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CH 13 BLOOD TERMS Flashcards

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-POEISIS

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formation

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-phago

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to eat or swallow

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baso

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base, alkaline, opposite of acid

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chromo

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color

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coagulo

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clotting

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cyto

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cell

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eosino

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red/ dawn, rosy

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erythro

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red

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granulo

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granules

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hemo

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blood

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hemato

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blood

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hemoglobino

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hemoglobin

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iso

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same, equal

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karyo

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nucleus

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leuko

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white

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mono

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one, single

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morpho

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shape

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myelo

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bone marrow

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neutro

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neutral neither base nor acid

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nucleo

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nucleus

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phago

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to eat or swallow

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poikilo

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varied, irregular

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sidero

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iron

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sphero

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globe, round

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thrombo

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clot

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apheresis

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removal, carry away

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blast

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immature or embryonic cell

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cytosis

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abnormal cell condition

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emia

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blood condition

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-gen

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giving rise to; formation

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-globin

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protein

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globulin

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protein

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lytic

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pertaining to destruction

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-oid

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pertaining to

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-osis

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abnormal

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36
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-penia

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deficiency

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-phage

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eat, swallow

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-philia

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attraction for (an increase in cell numbers)

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-phoresis

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carrying, transmission

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-poeisis

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formation

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-stasis

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stoppage, control

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blood dyscrasia

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blood disease

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aniso

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unequal

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chromia

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reduced color

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macro

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large

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micro

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small

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poikil

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irregular

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thalassa

A

sea

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petechia

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flea bite

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asthenia

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weakness

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normo-

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normal

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allo

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other, different

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-cytosis

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abnormal cell condition

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-plasia

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development / formation / growth

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pan-

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all

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poly-

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many

57
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Ab

A

antibody

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ABMT

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autologous bone marrow transplantation; patient serves as his own donor for stem cells

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ABO

A

FOUR MAIN BLOOD TYPES A, B, AB, O

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ALL

A

ACUTE LYMPHOID LEUKEMIA

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AML

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ACUTE MYELOID LEUKEMIA

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ANC

A

ABSOLUTE NEUTROPHIL COUNT; TOTAL WBC TIMES A MEASURE OF THE NUMBER OF BANDS AND SEGS PRESENT IN THE BLOOD

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ASCT

A

AUTOLOGOUS STEM CELL TRANSPLANTATION

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bands

A

immature white blood cells

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baso

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basophils

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BMT

A

BONE MARROW TRANSPLANTATION

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CBC

A

COMPLETE BLOOD COUNT

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CLL

A

CHRONIC LYMPHOID LEUKEMIA

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CML

A

CHRONIC MYELOID LEUKEMIA

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DIC

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DISSEMINATED INTRAVASCULAR COAGULATION; BLEEDING DISORDER MARKED BY REDUCTION IN BLOOD CLOTTING FACTORS

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diff

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differential count; white blood cells

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EBV

A

epstein barr virus; cause of mononucleosis

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eos

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eosinophils

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EPO

A

erythropoietin

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ESR

A

ERYTHROCYTE SEDIMENTATION RATE

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Fe

A

iron

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G-CSF

A

granulocyte colony-stimulating factor- promotes neutrophil production

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GM-CSF

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granulocyte macrophage colony stimulating factor; promotes myeloid progenitor cells with differentiation to granulocytes

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g/dL

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gram per deciliter

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GVHD

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graft versus host disease- immune reaction of a donor’s cells to recipients tissue

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HCL

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hairy cell leukemia- abnormal lymphocytes accumulate in bone marrow, leading to anemia, thrombocytopenia, neutropenia and infection

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Hct

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hematocrit, usually a percentage

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Hgb, HGB

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hemoglobin

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H and H

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hemoglobin and hematocrit

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HLA

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human leukocyte antigen

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IgA, IgD, IgE, IgG, IgM

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immunoglobulins

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INR

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international normalized ratio- ratio of a patient’s prothrombin time compared to a standard prothrombin time, used to monitor anticoagulation therapy (warfarin)

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ITP

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idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura

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lymphs

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lymphocytes

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MCH

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mean corpuscular hemoglobin- average amount of hemoglobin per cell

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MCHC

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mean corpuscular hemoglobin concentration- average concentration of hemoglobin in a single red cell; when MCHC is low, the cell is hypochromic

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MCV

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mean corpuscular volume- average volume or size of a single red blood cell; when MCV is high, the cells are macrocytic, and when low, the cells are microcytic

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uL-

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microliter- one millionth of a liter

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MDS

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myelodysplastic syndrome- preleukemic condition (anemia, cytopenias, and possible transformation to AML)

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mm^3

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cubic millimeter- one millionth of a liter

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mono

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monocyte

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polys, PMNs, PMNLs

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polymorphonuclear leukocytes; neutrophils, eosinophils, basophils

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PT, pro time

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prothrombin time

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PTT

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partial thromboplastin time

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RBC

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RED BLOOD CELL; RED BLOOD CELL COUNT

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sed rate

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erythrocyte sedimentation rate

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segs

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segmented, mature white blood cells- neutrophils

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SMAC

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sequential multiple analyzer computer- an automated chemistry system that determines substances in serum

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WBC

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white blood cell count

105
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WNL

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within normal limits

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