rad tech 9

Question 1

allergy

Answer 1

a hypersensitivity reaction to a normally harmless antigen, most of which is environmental

Question 2

anaphylaxis

Answer 2

an exaggerated life threatening hypersensitivity reaction to a previously encountered antigen

Question 3

antibodies

Answer 3

substances produced by the body in respond to bacteria, viruses, or other foreign substances

Question 4

antigens

Answer 4

a substance usually a protein that causes the formation of an antibody and reaction specifically with that antibody

Question 5

coagulation

Answer 5

the process of transforming a liquid into a solid,, especially of the blood

Question 6

edema

Answer 6

the abnormal accumulation of fluid in the interstitial spaces of tissues

Question 7

erythremia

Answer 7

an abnormal increase in the number of red blood cells

Question 8

erthrocyte

Answer 8

a mature red blood cell

Question 9

hematologist

Answer 9

a medical specialist in the field of hematology

Question 10

hematology

Answer 10

the scientific study of blood and blood forming tissues

Question 11

hemaglobin

Answer 11

a complex protein-iron compound in the blood that carries oxygen to the cells from the lungs and carbon dioxide away from the cells to the lungs

Question 12

hemorrhage

Answer 12

a loss of a large amount of blood in a short period of time, either externally or internally

Question 13

hemostasis

Answer 13

termination of bleeding by mechanical or chemical means or by the complex coagulation process of the body, consisting of vasoconstriction, platelet aggregation, and thrombin and fibrin synthesis

Question 14

heparin

Answer 14

a naturally occurring anticlotting factor present in the body

Question 15

leukocyte

Answer 15

a white blood cell

Question 16

lymphedema

Answer 16

swelling of part of the body due to an abnormal accumulation of tissue fluid within the interstitial spaces

Question 17

metastasize

Answer 17

to spread to distant parts of the body, as in the spread of tumor cells from one site to another

Question 18

monocyte

Answer 18

a large mononuclear leukocyte

Question 19

pica

Answer 19

craving to eat unusual substances

Question 20

plasma

Answer 20

the watery, straw-colored, fluid portion of the lymph and the blood in which the leukocytes, erythrocytes and platelets are suspended

Question 21

platelet

Answer 21

a clotting cell

Question 22

staphylococci

Answer 22

group of bacteria that grow in grapelike cluster formation; responsible for boils, etc

Question 23

streptococci

Answer 23

group of bacteria that grow in twisted, chainlike formation; causes strep throat

Question 24

thrombin

Answer 24

an enzyme formed from prothrobin, calcium and plastin the plasma during the clotting process

Question 25

thrombocyte

Answer 25

a clotting cell

Question 26

thrombus

Answer 26

a clot

Question 27

aggultin/o

Answer 27

to clump

Question 28

bas/o

Answer 28

base

Question 29

coagul/o

Answer 29

clotting

Question 30

-cocci

Answer 30

a group of bacteria

Question 31

cyt/o

Answer 31

cell

Question 32

-emia

Answer 32

blood condition

Question 33

erythr/o

Answer 33

red

Question 34

-globin

Answer 34

containing protein

Question 35

hem/o

Answer 35

blood

Question 36

hemat/o

Answer 36

blood

Question 37

leuk/o

Answer 37

white

Question 38

-lytic

Answer 38

destruction

Question 39

mono-

Answer 39

one

Question 40

myel/o

Answer 40

bone marrow or spinal cord

Question 41

nucle/o

Answer 41

nucleus

Question 42

-oid

Answer 42

resembling

Question 43

-penia

Answer 43

decrease in

Question 44

-phoresis

Answer 44

transmission

Question 45

-stasis

Answer 45

stopping or controlling

Question 46

thromb/o

Answer 46

clot

Question 47

anemia

Answer 47

describes a condition in which there is a decrease in hemoglobin in the blood to levels below the normal range

Question 48

anemia, iron deiciency

Answer 48

deficiency of hemoglobin level due to a lack of iron in the body

Question 49

pernicious

Answer 49

deficiency of mature RBC's and the formation and circulation of megoblasts with marked poikilocytosis

Question 50

leukemia

Answer 50

an excessive uncontrolled increase of immature WBCs in the blood eventually leading to infection, anemia, and thrombocytopenia

Question 51

multiple myeloma

Answer 51

malignant plasma cell neoplasm, causing an increase in the number of both mature and immature plasma cells; often replace the bone marrow and destroy the skeletal structure

Question 52

CBC

Answer 52

series of test performed on peripheral blood, which inexpressibly screens for problems in the hermlogic system as well as in several other organ systems

Question 53

PT

Answer 53

a blood test used to evaluate the common pathway and extrinsic system of clot formation (prothrombin time)

Question 54

RBC

Answer 54

the measurement of the circulating number of rbcs in the 1 mm of peripheral blood

Question 55

WBC

Answer 55

measurement of the circulating number of wbcs in the 1 cm of peripheral blood

Question 56

PA

Answer 56

pernicious anemia

Question 57

acquired immunity

Answer 57

immunity that is a result of the body developing the ability to defend itself against a specific agent, as a result of having has the disease or from having received tan immunization

Question 58

adenoids

Answer 58

masses of lymphatic tissue located near the opening of the nasal cavity into the pharynx also called the pharyngeal tonsils

Question 59

hyper-

Answer 59

excessive

Question 60

immun/o

Answer 60

immune

Question 61

lymph/o

Answer 61

lymph

Question 62

sarc/o

Answer 62

flesh

Question 63

AIDS

Answer 63

acquired immunodeficiency syndrome; involves clinical conditions that destroy the bodys immune system in the last or final phase of HIV

Question 64

lymphoma

Answer 64

a lymphoid tissue neoplasm that is typically malignant, beginning with a painless enlarged lymph node and progressing to anemia, weakness, fever and weight loss

Question 65

sarcoidosis

Answer 65

a systemic inflammatory disease resulting in the formation of multiple small, rounded lesions in the lungs, lymph nodes, eyes, liver and other organs

Question 66

CDC

Answer 66

centers of disease control and prevention

Question 67

Histo

Answer 67

histology

Question 68

HIV

Answer 68

human immunodeficiency virus