hematology and immunology

coagul/o

coagulation

thromb/o

clot

leuk/o

white

phleb/o, ven/o

vein

lymph/o

lymph (clear liquid that circulates in the body providing nutrients and removing waste)

myel/o

bone marrow/spinal cord

-emia

blood condition

tonsill/o

tonsils (masses of lymphatic tissue)

splen/o

spleen

thym/o

thymus

-penia

deficiency

ecchymosis

bruise easily

-edema

swelling

-poiesis

formation

oligo

few (often used in deficiency illnesses)

pan

all

poikilo

various

thrombus

blood clot

hepato

spleen

-malacia

softening

-megaly

enlargement

-ptosis

drooping condition

perfusion

circulation of blood through tissue

polycythemia

too many red blood cells

hypersplenism

increased spleen activity

-ectasia

dilation

-rrhexis

rupture

thrombolytics

break clots

hemostatic

drug that stops the flow of blood

laparo

abdomen

(a)pheresis

seperation/removal

AIDS

aquired immunodeficiency syndrome

ALL

acute lymphoblastic leukemia

BMT

bone marrow transplat

CBC

complete blood count

CML

chronic myeloid leukemia

DIC

disseminated intravascular coagulopathy

EBV

epstein-barr virus

ESR

erythrocyte sedimentation rate

Hct

hematocrit

Hgb

hemoglobin

HIV

human immunodeficiency virus

IV

intravenous

PLT

platelet count

RBC

red blood cell count

WBC

white blood cell (count)