Ch 6 Pathology Flashcards
hematology
the branch of medicine specializing in treatment of diseases and conditions of the blood; physician is a hematologist
blood clot
the hard collection of fibrin, blood cells, and tissue debris that is the end result of hemostasis or the blood-clotting process
coagulate
coagul/o= clotting
to convert from a liquid to a gel or solid, as in blood coagulation
dyscrasia
dys= abnormal -ia = condition
a general term indicating the presence of a disease affecting blood
hematoma
hemat/o = blood -oma = swelling
the collection of blood under the skin as the result of blood escaping into the tissue from damaged blood vessels. aka bruise
hemmorhage
hem/o= blood -rrhage = abnormal flow
rapid flow of blood
hemophilia
hereditary blood disease in which blood-clotting time is prolonged due to a lack of one vital clotting factor. It is transmitted by sex-linked trait from females to males, appearing almost exclusively in males
hyperlipidemia
hyper= excessive lip/o=fat -emia=blood condition
condition of having too high a level of lipids such as cholesterol in the bloodstream. A risk factor for developing atherosclerosis and coronary artery disease
pancytopenia
pan= all cyt/o = cell -penia= too few
having too few of all cells
septicemia
septic/o= infection -emia= blood condtion
Having bacteria or their toxins in the bloodstream. Sepsis is a term that means putrefaction or infection. aka blood poisoning
anemia
an=without -emia = blood condition
a large group of conditions characterized by a reduction in the number of red blood cells or the amount of hemoglobin in the blood; results in less oxygen reaching the tissues
aplastic anemia
a=without -plastic= pertaining to development
severe form of anemia that develops as a consequence of loss of functioning red bone marrow. Results in a decrease in the number of all the formed elements. Treatment may eventually require a bone marrow transplant
erythrocytosis
-cytosis = more than normal # of cells
the condition of having too many red blood cells
erythropenia
-penia = too few
the condition of having too few red blood cells
hemolytic anemia
-lytic = destruction
an anemia that develops as the result of the destruction of erythrocytes