Blood, lymph, and Immune System Ch.9
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 aden/o | gland |
| agglutin/o | clumping, gluing |
| bas/o | base -alkaline, opposite of acid |
| blast/o | embryonic cell |
| chrom/o | color |
| eosin/o | dawn - rose-colored |
| erythr/o | red |
| granul/o | granule |
| hem/o, hemat/o | blood |
| immun/o | immune, immunity,safe |
| kary/o, nucle/o | nucleus |
| leuk/o | white |
| lymphaden/o | lymph gland -node |
| lymph/o | lymph |
| lymphangi/o | lymph vessel |
| morph/o | form, shape, structure |
| myel/o | bone marrow; spinal cord |
| neutr/o | neutral, neither |
| phag/o | swallowing, eating |
| plas/o | formation, growth |
| poikil/o | varied, irregular |
| reticul/o | net, mesh |
| ser/o | serum |
| sider/o | iron |
| splen/o | spleen |
| thromb/o | blood clot |
| thym/o | thymus gland |
| xen/o | foreign,strange |
| -blast | embryonic cell |
| -emia | blood condition |
| -globin | protein |
| -graft | transplantation |
| -osis | abnormal condition; increase -used primarily with blood cells |
| -penia | decrease, deficiency |
| -phil | attraction for |
| -phoresis | carrying, transmission |
| -phylaxis | protection |
| -poiesis | formation, production |
| -stasis | standing still |
| a- | without,not |
| allo- | other, differing from the normal |
| aniso- | unequal, dissimilar |
| iso- | same,equal |
| macro- | large |
| micro- | small |
| mono- | one |
| poly- | many, much |
| anisocytosis | condition of marked variation in the size of erythrocytes when observed on a blood smear |
| ascites | accumulation of serous fluid in the peritoneal or pleural cavity |
| bacteremia | presence of viable bacteria circulating in the bloodstream usually transient in nature |
| graft rejection | destruction of a transplanted organ or tissue by the recipient's immune system |
| graft-versus-host disease (GVHD) | condition that occurs following bone marrow transplant in which the immune cells in the transplanted marrow produce antibodies against the host's tissues |
| hematoma | localized accumulation of blood, usually clotted, in an organ, space, or tissue due to a break in or severing of a blood vessel |
| hemoglobinopathy | any disorder caused by abnormalities in the hemoglobin molecule |
| hemolysis | destruction of RBCs with a release of hemoglobin that diffuses into the surrounding fluid |
| hemostasis | arrest of bleeding or circulation |
| immunity | state of being protected against infectious diseases |
| lymphadenophathy | any disease of the lymph nodes |
| lymphosarcoma | malignant neoplastic disorder of lymphatic tissue -not related to Hodgkin disease |
| septicemia | serious, life-threatening bloodstream infection that may arise from other infections throughout the body, such as pneumonia, urinary tract infection, meningitis, or infections of the bone or GI tract; also called blood infection or blood poisoning |
| serology | laboratory test to detect the presence of antibodies,antigens, or immune substances |
| titer | blood test that measures the amount of antibodies in blood; commonly used as an indicator of immune status |
| blood culture | test to determine the presence of pathogens in the bloodstream |
| complete blood count (CBC) | series of tests that includes hemoglobin; hematocrit; RBC, WBC, and platelet counts; differential WBC count; RBC indices; and RBC and WBC morphology |
| differential count (diff) | test that enumerates the distribution of WBCs in a stained blood smear by counting the different kinds of WBCs and reporting each as a percentage of the total examined |
| erythrocyte sedimentation rate | measurement of the distance RBCs settle to the bottom of a test tube under standardized condition; also called sed rate |
| hemoglobin (Hgb) value | measurement of the amount of hemoglobin found in a whole blood sample |
| hematocrit (Hct) | measurement of the percentage of RBCs in a whole blood sample |
| monospot | non specific rapid serological test for infectious mononucleosis; also called the heterophile antibody test |
| partial thromboplastin time (PTT) | test that measures the length of time it takes blood to clot. it screens for deficiencies of some clotting factors and monitors the effectiveness of anticoagulant (heparin) therapy; also called activated partial thromboplastin time (APTT) |
| prothrombin time (PT) | test that measures the time it takes for the plasma portion of blood to clot. it is used to evaluate portions of the coagulation system; also called pro time |
| red blood cell (RBC) indices | mathematical calculation of the size, volume, and concentration of hemoglobin for a RBC |
| schilling test | test used to asses the absorption of radioactive vitamin B12 by the digestive system |
| lymphadenograph | radiographic examination of lymph nodes after injection of a contrast medium |
| lymphangraphy | radiographic examination of lymph vessels of tissues after injection of contrast medium |
| biopsy (bx) | representative tissue sample removed from a body site for microscopic examination, usually to establish a diagnosis |
| lymphangiectomy | removal of a lymph vessel |
| transfusion | infusion of blood or blood components into the bloodstream |
| transplantation | grafting of living tissue from its normal position to another site or from one person to another |
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