Med Term Ch 13 Study Flashcards

what is the term for the disease whose symptoms includes pallor, shortness of breath, infection, bleeding gums, predominance of immature and abnormally functioning leukocytes, and low numbers of mature neutrophils in a young child

acute lymphocytic (lymphoid) leukemia

what is the term for blood protein that maintains the proper proportion and concentration of water in blood

albumin

what is the term for deficiency in erythrocytes or hemoglobin

anemia

what is the term for abnormal condition of unequal size of cells (erythrocytes)

anisocytosis

what is the term for an immunoglobulin produced by lymphocytes to combat specific antigens

antibody (Ab)

what is the term for a substance that works against coagulation (blood clotting)

anticoagulant

what is the term for a foreign material that invades the body

antigen

what is the term for the test that determines the presence of antibodies in infants of Rh- women or patients with autoimmune hemolytic anemia

antiglobulin test, coombs test

what is the term for separation of blood into component parts and removal of a select portion from the blood

apheresis

what is the suffix for removal or carrying away

-apheresis

what is the term for failure of blood cell production due to absense of formation of cells in the bone marrow

aplastic anemia

what is the term for blood that is collected from and later reinfused into the same patient

autologous transfusion

what is the combining form for basophil

bas/o

what is the term for a white blood cell with dark staining granules that has an affinity for basic dye, and is associated with release of histamine and heparin

basophil

what is the term for a pigment produced from hemoglobin when red blood cells are destroyed

bilirubin

what is the suffix for immature cell or embryonic

-blast

what is the term for the time it takes for a small puncture wound to stop bleeding

bleeding time

what is the term for whole blood, or cells, that are taken from a donor and infused into a patient called

blood transfusion

what is the term for a small amount of bone marrow that is aspirated and examined under a microscope

bone marrow biopsy

what is the combining form for color

chrom/o

what is the term for the type of leukemia where there are both mature and immature granulocytes present in bone marrow and blood

chromic myelogenous leukemia

what is the combining form for clotting

coagul/o

what is the term for blood clotting

coagulation

what is the term for the test in which venous blood is clotted in a test tube

coagulation time

what is the term for the disease of the clotting process

coagulopathy

what is the term for the protein that stimulates the growth and proliferation of white blood cells (granulocytes)

colony stimulating factor (CSF)

what is the term for the determination of numbers of blood cells, hemoglobin concentration, hematocrit and red cell values

complete blood count (CBC)

what is the combining form for cell

cyt/o

what is the term for the study of cells

cytology

what is the suffix for an abnormal condition of cells

-cytosis

what is the term for a change in structure and function of a cell as it matures

differentiation

what is the term for any abnormal or pathologic condition of the blood

dyscrasia

what is the term for swelling or fluid leaks out into tissue spaces

edema

what is the term for a method of separating out plasma proteins by electrical charge

electrophoresis

what is the term for a separation of proteins in a solution by using an electric current (used to separate protein fractions of serum, urine, or cerebrospinal fluid)

electrophoresis

what is the suffix for blood condition

-emia

what is the combining form for red, dawn, rosy

eosin/o

what is the term for a white blood cell with dark staining granules that have an affinity for acid dyes; reddish granules, numbers increase in allergic reactions

eosinophil

what is the term for an increase in numbers of eosinophils

eosinophilia

what is the combining form for red

erythr/o

what is the term for an immature red blood cell

erythroblast, reticulocyte

what is the term for mature red blood cell

erythrocyte

what is the term for a test in which anticoagulant is added to a venous blood sample and the distance cells fall in the test tube over time is determined

erythrocyte sedimentation rate (ESR or sed rate)

what is the term for a formation of erythrocytes

erythropoiesis

what is the term for a hormone secreted by the kidneys that stimulates red blood cell formation

erythropoietin (EPO)

what is the term for protein threads that form the basis of a clot

fibrin

what is the term for plasma protein that is converted to fibrin in the clotting process

fibrinogen

what is the suffix for giving rise to, producing

-gen

what is the suffix for protein

-globin

what is the term for plasma proteins; alpha, beta, and gamma are examples

globulin

what is the suffix for protein

-globulin

what is the combining form for granules

granul/o

what is the term for the white blood cell with numerous,, large, dark staining granules in its cytoplasm; neutrophil, basophil, eosinophils are examples

granulocyte

what is the term for a deficiency of granulocytes (white blood cells)

granulocytopenia

what is the term for an abnormal increase in granulocytes in the blood

granulocytosis

what is the combining form for blood

hem/o, hemat/o

what is the term for the test in which blood sample is spun in a test tube so that the red blood cells (RBCs) fall to the bottom and the percentage of RBCs is determined in a given volume of blood

hematocrit (Hct)

what is the term for the formation of blood cells

hematopoiesis

what is the term for an undifferentiated blood cell

hematopoietic stem cell

what is the term for undifferentiated blood cells from a donor that are infused into a patient being treated for leukemia or aplastic anemia

hematopoietic stem cell transplant

what is the term for an excessive deposit of iron throughout the body

hemochromatosis

what is the term for blood protein in erythrocytes that contain iron and which enable the cell to carry oxygen

hemoglobin

what is the term for the total amount of a blood protein that is measured in a sample of blood

hemoglobin test (H, Hg, HGB)

what is the combining form for hemoglobin

hemoglobin/o

what is the term for the disease of abnormal hemoglobin (sickle cell anemia, thalassemia)

hemoglobinopathy

what is the term for the breakdown of recipient’s red blood cells when incompatible bloods are mixed

hemolysis

what is the term for the reduction in red cells due to excessive cell destruction

hemolytic anemia

what is the term for excessive bleeding caused by congenital lack of factor VIII or IX

hemophilia

what is the term for stoppage of the flow of blood

hemostasis

what is the term for an anticoagulant found in the blood

heparin

what is the term for “pertaining to deficiency of color (reduction of hemoglobin in red blood cells)”

hypochromic

what is the term for the response of the immune system to foreign invasion

immune reaction

what is the term for a protein (antibody produced by plasma cells) that acts to protect the body by destroying antigens (IgM, IgG, IgA, IgD, and IgE)

immunoglobulin

what is the term for a condition associated with sideropenia, causing deficient production of hemoglobin

iron deficiency anemia

what is the combining form for same, equal

is/o

what is the combining form for nucleus

kary/o

what is the combining form for white

leuk/o

what is the term for the removal of white blood cells from the rest of the blood by centrifugation

leukapheresis

what is the term for an abnormal condition of white blood cells (increase in numbers of malignant cells)

leukemia

what is the term for a white blood cell

leukocyte

what is the term for a deficiency of white blood cells

leukocytopenia

what is the term for a mononuclear leukocyte that produces antibodies

lymphocyte

what is the suffix for “pertaining to destruction”

-lytic

what is the term for an abnormal condition (slight increase in numbers) of macrocytes (red blood cells that are larger than normal)

macrocytosis

what is the term for the large cell (in blood and tissues) that eats/engulfs other cells, and is phagocyte that is derived from a monocyte that migrates from the blood to tissue spaces

macrophage

what is the term for a cell with multiple large nuclei, and is a platelet precursor found in bone marrow

megakaryocyte

what is the term for an abnormal condition (slight increase in numbers) of microcytes (red blood cells that are small than normal)

microcytosis

what is the combining form for one or single

mon/o

what is the term for an immature white blood cell (monocyte)

monoblast

what is the term for a white blood cell that is a phagocyte and agranulocyte, a precursor of a macrophage, and has one large nucleus

monocyte

what is the term for “pertaining to a white blood cell with a single round nucleus”

mononuclear

what is the term for an infectious disease marked by increased numbers of mononuclear leukocytes and enlarged cervical lymph nodes

mononucleosis

what is the combining form for shape or form

morph/o

what is the term for the study of shape or form (of blood cells)

morphology

what is the term for a malignant tumor of bone marrow

multiple myeloma

what is the combining form for bone marrow

myel/o

what is the term for an immature bone marrow cell that develops into a white blood cell

myeloblast

what is the term for an abnormal development of bone marrow cells, and is a pre-leukemic condition

myelodysplasia

what is the term for “derived from bone marrow”

myeloid

what is the term for the formation of bone marrow

myelopoiesis