Chapter 3 Flashcards
(31 cards)
• Anemia
Condition without blood
• Anticoagulant
One that is against clotting
• Antigen
Antibody producer
• Antihistamine
Against histamine
• Autoimmune
Self exemption/protection
• Coagulation
Process of clotting
• Erythrocyte
A red cell
• Hematology
Study of blood
• Hematoma
A tumor/swelling of blood
• Hemolysis
Process of breaking blood
• Hemorrhage
Escaping blood
• Icteric
Pertaining to jaundice
• Inflammation
Condition of fire
• Inguinal
Pertaining to the groin
• Intravascular
Pertaining to inside vessels
• Leukocyte
A white cell
• Leukopenia
A deficiency of white cells
• Leukocytosis
Condition of white cells (excess)
• Lipemia
A blood condition of fat
• Morphology
A study of shape/form
• Pancytopenia
Deficiency of all blood cells
• Poikilocytosis
Condition of varied/irregular cells
• Polycythemia
Condition of many cells of blood
• Pruritus
An itch