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Chapter 13
Blood System Terminology
Suffix | Meaning/Terminology |
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-apheresis | removal, a carrying away A centrifuge spins blood to remove plasma from the other parts of blood. |
-blast | immature cell, embryonic monoblast-An immature cell that develops into a monocyte. Monocyte- A large, circulating, phagocytic white blood cell, having a single well-defined nucleus and very fine granulation in the cytoplasm. |
-cytosis | abnormal condition of cells (increase in cells) microcytosis- macrocytes are erythrocytes that are larger (macr-) than normal. |
-emia | blood condition (leukemia)Increase in cancerous white blood cells (leukocytes). |
-gen | giving rise to; producing (fibrinogen) fibrin is a protein that forms the basis of a blood clot. |
-globin | protein Hemoglobin enables the erythrocyte to carry oxygen. The combination of oxygen and hemoglobin (oxyhemoglobin) produces the bright red color of blood. |
-globulin | protein (major plasma protein) Globulins are another component of blood and one of the plasma proteins. There are alpha, beta, and gamma globulins. |
-lytic | pertaining to destruction thrombolytic therapy, Used to dissolve clots. |
-oid | derived or originating from myeloid |
-osis | abnormal condition thrombosis |
-penia | deficiency granulocytopenia |
-phage | eat, swallow Macrophage-macrophages, they move from the bloodstream into tissues and dispose of dead and dying cells and other tissue debris by phagocytosis. |
-philia | attraction for (an increase in cell numbers) Eosinophilia is an increase in eosinophilic granulocytes, seen in certain allergic conditions, such as asthma, or in parasitic infections (tapeworm, pinworm). |
-phoresis | carrying, transmission electrophoresis-Method of separating serum proteins by electrical charge. |
-poiesis | formation |
-stasis | stop. control hemostasis-Blood flow is stopped naturally by clotting or artificially by compression or suturing of a wound. |