Chapter 3-Precision study Flashcards
Another name for antibody
Immunoglobulin
A protein that reacts to viruses
Interferon
Autologous transfusion
Blood is removed from the donor and is stored for a time before being returned to the donor.
Homologous graft/allograft
Tissue that is removed from a donor or transplantation to another organism of the same species.
isograft
A transplant from someone’s identical twin.
A group of diseases associated with abnormal hemoglobin
Hemoglobinopathy
Hemoglobin electrophoresis
A procedure to identify abnormal hemoglobin.
Aplastic anemia
When the bone marrow is diseased and produces few cells.
Hemolytic anemia
Erythrocytes are prematurely destroyed.
Sickle cell anemia
Erythrocytes become malformed and unable to properly hold oxygen.
-ant
That which causes
-ate
To cause an action or result of the action
-poiesis
production
-poietin
that which causes production
somatic death
the death of a person
Pertaining to the body and mind
psychophysiologic
Splitting open of a wound
Dehiscence
Abnormal development of tissue or organs
dysplasia
Lack of development of tissues or organs
aplasia
Underdevelopment of an organ or tissue
hypoplasia
Abnormal increase of the number of cells in tissue
hyperplasia
A change in the structure and orientation of cells that is characteristic of malignancy
anaplasia
cranial
pertaining to the skull
Frontal plane
Divides the body into front and back
Shunt
Redirects the flow of fluid from one place to another in the body
Necrotic
dead tissue
Supination
Turning the hand upward
coronal plane
same as the frontal plane (Divides the body into front and back)
Hypo
beneath or below normal
Extracellular fluid
Liquid on the outside of cells
Ultraviolet
A type of light beyond violet in the spectrum.
Hemat(o)
blood
Anaphylactic Reaction
An allergic response that occurs after being exposed to an allergen.
Hemi-
Half or partly
Secretion
To release a substance into a cavity
Somesthetic
pertaining to body sensation
Omphalocele
a hernia in the navel
Hematocrit
the amount of red blood cells in a blood sample
Evisceration
an organ protruding through a wound
purulent/suppurative
Pertaining to, consisting of, or producing pus.
The five types of leukocyte
Neutrophil
Eosinophil
Basophil
lymphocyte
monocyte
microcyte
small erythrocyte
Posteroanterior
From back to front
anteroposterior
From the front to the back
dorsocephalad
From the back of the head
Recumbent
lying down
Ascites
abnormal accumulation of serous fluid in the peritoneal cavity.
exudate
substances that are discharged from cells or blood vessels.
infectious mononucleosis
Viral infection characterized by leukocytosis with atypical lymphocytes.
Diseases or disorders associated with the blood or bone marrow.
dyscrasias
