MT Unit 9 Blood, Lymph, & Immune Systems Day 1 Terms
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 a- | without, not |
| aden/o | gland |
| AIDS | Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome |
| antibiotic | pertaining to against life |
| antipyretic | against fever |
| aplasia | without growth |
| aplastic | failure of a tissue or organ to develop or grow normally |
| Aut/o | Self |
| autoimmunity | self immunity (body does not recognize "self" from "nonself") |
| bacteriocide | to kill bacteria |
| bacteriophage | to eat bacteria |
| bi/o | life |
| blast/o | embryonic cell |
| CBC | complete blood count (of different types of blood cells) |
| CBC | Complete blood count |
| chrom/o | color |
| edematous | pertaining to swelling |
| erythr/o | red |
| erythropoeisis | production of red blood cells |
| exsanguination | uncontrollable bleeding |
| ferr- | iron |
| ferrous | pertaining to iron |
| fibrinogen | producing fibers |
| fibrinolysis | destruction of fibers |
| fibroblast | fiber forming |
| Hb, Hgb | Hemoglobin |
| hem/o | blood |
| hemat/o | blood |
| hematocrit (Hct) | measurement of the % of packed RBCs in a whole blood sample |
| hematocytoblast | blood developing cell |
| hematoma | localized accumulation of blood |
| hemolysis | destruction of RBCs |
| hemophilia | pertaining to an affinity or love of blood (clotting disorder) |
| hemopoiesis | production of blood cells |
| hemostasis | termination of bleeding |
| hypernatremia | high levels of sodium in blood |
| immun/o | immune, immunity, safe |
| immunity | pertaining to immunity or protection |
| immunologist | one who specializes in the study of immunity (diseases) |
| iso- | same, equal |
| kary/o | nucleus |
| kin/o | movement |
| kinetic- | motion |
| leuk/o | white |
| leukemia | any of several types of malignancy that affect white blood cells |
| leukopenia | deficiency of white |
| leukorrhea | white discharge |
| lymph/o | lymph |
| lymphadenitis | inflammation of a lymph gland |
| lymphadenogram | x-ray of a lymph gland or node |
| Lymphadenography | X-ray of lymph nodes after injection of a contrast medium |
| lymphadenopathy | any diseases of the lymph nodes |
| Lymphangiography | X-ray of lymph nodes after injection of a contrast medium in lymph vessels |
| lymphocyte | lymph cell (a type of wbc) |
| lymphokinetic | circulation or movement of lymph |
| lymphoma | tumor of the lymph |
| lymphotoxin | a poison produced by lymphatic cells |
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