blood section of ch6
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| agglutin/o | clumping | |
| bas/o | base | |
| chrom/o | color | |
| coagul/o | clotting | |
| eosin/o | rosy red | |
| erythr/o | red | |
| fibrin/o | fibers, fibrous | |
| granul/o | granules | |
| -apheresis | removal, carry away | |
| -cytosis | more than norm # of cells | |
| -emia | blood condition | |
| -globin | protein | |
| -penia | abnorm decrease, too few | |
| -phil | attracted to | |
| -poiesis | formation | |
| -statis | standing still, stable | |
| hem/o | blood | |
| hemat/o | blood | |
| leuk/o | white | |
| morph/o | shape, change | |
| neutr/o | neutral | |
| phag/o | eat, swallow | |
| sangin/o | blood | |
| thromb/o | clot | |
| erythrocytes | RBC | |
| formed elements | RBCs, WBCs, & platelets | |
| hematopoeisis | blood cell production | |
| leukocytes | WBCs | |
| plasma | watery liquid of blood | |
| platelets | clotting part of blood | |
| red blood cells | erythrocytes | |
| white blood cells | leukocytes | |
| chem. in blood | Ca,K,Na,fats,glucose, amino acids | |
| wastes in blood | creatinine and urea | |
| albumin | type of plasma protein | |
| fibrinogen | type of plasma protein, blood clotting protein | |
| gamma globulin | antibody plasma protein | |
| globulins | type of plasma protein | |
| plasma proteins | albumin, fibrinogen, globulins | |
| enucleated | contain no nucleus (ex RBC) | |
| bilrubin | waste disposed by liver in old RBC | |
| hemoglobin | iron-containing pigment | |
| erythrocytes | 120 day life, no nucleus, 35 trillion in adults | |
| agranulocytes | without granule in cytoplasm, type of WBC | |
| granulocytes | with granules in cytoplasm, type of WBC | |
| pathogens | bacteria, viruses,& foreign material | |
| basophils | release histamine&heparin to damaged tiss., Granulocyte | |
| eosinophils | destroy parasites, increase during allergy, Granulocyte | |
| neutrophils | phagocytosis, most numerous WBC, Granulocyte | |
| monocytes | phagocytosis, agranulocyte | |
| lymphocytes | many roles in immune, agranulocyte | |
| agglutinate | clump together | |
| fibrin | mesh-like clot | |
| hemostatis | blood-clotting process | |
| prothrombin | clotting protein in blood | |
| thrombin | thromboplastin, Ca, & prothrombin combined, converts fibrinogen to fibrin | |
| thrombocyte | platelet, smallest part of elements | |
| thromboplastin | release by platelet (part of clot) | |
| universal donor | type O | |
| universal recipient | type AB | |
| fibrinogen | fiber producing | |
| fibrinolysis | destruction of fibers | |
| fibrinous | pertaining to fibers | |
| hemoglobin | blood protein | |
| hemolysis | blood destruction | |
| hemolytic | blood destruction | |
| hematic | pertaining to blood | |
| hemorrhage | rapid flow of blood | |
| hemotologist | blood specialist | |
| hematic | pertaining to blood | |
| sanguinous | pertaining to blood | |
| erythrocyte | red cell | |
| leukocyte | white cell | |
| thrombocyte | clotting cell | |
| granulocyte | granular cell | |
| agranulocyte | nongranular cell | |
| erthryocytosis | too many red cells | |
| leukocytosis | too many white cells | |
| thrombocytosis | too many clotting cells | |
| erthyropenia | too few RBC | |
| leukopenia | too few WBC | |
| thrombopenia | too few clotting | |
| pancytopenia | too few of all cells | |
| erythropoiesis | red cell producing | |
| hematopoiesis | blood producing | |
| leukopoiesis | white cell producing | |
| thrombopoiesis | clotting cell producing | |
| blood clot | collection of fibrin, blood cells, & tissue debris | |
| coagulate | convert from liquid to solid | |
| dyscrasia | presence of a disease of blood | |
| hematology | branch, treats&diagnoses blood disease | |
| hematoma | collection of blood under skin, bruise | |
| hemostatis | stop bleeding or stagnation of blood in tissue | |
| packed cells | transfusion of formed elements, NO PLASMA | |
| whole blood | mixture of plasma & formed elements | |
| hemophilia | inherited, blood disease, blood-clotting prolonged, more common in males | |
| hyperlipidema | too much lipids (cholestrol) in blood, likely to develop atherosclerosis | |
| septicemia | bacteria or toxins in the bloodstream (blood poisoning) | |
| anemia | general term, reduction in # of red blood cells or amount of hemoglobin, less O2 gets to tissues | |
| aplastic anemia | severe, loss of red bone marrow, may require transplant | |
| hemolytic anemia | excessive loss of RBCs | |
| hemolytic reaction | reaction to bad/incompatible transfusion | |
| hypochromic anemia | insufficient hemoglobin, RBC not the same color | |
| iron-deficiency anemia | not enough iron to make hemoglobin, | |
| pernicious anemia | insuffient absorption of B12 (needed to make RBCs) | |
| polycythemia vera | too many RBC from marrow, blood is thick | |
| sickle cell anemia | genetic, RBCs have sickle shape, easily broken | |
| thalassemia | genetic, unable to make functioning hemoglobin, anemia type | |
| leukemia | cancer of WBC forming red bone marrow, abnorm WBCs made | |
| complete blood count (CBC) | red count, white count, hemoglobin, hematocrit, white differential, & platelet count | |
| erythrocyte sedimentation rate | rate of settling of RBc, indicate inflammorty disease | |
| hemacrit | volume of RBC in total | |
| hemoglobin | measuring amount of hemoglobin in blood | |
| platelet count | # of platelets | |
| prothrombin time (PT) | measure how long it takes for clot to form | |
| red blood cell count | # of RBC | |
| red blood cell morphology | examining blood of abnorm shape, finds sickle cell & anemia | |
| sequential multiplier analyzer computer(SMAC) | machine for blood chem. tests | |
| white blood count | # of WBC | |
| white blood differential | determines # of each type of WBC | |
| bony marrow aspiration | removing bone marrow by aspiration with needle | |
| phlebotomy | drawing blood from view | |
| autologous transfusion | storing patients' own blood prior to need | |
| blood transfusion | transfer of blood into bloodstream | |
| bone marrow transfusion | receiving red bone marrow from donor | |
| homologous transfusion | blood transfusion from someone else | |
| plasmapheresis | removing plasma without depleting formed elements. other cells returned | |
| anticoagulant | prevents clot formation, thinners | |
| antihemorrhagic | prevents/stops hemorrhaging | |
| antiplatelet agents | prolongs bleeding time, interferes with platelets | |
| hematinic | increase # of RBCs or hemoglobin | |
| thrombolytic | dissolves existing clots |
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