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Hematology&Immunolgy
Chapter 8The Blood and Lymphatic Systems
Term | Definition |
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Anemia (ah-NEE-mee-ah) | (an/no emia/blood condition) Reduction of red blood cells noticed by the patient by weakness and fatigue. |
Lymphedema (LIMF-ah-DEE-mah) | (lymph/lymph edema/swelling) Swelling caused by abnormal accumilation of lymph, usually in the extremities. |
Hemoglobin (HEE-moh-GLOH-bin) | (hemo/blood globin/globe) Iron-containing pigment in red blood cells that carries oxygen to the cells. |
Immungloblin (HAI-poh-per-FYOO-zhun) | (immuno/immune system globulin/shere) Protein that provides protection (immunity) against disease. |
Phlebotomy (fleh-BAW-toh-mee) | (phlebo/vein tomy/incision) Incision into a vein; another name for drawing blood. |
Leukemia (loo-KEE-mee-ah) | (leuk/white emia/blood condition) Cancer of the blood or bone marrow characterized by the abnormal increase in white blood cells. |
Lymphoma (lim-FOH-mah) | (lymph/lymph oma/tumor) Tumor originating in lymphocytes. |
Myeloma (MAI-eh-LOH-mah) | (myel/bone marrow oma/tumor) Cancerous tumor of the bone marrow; when the tumors are present in several bones, it is called multiple myeloma. |
Hemostatic (HEE-moh-STAT-ik) | (hemo/blood static/standing) Drug that stops the flow of blood. |
Apheresis (AH-fer-EE-sis) | General term for a process, similar to dialysis, that draws out a patient's blood, removes something from it, then returns the rest of the blood to the patient's body. |