph node
-gram
recording
lymphangi/o-
lymphatic vessels
lymphangi/o-gram
radiographic images of lymph vessels and nodes following injection of contrast material
-edema
edema
lymph-edema
tissue swelling due to lymphatic obstruction
lymph-oma
any neoplasm of lymphatic tissue
neo-
new
-plasm
to form
neo-plasm
a new growth, either a benign or malignant tumor
neo-plast-ic
pertaining to neoplasm
-plas-
growth, formation
-ia
condition
neo-plas-ia
process that results in formation of tumor
-al
pertaining to
ante-
in front of, before
-cubit-
elbow
ante-cubit-al
in front of elbow
auto-
self, same
-immune
protected
auto-immune
immune reaction directed against a person’s own tissue
-ation
process
dis-
away, from
-crimin-
distinguish
dis-crimin-ation
ability to distinguish between diff things
gurney
to grimace in pain; stretcher on wheels used to transport hospital patients
mutation
to change; change in chemistry of gene
-ic
pertaining to
specif-
species
-ity
condition, state
specif-ic
relating to particular entity
specif-ic-ity
state of having specific, fixed relation to a particular entity
toxin
poison; poisonous substance formed by a cell or organism
toxic-ity
state of being poisonous
-ate
composed of, pertaining to
attenu-
weaken
attenu-ate
weaken the ability of an organism to produce disease
-ated
pertaining to a condition
attenu-ated
weakenedc
complement
that which completes; group of proteins in serum that finish off the work of antibodies to destroy bacteria and other cells
-al
pertaining to
humor-
fluid
humor-al immun-ity
defense mechanism arising from antibodies in the blood
vaccin-
vaccine, giving a vaccine
vaccin-ate
to administer a vaccine
vaccin-ation
administration of vaccine
vaccine
related to cow; preparation to generate active immunity
all/o-
other, strange
-immune
immunity
all/o-immune
immune reaction directed against foreign tissue
ana-
excessive
-phylaxis
protection
-tic
pertaining to
-phylac-
protect
ana-phylac-tic
pertaining to anaphylaxis
asthma
episodes of breathing difficulty due to narrowed or obstructed airways
asthm-atic
suffering from or pertaining to asthma
-ant
forming
dorm-
sleep
dorm-ant
inactive
hist-
derived from histidine
-amine
nitrogen-containing substance
hist-amine
compound liberated in tissues as a result of injury or an immune response
anti-
against
anti-hist-amine
drug used to treat allergic symptoms because of its action antagonistic to histamine
-ity
condition
hyper-
excessive
-sensitiv-
feeling
hyper-sensitiv-ity
exaggerated abnormal reaction to an allergen
-ency
quality, state of
immun/o-
immune response
-defici-
failure, lacking
immun/o-defici-ency
failure of immune system
-ion
action, condition
-suppress-
press under
immun/o-suppress-ion
failure of immune system caused by an outside agent
-ation
process
incub-
lie on, hatch
incub-ation
process to develop an infection
kaposi sarcoma
a skin cancer oftern seen in AIDS patients
-istic
pertaining to
opportun-
take advantage of
opportun-istic
organism or disease in a host w lowered resistance
retro-
backward
-virus
poison
retro-virus
virus with an RNA core
urticaria
nettle; rash of itchy wheals (hives)
broad
wide
spectrum
image
broad spectrum
antibiotic w a wide range of activity against a variety of organisms
-ium
structure
clostrid-
spindle
clostrid-ium
gram positive spore-forming bacteria that causes antibiotic-associated diarrhea
-ious
pertaining to
con-
with, together
-tag-
touch
con-tag-ious
infection can be transitted from person to person or person to surfacr
en-
in
-dem-
the people
en-dem-ic
pertaining to disease always present in community
epi-
above, upon
epi-dem-ic
pertaining to outbreak in community of disease or health related behavior
pan-
all
pan-dem-ic
pertaining to disease attacking the population of very large area
flora
flower; microorganism covering exterior and interior surfaces of healthy animal
infect
invade internally; invade an organism by a microorganism
infect-
internal invasion
infect-ion
invasion of body by disease producing microorganism
micro-
small
-be
life
micro-be
short for microorganism
-organ-
organ, instrument
micro-organ-ism
any organism too small to be seen by naked eye
-scope
instrument for viewing
micro-scope
instrument for viewing something small that cannot be seen in detail by naked eye
micro-scop-ic
visible only with the aid of a microscope
-scopy
to examine, view
micro-scopy
investigation of minute objects thru microscope
-ial
pertaining to
nos/o-
disease
-com-
take care of
nos/o-com-ial
acquired while in hospital
bacterium (a pl)
a staff; unicellular microorganism that multiples by cell division
complex
woven together; stable combo of two or more compounds in body
-ate
composed of, pertaining to
con-
together
jug-
yoke
con-jug-ate
to join together, in pairs
immun/o-
immune
-assay
evaluate
immun/o-assay
biochemical test that uses the reaction of an antibody to its antigen to measure amount of substance in liquid
-ics
pertaining to
-diagnost-
decision
immun/o-diagnost-ics
diagnostic process using antigen-antibody reactions
-ent
end result
radi/o-
radiation
-allerg/o-
allergy
-sorb-
suck in
radi/o-immun/o-assay
immunoassay of substance that has been radioactively labeled
-ation
process
alkyl-
alkali
alkyl-ation
intro of side chain into compound
-ite
resembling
anti-
against
-metabol-
change
anti-metabol-ite
substance that antagonizes another substance
-ic
pertaining to
bio-
life
-log-
study of
bio-log-ic
pertaining to study of life and living organisms
-in
chemical
calc/i-
calcium
-neur-
nerve
calc/i-neur-in
chemical that stimulates the growth and differentiation of T cells
-kine
movement
cyt/o-
cell
cyt/o-kine
hormone like protein that regulates the intensity of an immune response
-stat-
stop
-toxic-
able to kill
cyt/o-stat-ic
inhibiting cell division
cyt/o-toxic
destructive to cells
-globul-
protein
immun/o-globul-in
specific protein (antibody) generated by an antigen
-therapy
treatment
immun/o-therapy
treatment to boost immune system function
-or
that which does
inhibit-
restrain
inhibit-or
agent that restrains a chemical action
-on
on
inter-
between
-fer-
to strike
inter-fer-on
small protein produced by T cells in response to infection
-in
chemical
inter-
between
leuk-
white
inter-leuk-in
group of cytokines synthesized by white blood cells
mono-
one
-clon-
cutting used for propagation
mono-clon-al
derives in the lab from protein from a single colony of cells
