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Medical Terminology- Abby > Blood, Lymph, and Immune Systems > Flashcards

Blood, Lymph, and Immune Systems Flashcards

1
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antibody

A

protective protein produced by B lymphocytes in response to the presence of a foreign substance called an antigen.

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antigen

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substance recognized as harmful to the host, stimulates production of Abs

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bile pigment

A

substance derived from the breakdown of Hb and excreted by the liver

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cytokine

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chemical substance produced by certain cells that initiate, inhibit, or decrease activity in other cells

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5
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immunocompetent

A

ability to develop an immune response in response to antigens

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6
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natural killer cells

A

special lymphocytes that secrete chemicals that break down the cell membrane of infected or cancerous cells.

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aden/o

A

gland

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adenoid

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resembling a gland

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agglutin/o

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clumping, gluing

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bas/o

A

base (alkaline, opposite of acid)

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basophil

A

attraction to base (alkaline dyes)

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blast/o

A

embryonic cell

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erythroblastosis

A

abnormal condition, increase in embryonic red cells

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chrom/o

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color

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hypochromic

A

under, decrease in color

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eosin/o

A

dawn (rose-colored)

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17
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eosinophil

A

attraction for rose colored dye

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18
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erythr/o

A

red

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granul/o

A

grandule

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hem/o

A

blood

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hemat/o

A

blood

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immun/o

A

immune, immunity, safe

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kary/o

A

nucleus

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24
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karyolysis

A

destruction of the nucleus

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25
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nucle/o

A

nucleus

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leuk/o

A

white

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lymphaden/o

A

lymph gland

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28
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lymphadenopathy

A

diease of the lymph nodes

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lymph/o

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lymph

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30
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lymphangi/o

A

lymph vessel

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morph/o

A

form, shape, strcuture

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32
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myel/o

A

bone marrow; spinal cord

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33
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myelogenic

A

relating to the origin in bone marrow

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neutr/o

A

neutral, neither

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35
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neutrophilic

A

pertaining to an attraction for neutral dyes

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36
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phagocyte

A

cell that eats foreing material

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aplastic

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pertaining to a failure to form

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poikil/o

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varied, irregular

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poikilocyte

A

cell that is irregular or varied in shape

40
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reticu/o

A

net, mesh

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reticulocyte

A

cell that contains a net or meshwork

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ser/o

A

serum

43
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sider/o

A

iron

44
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sideropenia

A

deficiency of iron

45
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splen/o

A

spleen

46
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splenorrhagia

A

bursting forth of the spleen

47
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thromb/o

A

clot

48
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thym/o

A

thymus

49
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xen/o

A

foreign, strange

50
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-blast

A

embryonic cell

51
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erythroblast

A

embryonic red cell

52
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-emia

A

blood condition

53
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-globin

A

protein

54
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-graft

A

transplantation

55
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-osis

A

condition

56
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-penia

A

abnormal decrease

57
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-phil

A

attraction for

58
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-phoresis

A

carrying, transmission

59
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electrophoresis

A

carrying an electric charge

60
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-phylaxis

A

protection

61
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analylaxis

A

against protection

62
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-poiesis

A

formation, production

63
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hemopoiesis

A

formation of blood

64
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-stasis

A

standing still

65
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hemostasis

A

standing still of blood

66
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allo-

A

other, differing from the normal

67
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aniso-

A

unequal, dissimilar

68
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anisocytosis

A

abnormal increase in cells that are unequal (cyt- cell)

69
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iso-

A

same, equal

70
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isochromic

A

pertaining to the same color

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mono-

A

one

72
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poly-

A

many

73
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ALL

A

acute lymphocytic leukemia

74
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AML

A

acute myelogenous leukemia

75
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ANA

A

antinuclear antibody

76
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APC

A

antigen presenting cell

77
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APTT

A

activated partial thromboplastin time

78
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BMT

A

bone marrow transplant

79
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CLL

A

chronic lymphocytic leukemia

80
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CML

A

chronic myelogenous leukemia

81
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diff

A

differential count (WBCs)

82
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GVHD

A

graft vs. host dieases

83
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eos

A

eosiniophil

84
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Igs

A

immunoglobulins

85
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MNL

A

mononuclear leukocytes

86
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PCP

A

pneumoncystis pneumonia; primary care physician

87
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PMN

A

polymorphonuclear

88
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PMNL, poly

A

polymorphonuclear leukocyte

89
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PT

A

prothrombin time; physical therapy

90
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PTT

A

partial thromboplastin time

91
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RA

A

right atrium; rheumatoid arthritis

Medical Terminology- Abby (15 decks)

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