Chapter 4 Lymph and Blood Systems Flashcards
Lymphocytes
A type of white blood cell, that helps the body defend itself against bacteria and diseased cells
Aden
Gland
Bacter
Bacteria
Cyt
Cell
Hemat
Blood
Hemo
Blood
Leuk
White
Lymph
Lymph
Phleb
Vein
Splen
Spleen
Sepsis
to Putrefy
Thromb
Clot
Thym
Thymus
Aden/o/pathy
Aden: Gland
pathy: Disease
Disease of the lymph nodes
An/emia
An: without
emia: condition of blood
Decrease in red blood cells
Bacter/emia
bacter: bacteria
emia: blood condition
Bacteria in the bloodstream
Hemat/oma
Hemat: Blood
oma: tumor
A collection of blood, often clotted
Hemo/philia
Hemo: Blood
philia: attraction for
A disease in which the blood does not clot normally
Hyper/uric/emia
Hyper: above or excess
uric: uric acid
emia: blood condition
High levels of uric acid in blood
Leuk/emia
Leuk: white
emia: blood condition
increase in white blood cells
Lymph/o/cyte
Lymph: lymph
cyte: cell
Immune response cell
Lymph/o/cyt/o/penia
Lymph: lymph
cyt: cell
penia: decrease
Decreased number of lymphocytes
lymph/oid
lymph: lymph
oid: resembling
Resembling clear lymph fluid
Phlebo/tomy
Phlebo: vein
tomy: incision
Puncture of vein to draw blood