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Medical Terminology

Chapter 11 - Blood and Immunity

TermDefinition
Suffixes For Blood: -emia Condition Of Blood
Suffixes For Blood: -hemia Condition Of Blood
Suffixes For Blood: -penia Decrease In, Deficiency Of
Suffixes For Blood: -poiesis Formation, Production
Roots For Blood and Immunity: myel/o Bone Marrow
Roots For Blood and Immunity: hem/o, hemat/o Blood
Roots For Blood and Immunity: erythr/o, erythrocyt/o Red Blood Cell
Roots For Blood and Immunity: leuk/o, leukocyt/o White Blood Cell
Roots For Blood and Immunity: lymph/o, lymphocyt/o Lymphocyte
Roots For Blood and Immunity: thromb/o Blood Clot
Roots For Blood and Immunity: thrombocyt/o Platelet, Thrombocyte
Roots For Blood and Immunity: immun/o Immunity, Immune System
Roots For Blood Chemistry: azot/o Nitrogenous Compounds
Roots For Blood Chemistry: calc/i Calcium (CA)
Roots For Blood Chemistry: ferr/o, ferr/i Iron (Fe)
Roots For Blood Chemistry: sider/o Iron
Roots For Blood Chemistry: kali Potassium (K)
Roots For Blood Chemistry: natri Sodium (Na)
Roots For Blood Chemistry: ox/y Oxygen (O)
Ab Antibody
Ag Antigen
AIDS Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome
CBC Complete Blood Count
DIC Disseminated Intravascular Coagulation
HIV Human Immunodeficiency Virus
lytes Electrolytes
mEq Milliequivalent
RBC Red Blood Cell
WBC White Blood Cell
pH Scale For Measuring Hydrogen Ion Concentration (Acidity or Alkalinity)
Immunity State of being protected against a disease
Allergy Hypersensitivity
Anaphylactic Reaction Allergic reaction to a foreign substance (Anaphylaxis)
Antibody Protein produced in response to an antigen
Antigen Substance that induces the formation of antibodies
Ecchymosis Collection of blood underneath the skin caused by leakage from small vessels (Bruise)
Hematoma Collection of blood, usually clotted, caused by a break in a blood vessel
Petechiae Pinpoint, flat, purplish-red spots caused by bleeding within the skin or mucous membranes
Purpura Condition characterized by hemorrhages into the skin, mucous membranes, internal organs, and other tissues. Thrombocytopenic purpura is caused by a deficiency in platelets
Formed Elements Cellular components of blood
Plasma Liquid portion of blood
Serum Fraction of the plasma that remains after blood coagulation. It's the equivalent of plasma without its clotting factors.
Electrolyte Substance that separates into charged particles (ions) in a solution (Salt)
Hemoglobin Iron-containing pigment in red blood cells that transports oxygen
Leukemia Malignant overgrowth of immature white blood cells. May be chronic or acute. -May affect bone marrow (Myelogenous Leukemia) -May affect lymphoid tissue (Lymphotic Leukemia)
Urticaria Skin reaction consisting of round, raised eruptions (Wheals) with itching (Hives)
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