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Unit #3
Term | Definition |
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aniso- | unequal |
-cyte | cell |
cyt/o | cell |
-emia | blood |
erythr/o | red |
-globin | protein |
hem/o | blood |
hemat/o | blood |
leuk/o | white |
-lysis | destruction |
-osis | abnormal condition |
-penia | deficiency |
phag/o | to eat |
-poiesis | formation of |
anemia | deficiency of oxygen to cells because of low hgb or low # of RBC's present |
COAGULATION | CLOTTING OF BLOOD |
dyscrasia | abnormal condition of the blood or bone marrow |
erythrocyte | red blood cell |
erythropoiesis | formation of RBC's |
fibfrinogen | protein that is converted to fibrin by throbin |
globulin | liver protein that helps antibodies |
hemoglobin | complex protein in RBC's |
hemolysis | destruction of red blood cells |
hemostasis | termination of bleeding |
immune reaction | defense function of the body that produces antibodies |
leukemia | excessive of immature WBC's |
leukocyte | WBC's |
leukocytopenia | low numbers of WBC's |
lymphadenopathy | disorder of the lymph nodes |
pancytopenia | marked reduction in the # of WBC's, RBC's, & platelets |
phagocytosis | cell engulfing |
plasma | liquid portion of uncoagulated blood |
polycythemia vera | abnormal increase in the # of RBC's |
purpura | severe bruise |
reticulocyte | immature RBC's |
thrombocyte | platelet |
thrombus | clot |
SHF | antihemophilic factor |
CBC | complete blood count |
diff diag | differential diagnosis |
ESR | erythrocyte sedimentation rate |
hgb | hemoglobin |
hct | hematocrit |