Chapter 6 Flash Cards

red blood cells

transport substances in the body

white blood cells

fight infection

platelets

initiate blood clotting process

components of blood

plasma, red blood cells, white blood cells, platelets

agglutin/o

clumping

bas/o

base

chrom/o

color

coagul/o

clotting

eosin/o

rosy red

fus/o

pouring

granul/o

granules

hem/o

blood

hemat/o

blood

morph/o

shape

myel/o

bone marrow/spinal cord

neutr/o

neutral

phag/o

eat/swallow

sanguin/o

blood

septic/o

infection

\-apheresis

removal

\-crit

separation of

\-cytic

pertaining to cells

\-cytosis

more than the normal number of cells

\-emia

blood condition

\-globin

protein

\-oid

resembling

\-penia

abnormal decrease

\-phil

attracted to

\-philia

condition of being attracted to

\-philic

pertaining to being attracted to

\-plastic

pertaining to formation

\-plastin

formation

\-poiesis

formation

\-rrhagic

pertaining to abnormal flow

\-stasis

standing still

erythrocytes

red blood cells

leukocytes

white blood cells

bone marrow

where blood cells are produced

cyt/o

cell

erythr/o

red

fibrin/o

fibers

fus/o

pouring

leuk/o

white

lymph/o

lymph

neutr/o

neutral

phleb/o

vein

sanguin/o

blood

septic/o

infection

thromb/o

clot

\-apheresis

removal/carry away

\-crit

separation of

\-emia

blood condition

\-cytic

pertaining to cells

\-ia

condition

\-ic

pertaining to

\-ion

action

\-lytic

destruction

\-oid

resembling

\-oma

mass

\-otomy

cutting into

\-ous

pertaining to

\-penia

too few

\-plastic

pertaining to formation

\-rrhage

abnormal flow

\-rrhagic

pertaining to abnormal flow

\-tic

pertaining to

contra-

against

dys-

abnormal

homo-

same

hyper-

excessive

hypo-

insufficient

mono-

one

pan-

all

poly-

many

trans-

across

basophilic

pertaining to a WBC that attracts a basic pH stain

eosinophilic

pertaining to a WBC that attracts a rosy red stain

erythrocytic

pertaining to a red blood cell

fibrinous

pertaining to having fibers

hematic

pertaining to blood

leukocytic

pertaining to a white blood cell

lymphocytic

pertaining to a WBC formed in lymphatic tissue

monocytic

pertaining to a WBC with a single large nucleus

neutrophilic

pertaining to a WBC that attracts neutral pH stain

sanguineous

pertaining to blood

thrombocytic

pertaining to a clotting cell or platelets

thrombotic

pertaining to a clot

hematology

medicine specializing in treatment of diseases and conditions of the blood

coagulate

to convert a liquid to a solid, as in blood clotting

dyscrasia

general term for disease affecting blood

hematoma

collection of blood under the skin as a result of blood escaping into tissue from damaged blood vessels

hemorrhage

blood flowing out of a vessel

thrombus

hard collection of fibrin, blood cells, and tissue debris that is the result of the blood-clotting process

hemophilia

genetic disorder; blood fails to clot, lack of clotting factor

hyperlipidemia

excessive level of lipids in the bloodstream

pancytopenia

having too few of all blood cells

septicemia

having bacteria or their toxins in bloodstream; blood poisoning

anemia

group of conditions characterized by the reduction of RBC; results in less oxygen reaching tissues

aplastic anemia

severe anemia; red bone marrow stops making enough blood cells; may require bone marrow transplant

erythrocytosis

condition of having too many RBCs