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Chapter 8 The Blood and Lymphatic Systems -Hematology/Immunology

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Term
Definition
coagul/o   show
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show cell  
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show blood condition  
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show blood  
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immun/o   show
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show white  
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show lymph  
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myel/o   show
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show deficiency  
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show vein  
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splen/o   show
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show clot  
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thym/o   show
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tonsill/o   show
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show vein  
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show reduction of red blood cells noticed by the patient as weakness and fatigue  
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show condition characterized by a great inequality in the size of red blood cells  
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antibody   show
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anticoagulant   show
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show substance that causes the body to produce antibodies  
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apheresis   show
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aplastic anemia   show
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show absence of a spleen or of spleen function  
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autoimmune disease   show
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bilirubinemia   show
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coagulopathy   show
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show apheresis to remove cellular material  
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show the formation of a blood clot in a vein deep in the body, most commonly the leg  
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show large bruise  
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show oval-shaped red blood cell  
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show condition characterized by an increase in the number of oval-shaped red blood cells  
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show blockage in a blood vessel caused by an embolus  
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embolus   show
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show red blood cell  
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show abnormal increase in the number of red blood cells  
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hematocrit   show
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show the study of blood  
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show mass of blood within an organ, cavity, or tissue  
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hematopoiesis   show
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show iron-containing pigment in red blood cells that carries oxygen to the cells  
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hemoglobinopathy   show
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hemolysis   show
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hemolytic anemia   show
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hemophillia   show
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hemorrhage   show
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hemostatic   show
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show inflammation of the liver and spleen  
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hepatosplenomegaly   show
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hyperbilirubinemia   show
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show excessive cholesterol in the blood  
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show increased ability of the blood to coagulate  
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hyperlipidemia   show
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hypersplenism   show
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show increased blood volume  
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show inadequate flow of blood  
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show decreased blood volume  
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immunocompromised   show
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immunodeficiency   show
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immunoglobulin   show
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show specialist in the immune system  
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show study of the immune system  
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immunosuppression   show
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show anemia caused by inadequate iron intake  
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show blockage of blood flow to an organ  
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laparosplenectomy   show
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leukemia   show
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leukocyte   show
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leukocytosis   show
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show deficiency in white blood cells  
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lymphadenectomy   show
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show inflammation of a lymph gland (node)  
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show any disease of a lymph gland (node); used to refer to noticeably swollen lymph nodes, especially in the neck  
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show incision into a lymph gland (node)  
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show dilation of a lymph vessel, normally noticed by swelling in the extremities  
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show record of the study of lymph vessels  
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lymphangiography   show
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show inflammation of the lymph vessels  
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show swelling caused by abnormal accumulation of lymph  
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lymphocyte   show
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lymphoma   show
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show abnormal deficiency in lymph  
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macrocytosis   show
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microcytosis   show
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show disease characterized by poor production of blood cells by the bone marrow  
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show cancerous tumor of the bone marrow  
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show formation of bone marrow  
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nephrosplenopexy   show
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neutropenia   show
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normocyte   show
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show deficiency in the number of red blood cells  
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osteomyelitis   show
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pancytopenia   show
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show circulation of blood through tissue  
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show small bruise  
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show process in which phagocytes (a type of white blood cell) destroy (or eat) foreign microorganisms or cell debris  
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show dilation of blood vessels  
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phlebology   show
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show a specialist in drawing blood  
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phlebotomy   show
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show apheresis to remove plasma  
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plateletpheresis   show
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show condition characterized by red blood cells in a variety of shapes  
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show excess of red blood cells  
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show injury to tissue that occurs after blood flow is restored  
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show immature red blood cell  
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septicemia   show
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show a red blood cell that assumes a spherical shape  
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spherocytosis   show
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show the device used to measure blood pressure  
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show pain in the spleen  
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splenectomy   show
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show displacement of the spleen, sometimes called floating spleen  
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show inflammation of the spleen  
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show pain in the spleen  
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show breakdown (destruction of spleen tissue  
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splenomalacia   show
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show enlargement of the spleen  
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splenopathy   show
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show downward displacement (drooping) of the spleen  
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show rupture of the spleen  
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show cell that helps blood clot (also known as a platelet)  
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thrombocytopenia   show
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thrombocytosis   show
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show blockage of a vessel (embolism) caused by a clot that has broken off from where it formed  
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show capable of producing a blood clot  
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show drug that breaks down blood clots  
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thrombophlebitis   show
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show formation of a blood clot  
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thrombus   show
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show surgical removal of the thymus  
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thymic hyperplasia   show
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show tumor of the thymus  
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show disease of the thymus  
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show surgical removal of a tonsil  
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show inflammation of a tonsil  
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show infusion into a a patient, of blood, from another source  
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uremia   show
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