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Ch 13--Blood, Immune, And Lymphatic System Flashcards

1
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Bilirubin/o

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Bilirubin (a bile pigment)

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Cholesterol/o

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Cholesterol

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Granul/o

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Granules

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Lipid/o

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Fat

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Norm/o

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Normal

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Poikil/o

A

Variation; irregular

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-edema

A

Accumulation of fluid

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-plastic

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Pertaining to formation

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Mono-

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One

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Chrom/o

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Color

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Hyperchromia

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Excessively pigmented red blood cells above normal

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Hypochromia

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Under-pigmented red blood cells

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Normochromia

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Normally pigmented red blood cells

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Erythr/o

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Red

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Erythrocyte

A

Red blood cell

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Hemat/o; hem/o

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Blood

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Hemolysis

A

Breakdown of blood

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Hematologist

A

Specialist in the study of blood and blood disorders

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Hematology

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Study of blood and blood disorders

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Leuk/o

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White

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21
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Leukocyte

A

White blood cell

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Myel/o

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Bone marrow

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Myelogenous

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Produced by the bone marrow

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Myeloid

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Resembling bone marrow

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Reticul/o

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Network

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Reticulocyte

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A young red blood cell characterized by a network of granules within the cell membrane

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Thromb/o

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Clot

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Thrombocyte

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Clotting cell; platelet

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Thrombolysis

A

Breakdown of a clot that has formed in the blood

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30
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Thrombosis

A

Blood clot; abnormal condition of clot formation

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31
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Anis/o

A

Unequal

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-blast

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Immature; growing thing

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33
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Hemocystoblast

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Immature blood cell

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34
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Lymphoblast

A

Immature lymphocyte; type of white blood cell

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35
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Monoblast

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Immature Monocyte, type of white blood cell

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36
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-crit

A

Seperate

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Hematocrit

A

A lab test that determines the percentage of erythrocytes in a blood sample

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38
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-cytosis

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Increase in the number of cells

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39
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Anisocytosis

A

Increased variation in the size of cells, particularly red blood cells

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40
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Leukocytosis

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Marked increase In the number of white blood cells

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41
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Poikilocytosis

A

Increased variation in the shape of cells, particularly red blood cells
Poikil/o-variation; irregular

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Anemia

A

Lack of red blood cells or hemoglobin content in the blood

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Erythremia

A

Abnormal increase in the number of red blood cells

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Hyperbilirubinemia

A

Above normal levels of bilirubin in the blood

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Hypercholesterolemia

A

Above normal levels of cholesterol in the blood

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Hyperlipidemia

A

Above normal levels of fats in the blood

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Leukemia

A

Malignant increase in the number of white blood cells in the blood; considered a form of cancer

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-penia

A

Deficient; decrease

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Erythrocytopenia

A

Decrease in the number of red blood cells; erythropenia

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Leukocytopenia

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Decrease in the number of white blood cells; leukopenia

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Pancytopenia

A

Decrease in the number of all blood cells

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Thrombocytopenia

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Decrease in the number of clotting cells; thrombopenia

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-phoresis

A

Transmission; carry

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Electrophoresis

A

A laboratory test in which substances in a mixture usually proteins are seperated by an electrical current

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-poiesis

A

Production; manufacture; formation

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Erythropoiesis

A

Production of red blood cells

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Hematopoiesis

A

Production of blood cells

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-Poietin

A

Hormones regulating the production of various cell types

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Erythropoietin

A

A hormone in the kidneys that stimulates the production of red blood cells

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-stasis

A

Stopping; controlling

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Hemostasis

A

Stoppage of blood

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ABO

A

Three main blood groups

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CBC

A

Complete blood count

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Diff

A

Differential count (lab test to determine the number of different types of white blood cells)

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eos

A

Eosinophil

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ESR

A

Erythrocyte sedimentation rate

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Hb; Hgb

A

Hemoglobin

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HCT; HcT

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Hematocrit

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Lymphs

A

Lymphocytes

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Mono

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PMN

A

Polymorphonuclear

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polys

A

Polymorphonuclear Leukocytes

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RBC; rbc

A

Red blood cell

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segs

A

Segmented Polymorphonuclear Leukocytes

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WBC; Wbc

A

White blood cell

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Immun/o

A

Immunity; safe

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Immunodeficiency

A

Inadequate immune response

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Immunology

A

Study of the immune system; study of how the body responds to foreign substances

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Lymphaden/o

A

Lymph node

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Lymphadenitis

A

Inflammation of the lymph nodes

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Lymphadenopathy

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Disease; particularly enlargement, of the lymph nodes

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Lymphangi/o

A

Lymph vessels

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Lymphangiography

A

Process of recording the lymph vessels by the use of X-rays following injection of a contrast medium

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Lymphangitis

A

Inflammation of the lymph vessels

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Lymph/o

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Lymphedema

A

Accumulation of interstitial fluid due to obstruction of lymphatic structures

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Lymphoma

A

Tumor of the lymphatic structures

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Splen/o

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Splenomegaly

A

Enlargement of the spleen

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Splenorhhagia

A

Hemorrhage from the spleen

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Splenorraphy

A

Suture of the spleen

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Thym/o

A

Thymus gland

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Hemithymectomy

A

Excision of half the thymus gland

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-immune

A

Immunity; safe

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Autoimmune disease

A

An immune response to ones own body tissue; destruction of ones own cells by the immune system

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-stitial

A

Pertaining to a place

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Interstitial fluid

A

Fluid placed or lying between the tissue spaces

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Ab

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Antibody (a protein substance formed by lymphocytes, that is stimulated by the presence of antigens in the body. An antibody then helps neutralize or inactivate the antigen that stimulates its formation

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Ag

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Antigen (foreign substance that stimulates the production of an antibody)

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AIDS

A

Acquired Immune deficiency syndrome

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HIV

A

Human immunodeficiency virus (the agent attacking the immune system and causing aids)

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Ig

A

Immunoglobulin (antibody occurring naturally in the body)

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