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CH 13 BLOOD TERMS Flashcards

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-POEISIS

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formation

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-phago

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to eat or swallow

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baso

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base, alkaline, opposite of acid

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chromo

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color

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coagulo

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clotting

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cyto

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cell

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eosino

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red/ dawn, rosy

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erythro

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red

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granulo

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granules

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hemo

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blood

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hemato

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blood

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hemoglobino

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hemoglobin

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iso

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same, equal

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karyo

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nucleus

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leuko

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white

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mono

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one, single

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morpho

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shape

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myelo

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bone marrow

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neutro

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neutral neither base nor acid

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nucleo

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nucleus

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phago

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to eat or swallow

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poikilo

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varied, irregular

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sidero

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iron

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sphero

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globe, round

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thrombo
clot
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apheresis
removal, carry away
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blast
immature or embryonic cell
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cytosis
abnormal cell condition
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emia
blood condition
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-gen
giving rise to; formation
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-globin
protein
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globulin
protein
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lytic
pertaining to destruction
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-oid
pertaining to
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-osis
abnormal
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-penia
deficiency
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-phage
eat, swallow
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-philia
attraction for (an increase in cell numbers)
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-phoresis
carrying, transmission
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-poeisis
formation
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-stasis
stoppage, control
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blood dyscrasia
blood disease
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aniso
unequal
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chromia
reduced color
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macro
large
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micro
small
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poikil
irregular
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thalassa
sea
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petechia
flea bite
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asthenia
weakness
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normo-
normal
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allo
other, different
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-cytosis
abnormal cell condition
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-plasia
development / formation / growth
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pan-
all
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poly-
many
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Ab
antibody
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ABMT
autologous bone marrow transplantation; patient serves as his own donor for stem cells
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ABO
FOUR MAIN BLOOD TYPES A, B, AB, O
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ALL
ACUTE LYMPHOID LEUKEMIA
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AML
ACUTE MYELOID LEUKEMIA
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ANC
ABSOLUTE NEUTROPHIL COUNT; TOTAL WBC TIMES A MEASURE OF THE NUMBER OF BANDS AND SEGS PRESENT IN THE BLOOD
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ASCT
AUTOLOGOUS STEM CELL TRANSPLANTATION
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bands
immature white blood cells
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baso
basophils
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BMT
BONE MARROW TRANSPLANTATION
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CBC
COMPLETE BLOOD COUNT
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CLL
CHRONIC LYMPHOID LEUKEMIA
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CML
CHRONIC MYELOID LEUKEMIA
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DIC
DISSEMINATED INTRAVASCULAR COAGULATION; BLEEDING DISORDER MARKED BY REDUCTION IN BLOOD CLOTTING FACTORS
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diff
differential count; white blood cells
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EBV
epstein barr virus; cause of mononucleosis
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eos
eosinophils
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EPO
erythropoietin
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ESR
ERYTHROCYTE SEDIMENTATION RATE
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Fe
iron
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G-CSF
granulocyte colony-stimulating factor- promotes neutrophil production
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GM-CSF
granulocyte macrophage colony stimulating factor; promotes myeloid progenitor cells with differentiation to granulocytes
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g/dL
gram per deciliter
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GVHD
graft versus host disease- immune reaction of a donor's cells to recipients tissue
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HCL
hairy cell leukemia- abnormal lymphocytes accumulate in bone marrow, leading to anemia, thrombocytopenia, neutropenia and infection
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Hct
hematocrit, usually a percentage
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Hgb, HGB
hemoglobin
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H and H
hemoglobin and hematocrit
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HLA
human leukocyte antigen
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IgA, IgD, IgE, IgG, IgM
immunoglobulins
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INR
international normalized ratio- ratio of a patient's prothrombin time compared to a standard prothrombin time, used to monitor anticoagulation therapy (warfarin)
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ITP
idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura
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lymphs
lymphocytes
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MCH
mean corpuscular hemoglobin- average amount of hemoglobin per cell
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MCHC
mean corpuscular hemoglobin concentration- average concentration of hemoglobin in a single red cell; when MCHC is low, the cell is hypochromic
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MCV
mean corpuscular volume- average volume or size of a single red blood cell; when MCV is high, the cells are macrocytic, and when low, the cells are microcytic
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uL-
microliter- one millionth of a liter
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MDS
myelodysplastic syndrome- preleukemic condition (anemia, cytopenias, and possible transformation to AML)
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mm^3
cubic millimeter- one millionth of a liter
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mono
monocyte
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polys, PMNs, PMNLs
polymorphonuclear leukocytes; neutrophils, eosinophils, basophils
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PT, pro time
prothrombin time
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PTT
partial thromboplastin time
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RBC
RED BLOOD CELL; RED BLOOD CELL COUNT
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sed rate
erythrocyte sedimentation rate
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segs
segmented, mature white blood cells- neutrophils
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SMAC
sequential multiple analyzer computer- an automated chemistry system that determines substances in serum
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WBC
white blood cell count
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WNL
within normal limits

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