Chapter 10 - Blood & Lymphatic

Question 1

Agglutination

Answer 1

Process of clumping together, as of blood cells that are incompatible

agglutinat (clumping), -ion (process)

Question 2

Allergy

Answer 2

An individual hypersensitivity to a substance that is usually harmless

all (other), -ergy (work)

Question 3

Anaphylaxis

Answer 3

Unusual or exaggerated allergic reaction to foreign proteins or other substances.

ana- (up), -phylaxis (protection)

Question 4

Anemia

Answer 4

Literally a lack of red blood cells, it is a reduction in the number of circulating red blood cells, the amount of hemoglobin, or the volume of packed red cells (hematocrit).

an- (lack of), -emia (blood condition)

Question 5

Anisocytosis

Answer 5

Condition in which the erythrocytes are unequal in size and shape.

anis/o (unequal), cyt (cell), -osis (condition)

Question 6

Anticoagulant

Answer 6

Substance that works against the formation of blood clots; a class of medication used in certain patients to prevent blood from clotting.

anti- (against), coagul (clots), -ant (forming)

Question 7

Antibody

Answer 7

Protein substance produced in the body in response to an invading foreign substance (antigen).

anti- (against), -body (body)

Question 8

Antigen

Answer 8

Invading foreign substance that induces the formation of antibodies.

anti- (against), -gen (formation, produce)

Question 9

Autotransfusion

Answer 9

Process of infusing a patient’s own blood.

auto- (self), trans- (across), fus (to pour), -ion (process)

Question 10

Embolus

Answer 10

Blood clot carried in the bloodstream. A mass of undissolved matter present in a blood or lymphatic vessel and brought there by the blood or lymph current. Emboli can be solid, liquid, or gaseous.

Question 11

Extravasation

Answer 11

Process by which fluids and/or intravenous (IV) medications can escape from the blood vessel into surrounding tissue.

extra (beyond), vas (vessel), -at(e) (action), -ion (process)

Question 12

Hematocrit

Answer 12

Blood test that separates solids from plasma in the blood by centrifuging the blood sample.

Hemat/o (blood), -crit (to separate)

Question 13

Hemochromatosis

Answer 13

Genetic disease condition in which iron is not metabolized properly and accumulates in body tissues. The skin has a bronze hue, the liver becomes enraged, and diabetes and cardiac failure can occur.

hem/o (blood), chromat (color), -osis (condition)

Question 14

Hemoglobin

Answer 14

Blood protein; the iron-containing pigment of red blood cells that carries oxygen from the lungs to the tissues.

hem/o (blood), -globin (globe, protein)

Question 15

Hemolysis

Answer 15

Destruction of red blood cells

hem/o (blood), -lysis (destruction)

Question 16

Hemophilia

Answer 16

Hereditary blood disease characterized by prolonged coagulation and tendency to bleed.

hem/o (blood), -philia (attraction)

Question 17

Hemorrhage

Answer 17

Literally means bursting forth of blood; bleeding.

hem/o (blood), -rrhage (bursting forth)

Question 18

Hemostasis

Answer 18

Control or stopping of bleeding.

hem/o (blood), -stasis (control, stop, stand still)

Question 19

Hypoglycemia

Answer 19

Condition of deficient amounts of sugar in the blood; low blood sugar.

hypo- (deficient), glyc (sweet, sugar), -emia (blood condition)

Question 20

Hypoxia

Answer 20

Deficient amount of oxygen in the blood, cells, and tissues; also known as anoxia and hypoxemia.

hyp- (deficient), -oxia (oxygen)

Question 21

Leukemia

Answer 21

Disease of the blood characterized by overproduction of leukocytes. Common types include chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL) and acute lymphocytic leukemia (ALL).

leuk (white), -emia (blood condition)

Question 22

Lymphadenitis

Answer 22

Inflammation of the lymph glands.

lymph (lymph), aden (gland), -itis (inflammation)

Question 23

Lymphangiitis

Answer 23

Inflammation of lymphatic vessels.

lymph (lymph), ang (vessel), -itis (inflammation)

Question 24

Erythrocyte Sedimentation Rate (ESR)

Answer 24

Blood test to determine the rate at which red blood cells settle in a long, narrow tube.

Question 25

Lymphedema

Answer 25

Abnormal accumulation of lymph in the interstitial spaces.

lymph (lymph), -edema (swelling)

Question 26

Lymphoma

Answer 26

Lymphoid neoplasm, usually malignant.

lymph (lymph), -oma (tumor, mass, fluid collection)

Question 27

Phagocytosis

Answer 27

Engulfing and eating of particulate substances such as bacteria, protozoa, cells and cell debris, dust particles, and colloids by phagocytes (leukocytes or macrophages).

phag/o (eat, engulf), cut (cell), -osis (condition)

Question 28

Polycythemia

Answer 28

Increased number of red blood cells.

poly- (many), cyt (cell), hem (blood), -ia (condition)

Question 29

Red Blood Count (RBC)

Answer 29

Test preformed on whole blood to determine the number of erythrocytes present. Increased and/or decreased amounts can indicate certain disease conditions.

Question 30

Septicemia

Answer 30

Pathological condition in which bacteria are present in the blood.

septic (putrefying), -emia (blood condition)

Question 31

Sideropenia

Answer 31

Lack of iron in the blood.

sider/o (iron), -penia (lack of)

Question 32

Splenomegaly

Answer 32

Abnormal enlargement of the spleen.

spleen/o (spleen), -megaly (enlargement)

Question 33

Thalassemia

Answer 33

Hereditary anemia occurring in populations bordering the Mediterranean Sea and in Southeast Asia.

thalass (sea), -emia (blood condition)

Question 34

Thrombin

Answer 34

Blood enzyme that converts fibrinogen into fibrin.

thromb (clot), -in (chemical)

Question 35

Thrombus

Answer 35

Blood clot

Question 36

ABO

Answer 36

Blood groups

Question 37

CBC

Answer 37

Complete blood count

Question 38

ELISA

Answer 38

Enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay

Question 39

PCP

Answer 39

Pneumocystis pneumonia

Question 40

Platelet

Answer 40

A small colorless disk-shaped cell fragment without a nucleus, found in large numbers in blood and involved in clotting.