blood/lymphatic System/immunology Flashcards
(60 cards)
1
Q
aden/o
A
gland
2
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bacteri/o
A
bacteria
3
Q
blast/o
A
germ/bud/developing cell
4
Q
erythr/o
A
red
5
Q
hem/o hemat/o
A
blood
6
Q
immun/o
A
exempt/immunity
7
Q
leuk/o
A
white
8
Q
lymph/o
A
clear water or fluid
9
Q
path/o
A
disease
10
Q
splen/o
A
spleen
11
Q
thromb/o
A
clot
12
Q
thym/o
A
wartlike, thymus gland
13
Q
tox/o
A
poison
14
Q
erythrocytes
A
red cells
15
Q
leukocytes
A
white cells
16
Q
lymph
A
body fluid that transports substances throughout the body
17
Q
Field of medicine that treats infectious diseases
A
immun/o/logy
18
Q
sub specialities of immunology
A
bacteriology or virology
19
Q
prefix an-
A
without/absence of
20
Q
prefix iso-
A
equal
21
Q
prefix macro-
A
large
22
Q
prefix poly-
A
excessive, over, many
23
Q
cyt/o
A
cell
24
Q
erythr/o
A
red
25
hem/o
blood
26
leuk/o
white
27
poikil/o
irregular
28
splen/o
spleen
29
thromb/o
clot
30
tox/o
poison
31
condition of blood
-emia
32
condition of
-ia
33
loosen,dissolve
-lysis
34
abnormally large
-megaly
35
condition of
-osis
36
abnormal reduction in number deficiency
-penia
37
abnormal discharge
-rrhage
38
red blood cells if unequal size in a blood sample
aniscocytosis
39
presence of bacteria in blood
bacteremia
40
abnormally low reduction of red blood cells
erythropenia
41
rupture of the red blood cell membrane
hemolysis
42
abnormal loss of blood from circulation
hemorrhage
43
an abnormally reduced number of white blood cells
leukocytopenia or leukopenia
44
presence of abnormally large red blood cells
macrocytosis
45
more than 10% of blood cells have irregular shapes
poikilocytosis
46
an abnormal increase in the number of red blood cells in the blood (result of genetic mutation in stem cell of red marrow)
polycythemia
47
abnormal enlargement of spleen (sign of infection)
splenomegaly
48
abnormally reduced # of platelets in blood sample
thrombopenia or thrombocytopenia
49
presence of toxins in the bloodstream
toxemia
50
hom/o
same
51
-crit
to seperate
52
-ectomy
surgical removal
53
-logous
pertaining to study
54
-logy
study of
55
-lysis
loosen dissolve
56
-phylaxis
protection
57
-stasis
still
58
-tic
pertaining to
59
prefix anti
against
60
prefix pro
to come before
