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
