HLTH 110 - Blood Vocabulary Study Material for HCC

heme

iron-based, pigment part of hemoglobin attaches oxygen

remission

improvement or absence of signs of disease

relapse

S/S return

allergy (hypersensitivity)

an exaggerated, misdirected expression of immune responses to an allergen (antigen)

anaphylaxis

Life threatening allergic reaction

edema ( or suffix -edema)

swelling

autoimmune disease

a disease in which the immune system attacks the organism's own cells

etiology

study of the cause of disease

opportunistic infections

infections seen in patients with compromised immune systems

immunocompromised

Having an immune system that is weakened

CBC

Complete Blood Count (bloodwork to look for infection or anemia); blood test

RBC

red blood cell; red blood count; blood test

WBC

white blood cell, white blood count; blood test

Hb, hgb, Hgb

hemoglobin; blood test

Hb1Ac

Measuring glucose level over extended period, examines RBC, blood test

BMP

Basic Metabolic Panel- Blood test ordered to asses 8 different factors of general health including: glucose, calcium, sodium, potassium, carbon dioxide, chloride, BUN and creatinine

CMP

comprehensive metabolic panel: A group of blood tests. They provide an overall picture of your body's chemical balance and metabolism (liver, kidney, protein)

WNL

Within Normal Limits (normal, not of concern)

AIDS

acquired immune deficiency syndrome

HIV

human immunodeficiency virus

CA

cancer, carcinoma

CDC

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is a federal agency that conducts and supports health promotion, prevention and preparedness activities in the United States with the goal of improving overall public health.

R/O

rule out (may or may not have)

agglutin/o

clumping; sticking together, adhering

coagul/o

clotting

chrom/o, chromat/o

color

cyt/o, -cyte

cell

erythr/o

red

leuk/o

white

granul/o

little grain, grainy

hem/o, hemat/o

blood

hydr/o

water

immun/o

protection, immune, safety

is/o

same, equal

kary/o, nucle/o

nucleus

lymphangi/o

lymph vessel

lymphaden/o

lymph gland (node)

lymph/o

lymph

mon/o

one, single

morph/o

shape, form

onc/o

cancer

micro-

small

macro-, mega-

large

phag/o, -phage

eat, swallow

phil/o

attraction to, love

splen/o

spleen

thym/o

thymus gland

ton/o

tension

tox/o, toxic/o, tox/i

poison

anti-

against

auto-

self, own

meta-

beyond, change

pro-

before, forward

-globin, -globulin

protein

-in

substance

-lysis

destruction, breakdown, separation

-lytic

pertaining to breakdown or destruction

-megaly

enlargement

-oid

resembling, like

-penia

deficiency

-plasia, -plasm

formation, growth, development (noun, as a structure)

-poiesis

formation, production (verb, as in making)

-rrhage, -rrhagia

bursting forth (of blood)

-stasis

stopping, controlling

-therapy

treatment