VET 117 Chapter 3

Question 1

anemia

Answer 1

condition without (deficient) blood

Question 2

anticoagulant

Answer 2

one that is against clotting

Question 3

antigen

Answer 3

antibody producer

Question 4

antihistamine

Answer 4

against histamine

Question 5

autoimmune

Answer 5

self exemption/protection

Question 6

coagulation

Answer 6

process of clotting

Question 7

erythrocyte

Answer 7

a red cell

Question 8

hematology

Answer 8

study of blood

Question 9

hematoma

Answer 9

a “tumor/swelling of” blood

Question 10

hemolysis

Answer 10

process of breaking blood

Question 11

hemorrhage

Answer 11

escaping blood (bleeding)

Question 12

icteric

Answer 12

pertaining to jaundice

Question 13

inflammation

Answer 13

process/condition of “fire”

Question 14

inguinal

Answer 14

pertaining to the groin

Question 15

intravascular

Answer 15

pertaining to inside vessels

Question 16

leukocyte

Answer 16

a white cell (white blood cell)

Question 17

leukopenia

Answer 17

a deficiency of white (cells)

Question 18

leukocytosis

Answer 18

condition of white cell (excess)

Question 19

lipemia

Answer 19

a blood condition of fat

Question 20

morphology

Answer 20

study of shape/form

Question 21

pancyopenia

Answer 21

deficiency of all (blood) cells

Question 22

poikilocytosis

Answer 22

condition of varied/irregular cells

Question 23

polycythemia

Answer 23

condition of many cells of blood

Question 24

pruritus

Answer 24

an itch

Question 25

pyrexia

Answer 25

a condition of fever

Question 26

serology

Answer 26

study of serum

Question 27

spenomegaly

Answer 27

enlargement of the spleen

Question 28

thrombocyte

Answer 28

a clot cell

Question 29

thrombocytopenia

Answer 29

a deficiency of clot cells

Question 30

tonsilitis

Answer 30

inflammation of tonsils

Question 31

vascular

Answer 31

pertaining to vessels