Ch09 Blood and Lymphatic Systems Flashcards
(98 cards)
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aggultin/o-
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To clump (root)
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aniso-
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Unequal (root)
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bas/o-
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Base (root)
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blast/o
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Embryonic stage of development (root)
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blast (suffix)
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Embryonic stage of development (suffix)
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chrom/o-
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Color (root)
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coagul/o-
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Clotting (root)
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cyt/o-
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Cell (root)
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emia (suffix)
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Blood condition (suffix)
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eosin/o
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Red, rosy (root)
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erythr/o-
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Red (root)
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globin (suffix)
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Containing protein (suffix)
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hem/o-
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Blood (root)
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hemat/o-
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Blood (root)
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is/o-
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Equal (root)
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kary/o-
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Nucleus (root)
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leuk/o-
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White (root)
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lytic (suffix)
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Destruction (suffix)
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mono-
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One (root)
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morph/o-
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Form, shape (root)
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myel/o-
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Bone marrow or spinal cord (root)
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nucle/o-
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Nucleus (root)
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oid (suffix)
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Resembling (suffix)
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osis (suffix)
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Condition (suffix)
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penia (suffix)
Decrease in; deficiency (suffix)
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phage (suffix)
To eat (suffix)
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phag/o-
To eat (root)
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philia (suffix)
Attraction to (suffix)
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phoresis (suffix)
Transmission (suffix)
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poiesis (suffix)
Formation (suffix)
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poikil/o-
Varied; irregular (root)
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sider/o-
Iron (root)
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spher/o-
Round; sphere (root)
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stasis (suffix)
Stopping or controlling (suffix)
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thromb/o-
Clot (root)
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cyte (suffix)
Cell (suffix)
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hyper-
Excessive (prefix)
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immun/o
Immune, protection (prefix)
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lymph/o
Lymph (prefix)
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lymphaden/o-
Lymph gland (prefix)
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lymphangi/o-
Lymph vessel (prefix)
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mon/o-
One (prefix)
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sarc/o-
Flesh (prefix)
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agglutination
Clumping of cells resulting from interactiong with agglutinins
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albumin
Plasm protein, helps maintain blood volume and pressure
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allergen
Substance that can produce a hypersensitive reation in the body
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allergy
A hypersensitive reation to normally harmless antigens
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anaphylaxis
An exaggerated life-threatening hypersentivity reaction to previously encountered antigen
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anisocytosis
Abnormal condition of the blood characterized by RBCs of abnormal and variable size
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antibodies
Substances produced by the body in response to pathogens or foreign subtances
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ascites
Abnormal intraperitoneal accumulation of fluid containing many proteins and electrolytes
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bilirubin
Orange-yellow pigment of bile formed principally for hemoglobin breakdown in RBCs
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coagulation
process of transforming liquid into a solid, especially of blood
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corpuscle
Any cell of the body; a red or white blood cell
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dyscrasia
Abnormal condition of the blood or bone marrow (e.g. leukemia)
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edema
Abnomal accumulation of fluid in interstitial spaces of tissues
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erythemia
Abnormal increase in the number of red blood cells
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erythroblast
Immature RBC
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erythrocyte
Mature RBC
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erythropoiesis
Process of RBC production
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hematologist
Medical specialist in the field of hematology
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hematology
The scientific study of blood and blood-forming tissues
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hemolysis
Breakdown of RBCs and the release of hemoglobin
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hemorrhage
A loss of a large amount of blood in a short amount of time, externally or internally
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hemostasis
Termination of bleeding by mechanical or chemical means or by the coagulation body process
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hyperalbuminemia
An increased level of albumin in the blood
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hyperbilirubinemia
Greater than normal amounts of bilirubin in the blood
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hyperlipemia
Excessive level of blood fats; typically from lipoprotein lipase deficiency
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hyperlipidemia
Excessive level of blood fats; typically from lipoprotein lipase deficiency
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leukocytopenia
An abnomal decrease in WBCs to <5000 cells per cubic mm
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myeloid
Of or pertaining to the bone marrow or the spinal cord
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pancytopenia
Marked reduction in the number of RBCs, WBCs and platelets
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pica
A craiving to eat unusual (non-food) subtances
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septicemia
Systemic infecttion where pathogens are circulating in bloodstream
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seroconversion
Change in serologic tests from negative to positive as antibodies develop in reaction
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serology
Branch of lab medicine that studies blood serum (antigen-antibody interaction) for evidence of infection
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splenomegaly
Abnormal enlargement of the spleen
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thrombocytopenia
Abnormal hematologic condition of reduced number of platelets
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thrombus
A clot
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anemia
Decrease in hemoglobin in the blood, thus deficiency of oxygen
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aplastic anemia
Characterized by pancytopenia, inadequacy of formed blood elements
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hemolytic anemia
Reduced amount of circulation RBCs due to their destruction
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iron deficiency anema
Deficiency of hemoglobin level due to lack of iron in the body
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pernicious anemia
Deficiency of mature RBCs and the formation/circulation of megaloblasts
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poikilocytosis
RBC shape variation
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Sickle cell anemia
Chronic hereditary form of hemolytic anema; RBCs become crescet shaped due to lack of oxygen
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granulocytosis
Abnormally elevated number of granulocytes in the circulating blood as a result of infection
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hemochromatosis
Rare iron metabolism disease characterized by iron depostis throughout the body
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hemophilia
Prolonged bleeding times, dueo to hereditary inadequacies of coagulation factors
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leukemia
Excessive uncontrolled increase of immature WBCs leading to infection, aneami, and thrombocytopenia
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multiple myeloma
Malignant plasma cell neoplasm that causes increase of mature and immature plasma cells
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polycythemia vera
Abnormal increase in the number of RBCs, granulocytes, and thrombocytes
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pupura
Collection of blood beneath the skin in the form of pinpoint hemorrhages appearing as red-purple skin
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thalassemia
Hereditary form of hemolytic anemia in which the alpha/beta hemoglobin chains are defective
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hypersensitivity
Abnormal condition characterized by an excessive reaction to a particular stimulus
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immunity
State of being resistant to or protected from a disease
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lymph
Interstitial fluid picked up by the lymphatic capillaries and eventually returned to the blood
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lymphadenopathy
Any disorder of the lymph nodes of lymph vessels, characteried by localized or generalized swelling
