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Week 6 Blood/lymph
Blood and Lymphatic Medical Terminology
Term | Definition |
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adeno- | gland |
baso- | basophils |
chromo- | color |
erythro- | red |
hemo- | blood |
hemato- | blood |
immuno- | immune |
leuko- | white |
lympho- | lymphatic system |
morph- | shape |
phago- | ingest |
sero- | serum |
thrombo- | blood clot |
-blast | embryonic cell |
-emia | blood condition |
-globin | protein |
-osis | abnormal condition |
-penia | deficiency, decrease |
-phoresis | transport, carrying |
-phylaxis | protection |
-poeisis | formation, production |
-stasis | standing still |
a- | without |
iso- | equal |
macro- | large |
micro- | small |
hematoma | collection of blood |
leukemia | cancer condition of white blood cells |
transfusion | infusion of blood or blood products |
antivirals | something that prevents the replication of a virus |
thrombolytics | substance that breaks apart blood clots |
AIDS | Acquired Immuno-Deficiency Syndrom |
CBC | Complete Blood Count |
Diff | Differential (the breakdown of each type of WBC's) |
DVT | Deep Vein Thrombosis |
RBC | Red Blood Cell |
WBC | White Blood Cell |
poly- | many |
vol- | volume |
-lysis | break apart |
myelo- | bone marrow |