Blood, Lymphatic, and Immune Systems-Terminology

Question 1

agglutination

Answer 1

uh-gloo-tih-NAY-tion
process of clumping, gluing

Question 2

anaphylaxis

Answer 2

ann-uh-fih-LAK-sis
against protection

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anemia

Answer 3

uh-KNEE-mee-ah
blood condition of without, not (deficiency of red blood cells)

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embolectomy

Answer 4

ehm-boh-LECK-toe-mee
excision, removal of an embolus (plug)

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erythrocyte

Answer 5

uh-RITH-thruh-site
red blood cell

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hematoma

Answer 6

hee-mah-TOE-mah
tumor (collection) of blood

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hemophilia

Answer 7

hee-muh-FEE-lia
attraction for blood (bleeding disorder from lack of blood clotting)

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hemophobia

Answer 8

hee-muh-FOE-bee-ah
fear of blood

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hemopoiesis

Answer 9

hee-muh-poe-EE-sis
formation, production of blood

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hemostasis

Answer 10

hee-muh-STAY-sis
standing still blood (stagnant blood)

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leukemia

Answer 11

looh-KEE-mee-ah
blood condition of white (cancer developing from leukocytes – white blood cells)

Question 12

leukocyte

Answer 12

LOO-koh-site
white blood cell

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lymphadenitis

Answer 13

lim-FAH-duh-nih-tis
inflammation of lymph gland (node)

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lymphangiography

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lim-FAN-gee-oh-gruh-fee
process of recording a lymph vessel

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lymphangioma

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lim-FAN-gee-oh-ma
tumor of a lymph vessel

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lymphedema

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lim-FUH-dee-muh
swelling of lymph

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lymphopoiesis

Answer 17

lim-FUH-poe-EE-sis
formation, production of lymph

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macrophage

Answer 18

MAH-kroh-fage
large swallowing, eating (type of white blood cell, phagocyte)

Question 19

mononucleosis

Answer 19

mono-new-KLEE-oh-sis
abnormal condition of one nucleus (“mono” acute viral infection)

Question 20

myelogenic

Answer 20

milo-GEN-ick
formed or produced in the bone marrow

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phagocyte

Answer 21

FAH-go-site
swallowing, eating cell (cell that carries out phagocytosis)

Question 22

splenomegaly

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splee-no-MEG-ah-lee
enlargement of the spleen

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thalassemia

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thah-luh-SEE-mee-ah
blood condition of the sea (type of anemia, in people of Mediterranean origin)

Question 24

thrombolysis

Answer 24

thrum-BOH-luh-sis
separation, destruction, loosening of a blood clot

Question 25

thymoma

Answer 25

thy-MOE-muh
tumor of the thymus