Chapter 13 - Blood System Flashcards
1
Q
baso
A
basophils
2
Q
BMT
A
bone marrow transplant
3
Q
CBC
A
complete blood count
4
Q
diff
A
differential count
white blood cells
5
Q
eos
A
eosinophils
6
Q
ESR
A
erythrocyte sedimentation rate (“sed rate”)
7
Q
Hct
A
hematocrit
8
Q
HGB,
Hgb
A
hemoglobin
9
Q
IgA
A
immunoglobulin A
10
Q
IgD
A
immunoglobulin D
11
Q
IgE
A
immunoglobulin E
12
Q
IgG
A
immunoglobulin G
13
Q
IgM
A
immunoglobulin M
14
Q
lymphs
A
lymphocytes
15
Q
mono
A
monocyte
16
Q
PT
A
prothrombin time
17
Q
PTT
A
partial thromboplastin time
18
Q
RBC
A
red blood cell; red blood cell count
19
Q
WBC
A
white blood cells; white blood cell count
20
Q
WNL
A
within normal limits
21
Q
bas/o
A
base
22
Q
chrom/o
A
color
23
Q
coagul/o
A
clotting
24
Q
cyt/o
A
cell
25
eosin/o
red, dawn, rosy
26
erythr/o
red
27
granul/o
granules
28
hem/o
blood
29
hemat/o
blood
30
hemoglobin/o
hemoglobin
31
is/o
same, equal
32
kary/o
nucleus
33
leuk/o
white
34
mon/o
one, single
35
morph/o
shape, form
36
myel/o
bone marrow
37
neutr/o
neutral (neither base nor acid)
38
nucle/o
necleus
39
phag/o
eat, swallow
40
poikil/o
varied, irregular
41
sider/o
iron
42
spher/o
globe, round
43
thromb/o
clot
44
-apheresis
removal, a carrying away
45
-blast
immature cell, embryonic
46
-cytosis
abnormal condition of cells
47
-emia
blood condition
48
-gen
giving rise to, producing
49
- globin
| - globulin
protein
50
-lytic
pertaining to destruction
51
-oid
derived or originating from
52
-osis
abnormal condition
53
-penia
deficiency
54
-phage
eat, swallow
55
-philia
attraction for (an increase in cell numbers)
56
-phoresis
carrying, transmission
57
-poiesis
formation
58
-stasis
stop, control
59
-phylaxis
Protection
60
-stitial
To set, pertaining to standing or positioned
61
-suppression
To stop
62
pronounce - erythrocyte
e RYTH ro cute
63
pronounce - hemolysis
he MOL y sis
64
pronounce - thrombocytes
THROM bo cyte
65
pronounce - thrombosis
throm BO sis
