Chapter 6 - Blood and the Lymphatic and Immune Systems

Question 1

hematology

Answer 1

branch of medicine specializing in conditions of hematic system

Question 2

coagulate

Answer 2

convert liquid to gel or solid, as in blood coagulation

Question 3

dyscrasia

Answer 3

general term indicating presence of disease affecting blood

Question 4

hematoma

Answer 4

swelling or mass of blood caused by break in vessel in organ or tissue, or beneath skin

Question 5

hemorrhage

Answer 5

blood flow, escape of blood from a blood vessel

Question 6

thrombus

Answer 6

blood clot

Question 7

hemophilia

Answer 7

hereditary blood disease in which there is a prolonged blood clotting time

Question 8

hyperlipidemia

Answer 8

condition of having too high a level of lipids such as cholesterol in bloodstream

Question 9

pancytopenia

Answer 9

too few of all types of blood cells

Question 10

septicemia

Answer 10

having bacteria in blood stream; commonly referred to as blood poisoning

Question 11

anemia

Answer 11

reduction in number of red blood cells (RBCs) or amount of hemoglobin in blood

Question 12

aplastic anemia

Answer 12

severe form of anemia that develops as consequence of loss of functioning red bone marrow

Question 13

erythrocytosis

Answer 13

too many red cells

Question 14

erythropenia

Answer 14

too few red cells

Question 15

hemolytic anemia

Answer 15

anemia that develops as result of excessive loss of erythrocytes

Question 16

hypochromic anemia

Answer 16

anemia resulting from having insufficient hemoglobin in erythrocytes

Question 17

iron-deficiency anemia

Answer 17

anemia resulting from having insufficient iron to manufacture hemoglobin

Question 18

pernicious anemia

Answer 18

anemia associated with insufficient absorption of vitamin B12 by digestive system

Question 19

sickle cell anemia

Answer 19

severe, chronic, incurable disorder that results in anemia

Question 20

thalassemia

Answer 20

genetic disorder in which person is unable to make functioning hemoglobin; results in anemia

Question 21

leukemia

Answer 21

cancer of WBC-forming bone marrow; results in large number of abnormal WBCs circulating in blood

Question 22

leukocytosis

Answer 22

too many white cells

Question 23

leukopenia

Answer 23

too few white blood cells

Question 24

thrombocytopenia

Answer 24

too few platelets

Question 25

thrombocytosis

Answer 25

too many platelets

Question 26

blood culture and sensitivity (C&S)

Answer 26

sample of blood is incubated in laboratory to check for bacterial growth

Question 27

complete blood count (CBC)

Answer 27

blood test consisting of five tests; red blood cell count (RBC), white blood count (WBC), hemoglobin (Hg), hematocrit (Hct), and white blood cell differential

Question 28

erythrocyte sedimentation rate (ESR)

Answer 28

blood test to determine rate at which mature red blood cells settle out of blood after addition of anticoagulant

Question 29

hematocrit

Answer 29

blood test to measure volume of red blood cells (erythrocytes) within total volume of blood

Question 30

hemoglobin

Answer 30

iron-containing pigment of red blood cells that carries oxygen from lungs to tissue

Question 31

prothrombin time (PT, pro-time)

Answer 31

measurement of time it takes for sample of blood to coagulate