Acquiring Medical Language Chapter 8 Flashcards

5918889350	coagul/o	coagulation	0
5918889351	cyt/o	cell	1
5918889352	-emia	blood condition	2
5918889353	hem/o	blood	3
5918889354	hemat/o	blood	4
5918889355	immun/o	immune system	5
5918889356	leuk/o	white	6
5918889357	lymph/o	lymph	7
5918889358	myel/o	bone marrow	8
5918889359	-penia	deficiency	9
5918889360	phleb/o	vein	10
5918889361	splen/o	spleen	11
5918889362	thromb/o	clot	12
5918889363	thym/o	thymus	13
5918889364	tonsill/o	tonsils	14
5918889365	ven/o	vein	15
5918889366	anemia	reduction of red blood cells noticed by the patient by weakness and fatigue	16
5918889367	anisocytosis	condition characterized by a great inequality in the size of red blood cells	17
5918889368	antibody	substance produced by the body in response to an antigen	18
5918889369	anticoagulant	drug that prevents the coagulation of blood	19
5918889370	antigen	substance that causes the body to produce antibodies	20
5918889371	apheresis	general term for a process, similar to dialysis, that draws blood, removes something from it, then returns the rest of the blood to the patient	21
5918889372	aplastic anemia	anemia caused by red blood cells not being formed in sufficient quantities	22
5918889373	asplenia	absence of a spleen or of spleen funciton	23
5918889374	autoimmune disease	a diseased caused by the body's immune system attacking the body's own healthy tissue	24
5918889375	bilirubinemia	the presence of bilirubin (red bile; as substance derived from red blood cells that have completed their life span) in the blood	25
5918889376	coagulopathy	any disease that deals with problems in blood coagulation	26
5918889377	cytapheresis	apheresis to remove cellular material	27
5918889378	deep vein thrombosis	the formation of a blood clot in a vein deep in the body, mostly commonly the leg	28
5918889379	ecchymosis	large bruise	29
5918889380	elliptocyte	oval-shaped red blood cell	30
5918889381	elliptocytosis	condition characterized by an increase in the number of oval-shaped red blood cells	31
5918889382	embolism	blockage in a blood vessel caused by an embolus	32
5918889383	embolus	mass of matter present in the blood	33
5918889384	erythrocyte	red blood cell	34
5918889385	erythrocytosis	abnormal increase in the number of red blood cells	35
5918889386	hematocrit	test to judge or separate the blood; used to detmine the ratio of red blood cells to total blood volume	36
5918889387	hematology	study of the blood	37
5918889388	hematoma	mass of blood within an organ, cavity, or tissue	38
5918889389	hematopoiesis	formation of blood cells	39
5918889390	hemoglobin	iron-containting pigment in red blood cells that carries oxygen to the cells	40
5918889391	hemolytic anemia	anemia caused by the destruction of red blood cells	41
5918889392	hemoglobinopathy	disease of the hemoglobin	42
5918889393	hemolysis	breakdown of red blood cells	43
5918889394	hemophilia	condition in which the blood doesn't clot, causing excessive bleeding	44
5918889395	hemorrhage	excessive blood loss	45
5918889396	hemostatic	drug that stops the flow of blood	46
5918889397	hematosplenitis	inflammation of the liver and spleen	47
5918889398	hepatosplenomegaly	enlargement of the liver and spleen	48
5918889399	hyperbilirubinemia	excessive bilirubin in the blood	49
5918889400	hypercholesterolemia	excessive cholesterol in the blood	50
5918889401	hypercoagulability	increased ability of the blood to coagulate	51
5918889402	hyperlipidemia	excessive fat in the blood	52
5918889403	hypersplenism	increased spleen activity	53
5918889404	hypervolemia	increased blood volume	54
5918889405	hypoperfusion	inadequate flow of blood	55
5918889406	hypovolemia	decreased blood volume	56
5918889407	immunocompromised	haivng an immue system incapable of responding normally and completely to a pathogen or disease	57
5918889408	immunodeficiency	immune stytem with decresaed or compromised response to a disease causing organism	58
5918889409	immunoglobulin	protein that provides immunity again disease	59
5918889410	immunologist	specialist in the immune system	60
5918889411	immunology	study of the immune system	61
5918889412	immunosuppression	reduction in the activity of the body's immune system	62
5918889413	iron deficency anemia	anemia caused by inadequate iron intake	63
5918889414	ischemia	blockage of blood flow to an organ	64
5918889415	laparosplenectomy	surgical removal of the spleen through the abdomen	65
5918889416	leukemia	cancer of the blood or bone marrow characterized by the abnormal increase in white blood cells	66
5918889417	leukocyte	white blood cell	67
5918889418	leukocytosis	increase in the number of white blood cells	68
5918889419	leukopenia	deficiency in white blood cells	69
5918889420	lymphadenectomy	surgical removal of a lymph gland (node)	70
5918889421	lymphadenitis	inflammation of a lymph gland (node)	71
5918889422	lymphadenopathy	any disease of a lympth gland (node); used to refer to noticeably swollen nodes, especially in the neck	72
5918889423	lymphadenotomy	incision into a lymph gland (node)	73
5918889424	lymphangiectasia	dilation of a lymph vessle, normally noticed by swelling in the extremities	74
5918889425	lymphangiogram	record of the study of lymph vessels	75
5918889426	lymphangiography	procedure to study the lymph vessels	76
5918889427	lymphagitis	inflammation of the lymph vessels	77
5918889428	lymphedema	swelling caused by abnormal accumulation of lymph	78
5918889429	lymphocyte	lymph cell	79
5918889430	lymphoma	tumor originating in lymphocytes	80
5918889431	lymphopenia	abnomal deficiency in lymph	81
5918889432	macrocytosis	condition characterized by large red blood cells	82
5918889433	microcytosis	condition characterized by small red blood cells	83
5918889434	myelodysplasia	disease characterized by poor production of blood cells by the bone marrow	84
5918889435	myeloma	cancerous tumor of the bone marrow	85
5918889436	myelopoiesis	formation of the bone marrow	86
5918889437	nephrosplenopexy	surgical fixation of the spleen and a kidney	87
5918889438	neutropenia	deficiency in neutrophil	88
5918889439	normocyte	normal sized red blood cell	89
5918889440	oligocythemia	deficiency in the number of red blood cells	90
5918889441	osteomyelitis	inflammation of the bone and bone marrow	91
5918889442	pancytopenia	deficiency in all cellular components of the blood	92
5918889443	perfusion	circulation of blood through tissue	93
5918889444	petechia	small bruise	94
5918889445	phagocytosis	process in which phagocytes destroy or eat foreign microorganisms or cell debris	95
5918889446	phlebarteriectasia	dilation of blood vessels	96
5918889447	phelbology	study of veins	97
5918889448	phlebotomist	specialist in drawing blood	98
5918889449	phlebotomy	incision into a vein (another name for drawing blood)	99
5918889450	plasmapheresis	apheresis to remove plasma	100
5918889451	plateletpheresis	apheresis to remove platelets to donate	101
5918889452	poikilocytosis	condition characterized by red blood cells in a variety of shapes	102
5918889453	polycythemia	excess of red blood cells	103
5918889454	reperfusion injury	injury to tissue that occurs after blood flow is restored	104
5918889455	reticulocyte	immature red blood cell	105
5918889456	septicemia	presence of disease-causing microorganisms in the blood	106
5918889457	sphereocyte	red blood cell that assumes a spherical shape	107
5918889458	spherocytosis	condition in which red blood cells assume a spherical shape	108
5918889459	sphygmomanometer	device used to measure blood pressure	109
5918889460	splenalgia	pain in the spleen	110
5918889461	splenectomy	surgical removal of the spleen	111
5918889462	splenectopy	surgical removal of the spleen	112
5918889463	splenitis	inflammation of the spleen	113
5918889464	splenodynia	pain in the spleen	114
5918889465	splenolysis	breakdown (destruction) of spleen tissue	115
5918889466	splenomalacia	softening of the spleen	116
5918889467	splenomegaly	englargement of the spleen	117
5918889468	splenopathy	any disease of the spleen	118
5918889469	splenoptosis	downward displacement of the spleen	119
5918889470	splenorrhexis	rupture of the spleen	120
5918889471	thrombocyte	cell that helps blood clot (platelet)	121
5918889472	thrombocytopenia	deficiency in the number of platelets	122
5918889473	thrombocytosis	increase in the number of platelets	123
5918889474	thromboembolism	blockage of a vessel (embolism) caused by a clot that has broken off from where it formed	124
5918889475	thrombolytic	drugs that breaks down blood clots	125
5918889476	thrombogenic	capable of producing a blood clot	126
5918889477	thrombophlebitis	inflammation of a vein caused by a clot	127
5918889478	thrombosis	formation of a blood clot	128
5918889479	thrombus	blood clot	129
5918889480	thymectomy	surgical removal of the thymus	130
5918889481	thymic hyperplasia	overdevelopment of the thymus	131
5918889482	thymoma	tumor of the thymus	132
5918889483	thymopathy	disease of the thymus	133
5918889484	tonsillectomy	surgical removal of a tonsil	134
5918889485	tonsillitis	inflammation of a tonsil	135
5918889486	transfusion	infusion into a patient of blood from another source	136
5918889487	uremia	presence of urine in the blood	137
8822195703	AIDS	acquired immunodeficiency syndrome	138
8822200776	ALL	acute lymphoblastic leukemia	139
8822205842	AML	acute myeloid leukemia	140
8822208045	BMT	bone marrow transplant	141
8822210570	CBC	complete blood count	142
8822212586	CML	chronic myeloid leukemia	143
8822215511	DIC	disseminated intravascular coagulopathy	144
8822220517	EBV	Epstein-Barr virus	145
8822223480	ESR	erythrocyte sedimentation rate	146
8822226879	Hct	hematocrit	147
8822230714	Hgb	hemoglobin	148
8822233167	HIV	human immunodeficiency virus	149
8822239469	HSM	hepatospenomegaly	150
8822241412	HUS	hemolytic uremic syndrome	151
8822243797	INR	international normalized ratio	152
8822247850	ITP	idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura	153
8822252360	IV	intrvenous	154
8822254491	IVIG	intravenous immunoglobulin	155
8822257707	LAD	lymphadenopathy	156
8822259464	NCAT	no cervical adenopathy or tenderness	157
8822262203	PLT	platelet count	158
8822264055	PT	prothrombin time	159
8822267170	PTT	partial thromboplastin time	160
8822270614	RBC	red blood count	161
8822275630	TTP	thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura	162
8822286260	WBC	white blood count	163