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Blood Med Terms
Chapter 6 Blood med terms
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Undergraduate 1
11/13/2011

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blast/o
Definition
germ or bud
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chrom/o, chromat/o
Definition
color
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chyl/o
Definition
juice
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hem/o, hemat/o
Definition
blood
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immun/o
Definition
safe
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lymph/o
Definition
clear fluid
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morph/o
Definition
form
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phag/o
Definition
eat or swallow
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plas/o
Definition
formation
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reticul/o
Definition
a net
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splen/o
Definition
spleen
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thromb/o
Definition
clot
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thym/o
Definition
thymus gland
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serum
Definition
liquid portion of the blood left after clotting
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granulocyte
Definition
group of leukoctyes containing granules in cytoplasm
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neutrophil
Definition
granulocyte, bacteria
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polymorpho-nuclear leukocyte
Definition
another term for neutrophil, many segments in nucleus
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band
Definition
immature neutrophil
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eosinophil
Definition
granular leukocyte; increases in allergic and some infectious reactions
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basophil
Definition
granular leukocyte; brings anticoagulant substances to inflamed tissue
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lymphocyte
Definition
agranulocytic leukocyte active in immunity; 3 types T cells, B Cells, and NK cells
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monocyte
Definition
agranulocytic leukocyte that performs phagocytosis to fight infection
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platelets
Definition
thrombocytes; cells essential for blood clotting
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thymus
Definition
primary gland of lymphatic system; produces T lymphocytes
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spleen
Definition
organ between stomach and diaphragm that filters out aging blood cells
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anisicytosis
Definition
red blood cells of unequal size
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pancytopenia
Definition
an abnormally reduced number of all cellular components in the blood
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erythropenia
Definition
an abnormally reduced number of red blood cells
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hemolysis
Definition
breakdown of the red blood cell membrane
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immunosuppresion
Definition
impaired ability to provide an immune response
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lymphadenopathy
Definition
enlarged lymph nodes
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lymphocytopenia
Definition
an abnormally reduced number of lymphocytes
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macrocytosis
Definition
presence of large blood cells
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microcytosis
Definition
presence of small red blood cells
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neutropenia
Definition
decrease in the number of neutrophils
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poikilocytosis
Definition
presence of large, irregularly shaped red blood cells
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reticulocytosis
Definition
increased number of immature erythrocytes in the blood
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splenomegaly
Definition
enlargement of the spleen
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erythroblastosis fetalis
Definition
incompatability of fetus with mother
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phlebotomy/venipuncture
Definition
incision into or puncture of a vein to withdraw blood for testing
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mean corpuscular volume
Definition
calculation of the volume of individual cells in cubic microns using HCT and RBC results
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mean corpuscular hemoglobin
Definition
calculation of the content in weight of hemoglobin in the average red blood cell using HGB and RBC results
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