Blood, Lymphatic, and Immune Systems-Terminology Flashcards
agglutination
uh-gloo-tih-NAY-tion
process of clumping, gluing
anaphylaxis
ann-uh-fih-LAK-sis
against protection
anemia
uh-KNEE-mee-ah
blood condition of without, not (deficiency of red blood cells)
embolectomy
ehm-boh-LECK-toe-mee
excision, removal of an embolus (plug)
erythrocyte
uh-RITH-thruh-site
red blood cell
hematoma
hee-mah-TOE-mah
tumor (collection) of blood
hemophilia
hee-muh-FEE-lia
attraction for blood (bleeding disorder from lack of blood clotting)
hemophobia
hee-muh-FOE-bee-ah
fear of blood
hemopoiesis
hee-muh-poe-EE-sis
formation, production of blood
hemostasis
hee-muh-STAY-sis
standing still blood (stagnant blood)
leukemia
looh-KEE-mee-ah
blood condition of white (cancer developing from leukocytes – white blood cells)
leukocyte
LOO-koh-site
white blood cell
lymphadenitis
lim-FAH-duh-nih-tis
inflammation of lymph gland (node)
lymphangiography
lim-FAN-gee-oh-gruh-fee
process of recording a lymph vessel
lymphangioma
lim-FAN-gee-oh-ma
tumor of a lymph vessel
lymphedema
lim-FUH-dee-muh
swelling of lymph
lymphopoiesis
lim-FUH-poe-EE-sis
formation, production of lymph
macrophage
MAH-kroh-fage
large swallowing, eating (type of white blood cell, phagocyte)
mononucleosis
mono-new-KLEE-oh-sis
abnormal condition of one nucleus (“mono” acute viral infection)
myelogenic
milo-GEN-ick
formed or produced in the bone marrow
phagocyte
FAH-go-site
swallowing, eating cell (cell that carries out phagocytosis)
splenomegaly
splee-no-MEG-ah-lee
enlargement of the spleen
thalassemia
thah-luh-SEE-mee-ah
blood condition of the sea (type of anemia, in people of Mediterranean origin)
thrombolysis
thrum-BOH-luh-sis
separation, destruction, loosening of a blood clot
thymoma
thy-MOE-muh
tumor of the thymus
