ch 9 Flashcards
hematologist
medical doctor that specializes in the treatment and diagnosis of blood disorders
immunologist
medical doctors who studies the bodys response to foreign objects
hemophilia
a collection of blooding disorders characterized the lack of a clotting factor needed for blood to clot
polycythemia vera
abnormal increase in the number of red blood cells and hemoglobin concetration not related to other disease
purpura
hemorrhage of blood into tissues under skin
thrombocytopenia
defeciency of plataltes
leukocytosis
increase of white blood cell
leukopenia
deficeincy of white blood cells
neutropenia
deficiency of neutrophils
edema
hypersplenism
increase in the function of the spleen; can lead to h
lymphadenitis
inflammation of the lymph nodes
lyphadenopathy
disorder of the lymph nodes or lymph vessles
lymphangitis
inflammation of the lymph vessles
lympedema
accumulation of lymphatic fluid, causing swelling, due to obstruction, hyperplasia, or removal of lymphatic vessles
lymphocytopenia
decrease in the number of lymphocytes
lymphocytosis
increse in the number of lymphocytes
mononucleiosis
increase in the number of mononuclear cells due to epstein barr virus
adenoidectomy
removal of adenoids
biopsy
removal of lymphatic structures for diagnosis and treatment
lymphadenectomy
removal of the lymph nodes
splenectomy
removal of spleen
