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medical termenology
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04/29/2014

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homeostasis
Definition
the term for the conditionual blancing act of the body system to provide an internal enviroment
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neutrophils
Definition
cell specialize in phagocytosis
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lymphocytes
Definition
cells that are key in the immune response
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coagulation
Definition
the process of blood clotting
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antigen
Definition
a substance that produces an immune reaction reaction by its nature of being percieved as foreign to the body
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O
Definition
universal donor
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AB
Definition
universal recipient
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armpits
Definition
axillary lymph glands
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antibody
Definition
a substance formed by the body in reaction to a percieved foreign substance
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hemoglobin
Definition
a substance in the blood that transports oxygen & carbon dioxide
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infection
Definition
inflammation is caused by pathogen
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sickle cell anemia
Definition
an inherited form of anemia charaterized by crescent by a cresent shaped rbc
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aplastic anemia
Definition
suppression of bone msrrow function leading to reduction of rbc PRODUCTION
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thalassemia
Definition
a group of inhetited disorders in which the anemia is the result of decrease in the synthesis of hemoglobin
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thrombocytopnia
Definition
a deficiency of clotting cells
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allergy
Definition
same as hypersensitivity
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lymphadenopathy
Definition
a disease of the lymph nodes or vessels that may be localized or generalized
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anaphylaxis
Definition
an extreme form of immune resonse in which the patient undergoes a severely decreased blood pressure andconstriction of the airways
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HIV
Definition
ELISA test
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Hct
Definition
the measuremnt of the percentage of RBCs in the blood
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monospot
Definition
a test for infectious monoucleosis
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allergy test
Definition
a test for hypersensitivity
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morphology
Definition
a blood sample of a patient w/ sickle cell anemia shows
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erthropoiesis
Definition
the production of RBCs
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agglutination
Definition
when cells clump togther after escaping their vessels
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macrophages
Definition
they change into monocytes, destroys pathogens and collect debris from damaged cells
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dyscrasia
Definition
diseases of the blood or bone marrow
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