Chapter 10 Medical Words Flashcards
Substance produced in the body in response to a foreign substance
antibody
Blood protein in red blood cells that carries oxygen.
hemoglobin
Condition of excessive amounts of sugar in the blood.
hyperglycemia
Natural and man-made substance that inhibits blood clotting.
heparin
Condition of deficient amounts of oxygen in the blood.
hypoxia
Separation of white blood cells from the blood, which are then transfused back into the patient
leukapheresis
Blood condition characterized by overproduction of leukocytes
leukemia
Lack of or deficiency of white blood cells
leukocytopenia
Abnormal accumulation of lymph in the body which causes swelling
lymphedema
Neoplasm that is unusually malignant. Are usually identified as Hodgkin, non-Hodgkin
lymphoma
Stopping or controlling the flow of lymph
lymphostasis
Condition of excessive amounts of monocytes in the blood
mononucleosis
An infection that occurs for frequently or is more severe in people with weakened immune systems
opportunistic infection
Separating plasma from blood cells
plasmapheresis
Blood condition in which bacteria are present in the blood
septicemia
Bacterial culture of blood
seroculture
Blood plasma without the clotting factor
serum
Lack of iron in the blood
sideropenia
Surgical removal of a blood clot
thrombectomy
Blood enzyme which causes clotting
thromboplastin
Condition of a stationary blood clot
thrombosis
A disease caused by the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), which is transmitted through sexual contact, exposure to infected blood or blood components, and prenatally from mother to infant.
acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS)
Process of clumping together, as of blood cells that are incompatible. This can occur when performing a type and crossmatch to seek appropriate donor cells for transfusion
agglutination
Unusual or exaggerated allergic reaction to foreign substances. It can occur suddenly and be life threatening.
anaphylaxis
Foreign substance that includes the formation of antibodies.
antigen
Condition in which the body’s immune system becomes defective and produces antibodies against itself.
autoimmune disease
Capable of forming a clot
coagulable
Blood clot carried in the bloodstream
embolus
Process by which fluids and/or IV medications can escape from the blood stream vessels into surrounding tissue
extravascation
Destruction of red blood cells
hemolysis
Hereditary blood disease characterized by prolonged coagulation and tenancy to bleed
hemophilia
