Ch 7. Blood, Lymphatic System And Immunology Flashcards
Aden/o
Gland
Blast/o
Germ, bud,developing cell
Erythr/o
Red
Lymph/o
Clear water or fluid
Splen/o
Spleen
Thromb/o
Clot
Tox/o
Toxic
Poikil/o
Irregular
-lysis
Loosen, dissolve
-penia
Deficiency
Anisocytosis
Red blood cells of unequal size
Erythipenia
Low red blood cells
Hemolysis
Rupture of red blood cell membrane
Hemorrhage
Abnormal loss of blood
Macrocytosis
Presence of abnormally large red blood cells
Poikilocytosis
When more than 10% of red blood cells are abnormally shaped
Polycythemia
Abnormally amount of red blood cells from genetic mutation
Splenomegaly
Abnormally large spleen
Thrombopenia
Reduced number of platelets
Toxemia
Toxins in bloodstream
Botul/o
Sausage
Globin/o
Protein
Ana-
Up,toward
iatr/o
Physician
Idi/o
Individual
Necr/o
Death
Nosocom/o
Hospital
Sept/o
Wall
-phylaxis
Protection
-rrhagic
Abnormal discharge
Anaphylaxis
Immediate reaction to a foreign substance
Communicable disease
A disease that can be transmitted
Diphtheria
A disease resulting in acute inflammation of mucous membranes
Dyscrasia
Any abnormal condition of the blood
Hematoma
Bruise
Hemophilia
No blood clotting protein
Infectious disease that causes internal bleeding
Hemorrhagic fever
Idiopathic disease
Disease without any apparent cause
Necrosis
Death of one or more cells or portion of tissue
Nosocomial infection
A disease contracted at the hospital
Septicemia
Systemwide disease by bacteria and their toxins
Attenuation
Process which pathogens are rendered less virulent
Hematocrit
% of blood cells in a volume of blood
Thrombolysis
Treatment to dissolve a blood clot