Ch 7. Blood, Lymphatic System And Immunology Flashcards

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Aden/o

A

Gland

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Blast/o

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Germ, bud,developing cell

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Erythr/o

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Red

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Lymph/o

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Clear water or fluid

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Splen/o

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Spleen

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Thromb/o

A

Clot

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Tox/o

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Toxic

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Poikil/o

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Irregular

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-lysis

A

Loosen, dissolve

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-penia

A

Deficiency

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Anisocytosis

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Red blood cells of unequal size

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Erythipenia

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Low red blood cells

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Hemolysis

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Rupture of red blood cell membrane

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Hemorrhage

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Abnormal loss of blood

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Macrocytosis

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Presence of abnormally large red blood cells

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Poikilocytosis

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When more than 10% of red blood cells are abnormally shaped

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Polycythemia

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Abnormally amount of red blood cells from genetic mutation

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Splenomegaly

A

Abnormally large spleen

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Thrombopenia

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Reduced number of platelets

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Toxemia

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Toxins in bloodstream

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Botul/o

A

Sausage

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Globin/o

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Protein

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Ana-

A

Up,toward

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iatr/o

A

Physician

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Idi/o

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Individual

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Necr/o

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Death

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Nosocom/o

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Hospital

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Sept/o

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Wall

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-phylaxis

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Protection

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-rrhagic

A

Abnormal discharge

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Anaphylaxis

A

Immediate reaction to a foreign substance

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Communicable disease

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A disease that can be transmitted

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Diphtheria

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A disease resulting in acute inflammation of mucous membranes

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Dyscrasia

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Any abnormal condition of the blood

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Hematoma

A

Bruise

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Hemophilia

A

No blood clotting protein

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Infectious disease that causes internal bleeding

A

Hemorrhagic fever

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Idiopathic disease

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Disease without any apparent cause

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Necrosis

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Death of one or more cells or portion of tissue

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Nosocomial infection

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A disease contracted at the hospital

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Septicemia

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Systemwide disease by bacteria and their toxins

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Attenuation

A

Process which pathogens are rendered less virulent

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Hematocrit

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% of blood cells in a volume of blood

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Thrombolysis

A

Treatment to dissolve a blood clot