Unit 4 Med Term

Question 1

Abscess

Answer 1

A localized collection of pus that forms a cavity in tissues, organs, or confined spaces

Question 2

Allergen

Answer 2

An antigenic substance capable of producing immediate-type hypersensitivity

Question 3

Anaphylaxis

Answer 3

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.

Question 4

Anticoagulant

Answer 4

Any substance that prevents blood clotting

Question 5

Aplastic

Answer 5

Pertaining to or characterized by aplasia

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Basophil

Answer 6

A granular leukocyte that has cytoplasm that contains coarse bluish-black granules of variable size

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Cellular

Answer 7

Pertaining to or made up of cells

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Coagulant

Answer 8

Promoting, accelerating, or making possible the coagulation of blood; an agent that promotes or accelerates the coagulation of blood

Question 9

Coagulopathy

Answer 9

Any disorder of blood coagulation

Question 10

Cytotoxicity

Answer 10

Having deleterious effects on cells

Question 11

Dyscrasias

Answer 11

An abnormal state or condition

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Dyspnea

Answer 12

Difficulty breathing

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Electrolytes

Answer 13

A substance that dissociates into ions when fused or in solution and this becomes capable of conducting electricity

Question 14

Eosinophil

Answer 14

A granular leukocyte with a nucleus that usually has two lobes and cytoplasm containing coarse, round granules that are readily stained by eosin

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Erthrocyte

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A red blood cell; mature form is a non nucleated, biconcave disk

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Erthrocytosis

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An increase in the number of red blood cells

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Excretion

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The act, process, or function of excreting; material that is excreted

Question 18

Fibrinogen

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A protein in plasma that is essential for clotting blood

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Fibrinolysin

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A substance that dissolves fibrin clots and also breaks down certain coagulation factors

Question 20

Hematocrit

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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.

Question 21

Hematology

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The study of blood and blood-forming tissues and their physiology and pathology

Question 22

Hemophilia

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A hereditary hemorrhage disorder caused by deficiency of antihemophilic factor VIII or IX

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Homeostasis

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Sameness or stability in the normal state of an organism

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Hydrocephaly

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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.

Question 25

Hyperchromic

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Highly or excessively stained or colored

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Hyperemia

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Excessive blood flow to a part of the body

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Hypochromic

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Pertaining to or marked by hypochrmia

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Immunodeficiency

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A deficiency in the immune response

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Immunosuppressant

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Pertaining to or inducing immunosuppresion

Question 30

Intercellular

Answer 30

Situated between the cells of a structure

Question 31

Intracellular

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Within a cell

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Leukocyte

Answer 32

A white blood cell

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Leukocytosis

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A transient increase in the number of leukocytes in the blood

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Lymphocyte

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Any of the mononuclear leukocytes found in the blood, lymph, and lymphoid tissues that are responsible for humoral an cellular immunity.

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Macrocytosis

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An increase in the number of large red blood cells

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Microcytosis

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An increase in the number of undersized red blood cells

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Monocyte

Answer 37

An important type of leukocyte that is mononuclear

Question 38

Necrosis

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Death of a tissue

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Nucleoid

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Resembling a nucleus

Question 40

Phaocytosis

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The engulfing of microorganisms, other cells, and foreign particles by phagocytes

Question 41

Plasma

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The fluid portion of the blood

Question 42

Purulent

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Pertaining to, consisting of, containing, or caused by pus

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Resistance

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The natural ability of an organism to resist microorganisms or toxins produced in diseases

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Secretion

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The process of elaborating a specific product as a result of the activity of a gland; material that is secreted

Question 45

Susceptibility

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A state of vulnerability, readily affected or acted on, such as a diminished immunity to infection

Question 46

Thrombolysis

Answer 46

Dissolution of a blood cell

Question 47

Thrombosis

Answer 47

The presence of a blood clot

Question 48

Tinnitus

Answer 48

A noise in the ears, such as ringing, buzzing, or roaring

Question 49

Toxemia

Answer 49

The condition resulting from the spread of bacterial products (toxins) by the bloodstream