Chapter 9

Question 1

aden/o

Answer 1

gland

Question 2

agglutin

Answer 2

clumping

Question 3

blast/o

Answer 3

embryonic cell

Question 4

granul/o

Answer 4

granule

Question 5

lymphangi/o

Answer 5

lymph vessel

Question 6

myel/o

Answer 6

bone marrow, spinal cord

Question 7

poikil/o

Answer 7

varied, irregular

Question 8

poikilocyte

Answer 8

an irregularly shaped RBC such as sickle cell

Question 9

sider/o

Answer 9

iron

Question 10

sideropenia

Answer 10

iron presence in blood

Question 11

-globin

Answer 11

protein

Question 12

-penia

Answer 12

deficiency

Question 13

-phylaxis

Answer 13

protection

Question 14

-poiesis

Answer 14

formation, production

Question 15

ansio-

Answer 15

unequal, dissimilar

Question 16

anisocytosis

Answer 16

presence of abnormally large or small RBC’s in blood

Question 17

DIC

Answer 17

DISSEMINATED INTRAVASCULAR COAGULATION

abnormal blood clotting in small vessels throughout the body that cuts off supply of O2 to distal tissues

Question 18

hemophilia

Answer 18

excessive bleeding

Question 19

thrombocytopenia

Answer 19

abnormal decrease in platelets caused by decreased platelet production

Question 20

GVHD

Answer 20

“graft versus host disease”

Question 21

infection mononucleosis

Answer 21

caused by EBV

Question 22

Kaposi sarcoma aka malignant neoplasm of soft tissue

Answer 22

cancer caused by Herpes virus that may cause disorder of the skin, mucous membranes and visceral organs

Question 23

Hodgkin Lymphoma

Answer 23

presence of Reed Sternberg cells

Question 24

Non Hodgkin lymphoma

Answer 24

doesn’t involve Reed Sternberg cells

Question 25

multiple myeloma

Answer 25

bone marrow malignancy

Question 26

sepsis

Answer 26

presence of bacteria or toxins in the blood

Question 27

septic lupus

Answer 27

causes "butterfly rash"; affects brain, skin, kidneys, joins and causes chronic inflammation

Question 28

thrombocythemia

Answer 28

overproduction of platelets and lets to thrombosis or bleeding disorder

Question 29

ANA

Answer 29

"antinuclear antibody" tests for antibodies that attack nucleus of the individual's own body cells

Question 30

blood culture

Answer 30

test to determine presence of pathogens in the blood

Question 31

CBC

Answer 31

complete blood count

Question 32

monospot

Answer 32

nonspecific rapid serological testing that test for presence of the heterophil antibody which develops after EBV

Question 33

partial thromboplastin time (PTT) aka ATT activated thromboplastin time

Answer 33

screening test for deficiencies in clotting factors by measuring amount of time it takes for the blood to clot

Question 34

lymphoscintiraphy

Answer 34

radioactive tracers in lymph noes to determine flow and obstruction

Question 35

bone marrow aspiration

Answer 35

removal of bone marrow for microscopic examination

Question 36

BMT

Answer 36

bone marrow transplant

Question 37

antifibrinolytics

Answer 37

neutralize fibrinolytic chemicals to PREVENT BREAKDOWN of blood clot

Question 38

antiretrovirals

Answer 38

prevent replication of viruses within host cells -- used to treat HIV and AIDs

Question 39

Immunosuppressants

Answer 39

decrease inflammation by suppressing body's immune response

Question 40

thrombolytics

Answer 40

dissolve blood clots by destroying fibrin strands