Ch 13--Blood, Immune, And Lymphatic System Flashcards
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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
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Variation; irregular
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-edema
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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
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Red blood cell
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Hemat/o; hem/o
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Blood
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Hemolysis
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Breakdown of blood
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Hematologist
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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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Leukocyte
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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
Network
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Reticulocyte
A young red blood cell characterized by a network of granules within the cell membrane
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Thromb/o
Clot
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Thrombocyte
Clotting cell; platelet
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Thrombolysis
Breakdown of a clot that has formed in the blood
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Thrombosis
Blood clot; abnormal condition of clot formation
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Anis/o
Unequal
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-blast
Immature; growing thing
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Hemocystoblast
Immature blood cell
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Lymphoblast
Immature lymphocyte; type of white blood cell
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Monoblast
Immature Monocyte, type of white blood cell
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-crit
Seperate
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Hematocrit
A lab test that determines the percentage of erythrocytes in a blood sample
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-cytosis
Increase in the number of cells
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Anisocytosis
Increased variation in the size of cells, particularly red blood cells
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Leukocytosis
Marked increase In the number of white blood cells
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Poikilocytosis
Increased variation in the shape of cells, particularly red blood cells
Poikil/o-variation; irregular
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Anemia
Lack of red blood cells or hemoglobin content in the blood
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Erythremia
Abnormal increase in the number of red blood cells
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Hyperbilirubinemia
Above normal levels of bilirubin in the blood
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Hypercholesterolemia
Above normal levels of cholesterol in the blood
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Hyperlipidemia
Above normal levels of fats in the blood
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Leukemia
Malignant increase in the number of white blood cells in the blood; considered a form of cancer
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-penia
Deficient; decrease
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Erythrocytopenia
Decrease in the number of red blood cells; erythropenia
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Leukocytopenia
Decrease in the number of white blood cells; leukopenia
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Pancytopenia
Decrease in the number of all blood cells
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Thrombocytopenia
Decrease in the number of clotting cells; thrombopenia
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-phoresis
Transmission; carry
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Electrophoresis
A laboratory test in which substances in a mixture usually proteins are seperated by an electrical current
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-poiesis
Production; manufacture; formation
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Erythropoiesis
Production of red blood cells
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Hematopoiesis
Production of blood cells
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-Poietin
Hormones regulating the production of various cell types
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Erythropoietin
A hormone in the kidneys that stimulates the production of red blood cells
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-stasis
Stopping; controlling
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Hemostasis
Stoppage of blood
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ABO
Three main blood groups
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CBC
Complete blood count
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Diff
Differential count (lab test to determine the number of different types of white blood cells)
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eos
Eosinophil
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ESR
Erythrocyte sedimentation rate
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Hb; Hgb
Hemoglobin
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HCT; HcT
Hematocrit
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Lymphs
Lymphocytes
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Mono
Monocyte
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PMN
Polymorphonuclear
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polys
Polymorphonuclear Leukocytes
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RBC; rbc
Red blood cell
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segs
Segmented Polymorphonuclear Leukocytes
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WBC; Wbc
White blood cell
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Immun/o
Immunity; safe
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Immunodeficiency
Inadequate immune response
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Immunology
Study of the immune system; study of how the body responds to foreign substances
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Lymphaden/o
Lymph node
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Lymphadenitis
Inflammation of the lymph nodes
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Lymphadenopathy
Disease; particularly enlargement, of the lymph nodes
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Lymphangi/o
Lymph vessels
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Lymphangiography
Process of recording the lymph vessels by the use of X-rays following injection of a contrast medium
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Lymphangitis
Inflammation of the lymph vessels
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Lymph/o
Lymph
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Lymphedema
Accumulation of interstitial fluid due to obstruction of lymphatic structures
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Lymphoma
Tumor of the lymphatic structures
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Splen/o
Spleen
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Splenomegaly
Enlargement of the spleen
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Splenorhhagia
Hemorrhage from the spleen
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Splenorraphy
Suture of the spleen
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Thym/o
Thymus gland
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Hemithymectomy
Excision of half the thymus gland
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-immune
Immunity; safe
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Autoimmune disease
An immune response to ones own body tissue; destruction of ones own cells by the immune system
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-stitial
Pertaining to a place
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Interstitial fluid
Fluid placed or lying between the tissue spaces
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Ab
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
Antigen (foreign substance that stimulates the production of an antibody)
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AIDS
Acquired Immune deficiency syndrome
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HIV
Human immunodeficiency virus (the agent attacking the immune system and causing aids)
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Ig
Immunoglobulin (antibody occurring naturally in the body)
