Unit 4 Med Term Flashcards
Abscess
A localized collection of pus that forms a cavity in tissues, organs, or confined spaces
Allergen
An antigenic substance capable of producing immediate-type hypersensitivity
Anaphylaxis
a manifestation of immediate hypersensitivity in which exposure of a sensitized individual to a specific antigen or hapten results in urticaria, pruritus, and angioedema, followed by vascular collapse and shock and often accompanied by life-threatening respiratory distress; a general term originally applied to the situation in which exposure to a toxin resulted not in development of immunity (prophylaxis) but in hypersensitivity.
Anticoagulant
Any substance that prevents blood clotting
Aplastic
Pertaining to or characterized by aplasia
Basophil
A granular leukocyte that has cytoplasm that contains coarse bluish-black granules of variable size
Cellular
Pertaining to or made up of cells
Coagulant
Promoting, accelerating, or making possible the coagulation of blood; an agent that promotes or accelerates the coagulation of blood
Coagulopathy
Any disorder of blood coagulation
Cytotoxicity
Having deleterious effects on cells
Dyscrasias
An abnormal state or condition
Dyspnea
Difficulty breathing
Electrolytes
A substance that dissociates into ions when fused or in solution and this becomes capable of conducting electricity
Eosinophil
A granular leukocyte with a nucleus that usually has two lobes and cytoplasm containing coarse, round granules that are readily stained by eosin
Erthrocyte
A red blood cell; mature form is a non nucleated, biconcave disk
Erthrocytosis
An increase in the number of red blood cells
Excretion
The act, process, or function of excreting; material that is excreted
Fibrinogen
A protein in plasma that is essential for clotting blood
Fibrinolysin
A substance that dissolves fibrin clots and also breaks down certain coagulation factors
Hematocrit
A tube with graduated markings used to determine the volume of packed red cells in a blood specimen by centrifugation; by extension,, the measurement obtained using this procedure or the corresponding measurements produced by automated blood cell counters.
Hematology
The study of blood and blood-forming tissues and their physiology and pathology
Hemophilia
A hereditary hemorrhage disorder caused by deficiency of antihemophilic factor VIII or IX
Homeostasis
Sameness or stability in the normal state of an organism
Hydrocephaly
More commonly caused hydrocephalus which means a condition characterized by abnormal accumulation of cerebrospinal fluid within the skull, causing enlargement of the head, mental retardation, and convulsions.
