Chapter 9 - Blood, Lymph, and Immune Systems Flashcards
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aden/o
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gland
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agglutin/o
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clumping, gluing
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bas/o
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base (alkaline, opposite of acid)
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blast/o
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embryonic cell
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chrom/o
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color
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eosin/o
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dawn (rose-colored)
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erythr/o
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red
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granul/o
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granule
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hem/o
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blood
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hemat/o
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blood
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immun/o
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immune, ummunity, safe
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kary/o
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nucleus
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nucle/o
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nucleus
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leuk/o
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white
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lymphaden/o
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lymph gland (node)
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lymph/o
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lymph
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lymphangi/o
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lymph vessel
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morph/o
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form, shape, structure
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myel/o
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bone marrow; spinal cord
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neutr/o
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neutral, neither
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phag/o
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swallowing, eating
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plas/o
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formation, growth
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poikil/o
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varied, irregular
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reticul/
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net, mesh
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ser/o
serum
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sider/o
iron
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splen/o
spleen
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thromb/o
blood clot
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thym/o
thymus gland
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xen/o
foreign, strange
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-blast
embryonic cell
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-emia
blood condition
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-globin
protein
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-graft
transplantation
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-osis
abnormal condition; increase (used primarily with blood cells)
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-penia
decrease, deficiency
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-phil
attraction for
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-phoresis
carrying, transmission
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-phylaxis
protection
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-poiesis
formation, production
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-stasis
standing still
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a-
without, not
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allo-
other, differing from the normal
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aniso-
unequal, dissimiliar
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iso-
same, equal
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AB, Ab, ab
antibody, abortion
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A, B, AB,O
blood types in ABO blood
| group
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AIDS
acquired immune deficiency
| syndrome
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ALL
acute lymphocytic leukemia
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AML
acute lymphocytic leukemia
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APC
Antigen-presenting cell
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APTT
activated partial thromboplastin time
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baso
basophil (type of white blood cell)
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CBC
complete blood count
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CLL
chronic lymphocytic leukemia
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CML
chronic myelogenous leukemia
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diff
differential count (white blood cells)
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MCHC
mean cell hemoglobin concentration (average concentration of hemoglobin in a single
red cell)
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MCV
mean cell volume (average volume or size of a single red blood cell)
60
NK cell
natural killer cell
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PA
posteroanterior; pernicious anemia; pulmonary artery
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PCP
Pneumocystis pneumonia; primary care physician; phencyclidine (hallucinogen)
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PCV
packed cell volume
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poly, PMN, PMNL
polymorphonuclear leukocyte
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EBV
Epstein-Barr virus
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eos
eosinophil (type of white blood cell)
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ESR
erythrocyte sedimentation rate
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Hb, Hgb
hemoglobin
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HCT, Hct
hematocrit
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HDN
hemolytic disease of the newborn
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HIV
human immunodeficiency virus
72
Igs
immunoglobulins
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ITP
idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura
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lymphos
lymphocytes
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MCH
mean cell hemoglobin (average amount of hemoglobin per cell)
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PT
prothrombin time, physical therapy
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PTT
partial thromboplastin time
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RA
right atrium; rheumatoid arthritis
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RBC, rbc
red blood cell
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sed
sedimentation
81
segs
segmented neutrophils
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SLE
systemic lupus erythematosus
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WBC, wbc
white blood cell
