Chapter 10 med term

Agglutination

process of clumping together

Anisocytosis

condition in which the erythrocytes are unequal in size and shape

Erythroblast

immature red blood cell that is found only in the bone marrow and still contains a nucleus

Erythropoietin

hormone that stimulates the production of red blood cells

Hemolysis

destruction of red blood cells

Leukapheresis

separation of white blood cells from the blood

Leukocytopenia

literally means lack of white blood cells

Lymphedema

abnormal accumulation of lymph in the interstitial spaces

Macrocytosis

condition in which erythrocytes are larger than normal

Phagocytosis

engulfing and eating of particulate substances such as bacteria, protozoa, cells, and cell debris, dust particles, and colloids by phagocyte

Pancytopenia

literally means lack of the cellular elements of the blood

Sideropenia

lack of iron in the blood

Thymoma

tumor of the thymus

IgM

activated complement; is the first antibody produced in response to bacterial and viral infection

IgE

responds to allergic reactions and some parasitic infection

reticu/o

net

septic/o

putrefying

glyc/o

sweet, sugar

fus/o

to pour

agglutin/o

clumping

lipid/o

fat

ESR

erythrocyte sedimentation rate

ELISA

enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay

PTT

partial thromboplastin time