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Ch 08 P Terms
Acquiring Medical Language
Term | Definition |
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anticoagulant | drug that prevents the coagulation of blood |
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 |
cytapheresis | apheresis to remove cellular material |
hemostatic | drug that stops the flow of blood |
laparosplenectomy | surgical removal of the spleen through the abdomen |
lymphadenectomy | surgical removal of a lymph gland (node) |
lymphadenotomy | incision into a lymph gland (node) |
nephrosplenopexy | surgical fixation of the spleen and a kidney |
plasmapheresis | apheresis to remove plasma |
plateletpheresis | apheresis to remove platelets to donate |
splenectopy | surgical removal of the spleen |
thrombolytic | drugs that breaks down blood clots |
thymectomy | surgical removal of the thymus |
tonsillectomy | surgical removal of a tonsil |
transfusion | infusion into a patient of blood from another source |