CH 9

thromb/osis

Build a medical word that means abnormal condition of a blood clot

aniso/cyt/osis

Build a medical word that means abnormal increase in cells that are dissiilar, unequal

erythrocytosis

Build a medical word that means abnormal increase in erythrocytes

leukocytosis

Build a medical word that means abnormal increase in leukocytes

lymphocytosis

Build a medical word that means abnormal increase in lymphocytes

reticulocytosis

Build a medical word that means abnormal increase in reticulocytes

mono/nucle/osis

Build a medical word that means abnormal increase of one nucleus (cells)

leuk/o/cyt/osis

Build a medical word that means abnormal increases in white (blood) cells

ana/phylaxis

Build a medical word that means against protection

eosin/o/phil

Build a medical word that means attraction for rose-colored

hem/o/poiesis

Build a medical word that means blood formation, production

hem/o/globin

Build a medical word that means blood protein

hemat/oma

Build a medical word that means blood tumor

splen/o/rrhagia

Build a medical word that means bursting forth of the spleen

electr/o/phoresis

Build a medical word that means carrying electricity

erythropenia

Build a medical word that means decrease in erythrocytes

leukopenia

Build a medical word that means decrease in leukocytes

lymphocytopenia

Build a medical word that means decrease in lymphocytes

erythr/o/penia

Build a medical word that means decrease in red (blood cells)

thrombocytopenia

Build a medical word that means decrease in thrombocytes

sider/o/penia

Build a medical word that means decrease, deficiency of iron

kary/o/lysis

Build a medical word that means destruction of the nucleus

splenolysis

Build a medical word that means destruction of the spleen

thymolysis

Build a medical word that means destruction of the thymus

lymphaden/o/pathy

Build a medical word that means disease of the lymph glands

thym/o/pathy

Build a medical word that means disease of the thymus gland

phag/o/cyte

Build a medical word that means eating, swallowing cell

erythr/o/blast

Build a medical word that means embryonic red cell

splenectomy

Build a medical word that means excision of the spleen

hem/o/phobia

Build a medical word that means fear of blood

splenopexy

Build a medical word that means fixation of (a displaced) spleen

xen/o/graft

Build a medical word that means foreign, strange graft

myel/o/gen/ic

Build a medical word that means forming, producing, or origin in bone marrow

granul/o/cyte

Build a medical word that means granule cell

splenocele

Build a medical word that means herniation of the spleen

splenotomy

Build a medical word that means incision of the spleen

macro/cyte

Build a medical word that means large cell

reticul/o/cyte

Build a medical word that means net, mesh cyte

allo/graft

Build a medical word that means other, differing from the normal graft

neutr/o/phil/ic

Build a medical word that means pertaining to attraction to neutral

poly/morph/ic

Build a medical word that means pertaining to many forms, shape structure

mono/nucle/ar

Build a medical word that means pertaining to one nucleus

iso/chrom/ic

Build a medical word that means pertaining to the same color

hypo/chrom/ic

Build a medical word that means pertaining to under color

a/morph/ic

Build a medical word that means pertaining to without form, shape, structure

a/plas/tic

Build a medical word that means pertaining to without formation, growth

hemopoiesis

Build a medical word that means production of blood

thrombocytopoiesis

Build a medical word that means production of thrombocytes

leukopoiesis

Build a medical word that means production of white cells

erythr/o/cyte

Build a medical word that means red cell

thymectomy

Build a medical word that means removal of the thymus

lymph/oid

Build a medical word that means resembling lymph

auto/graft

Build a medical word that means self transplantation

micro/cyte

Build a medical word that means small cell

immunologist

Build a medical word that means specialist in the study of immunity

hem/o/stasis

Build a medical word that means standing still of blood

morph/o/logy

Build a medical word that means study of form, shape, and structure

immun/o/logy

Build a medical word that means study of immunity

immunology

Build a medical word that means study of immunity

ser/o/logy

Build a medical word that means study of serum

lymphangi/oma

Build a medical word that means tumor of the lymph vessels

poikil/o/cyte

Build a medical word that means varied, irregular cell

leuk/emia

Build a medical word that means white blood condition

an/emia

Build a medical word that means without blood condition

-osis

abnormal condition; increase (used primarily with blood cells)

hemoglobinopathy

any disorder due to abnormalities in the hemoglobin molecule

aplastic anemia

associated with bone marrow failure

-phil

attraction for

bas/o

base (alkaline, opposite of acit)

hem/o

blood

hemat/o

blood

thromb/o

blood clot

-emia

blood condition

septicemia

blood infection

hemophilia

blood-clotting disorder

myel/o

bone marrow, spinal cord

-phoresis

carrying, transmission

agglutin/o

clumping, gluing

chrom/o

color

infectious mononucleosis

common viral disorder caused by the Epstein-Barr virus

anisocytosis

condition of marked variation in the size of erythrocytes

eosin/o

dawn (rose colored)

Shilling

definitive test for pernicious anemia

graft rejection

destruction of a transplanted organ or tissue by the recipient's immune system

hemolysis

destruction of erythrocytes with the release of hemoglobin

-penia

dicrease, deficiency

opportunistic infection

disease that normally does not infect a healthy individual

aspiration

drawing in or out by suction

-blast

embryonic cell

blast/o

embryonic cell

RBC

erythrocyte

sentinel

first lymph node that receives drainage from cancer containing areas

xen/o

foreign, strange

morph/o

form, shape, structure

plas/o

formation, growth

-poiesis

formation, production

adeno/o

gland

granul/o

granule

immun/o

immune, immunity, safe

sider/o

iron

macro-

large

myelogenous

leukemia that affects granulocytes

WBC

leukocyte

hematoma

localized accumulation of blood in tissue; blood clot

lymph/o

lymph

lymphaden/o

lymph gland (node)

lymphangi/o

lymph vessel

Kaposi sarcoma

malignancy of connective tissue commonly associated with HIV

poly-

many, much

RBC indices

mathematical calculation of the size, volume, and concentration of hemoglobin for an average RBC

hematocrit

measurement of erythrocytes expressed as a percentage in a whole blood sample

reticul/o

net, mesh

neutr/o

neutral, neither

kary/o

nucleus

nucle/o

nucleus

mono-

one

allo-

other, differing form the normal

exacerbations

periods of flare-up

bacteremia

presence of bacteria in blood

-phylaxis

protection

-globin

protein

lymphadenography

radiographic examination of lymph nodes

erythr/o

red

lymphangiectomy

removal of a lymph vessel

iso-

same, equal

Monospot

serologic test for infectious mononucleosis

ser/o

serum

micro-

small

splen/o

spleen

-stasis

standing still

phag/o

swallowing, eating

lymphadenopathy

swollen or diseased lymph glands

immunocompromised

term that denotes a weakened immune system

autologous

term used to describe a transfusion from the recipient's own blood

homologous

term used to describe a transplantation from another individual

differential

test to enumerate the distribution of WBC's in a stained blood smear

thym/o

thymus gland

-graft

transplantation

active

type of immunity where memory cells are formed

passive

type of immunity where memory cells are not transferred to the recipient

artificial

type of passive immunity where medical intervention is required

aniso-

unequal, dissimilar

normocytic

used to denote an erythrocyte that is normal in size

thrombolytics

used to dissolve blood clots

anticoagulants

used to prevent blood clot formation

poikil/o

varied, irregular

leuk/o

white

a-

without, not