Medical Terminology Chapter 6 Quiz (Combining Forms, Suffix, Word Building, Potential Questions, and Definitions)

agglutin/o

clumping

granul/o

granules

phag/o

eat, swallow

lymphangi/o

lymph vessel

protein

-globin

Standing still

-stasis

Blood condition

-emia

Color

chrom/o

Blood

Hem/o, Hemat/o

Infection

Septic/o

Thymus

thym/o

-penia

abnormal decrease, too few

-rrhagic

pertaining to abnormal flow

coagul/o

clotting

hemat/o

blood

sanguin/o

blood

tonsill/o

tonsils

Attracted to

-phil

Swelling

-edema

Rosy red

eosin/o

Neutral

Neutr/o

Lymph node

lymphaden/o

-apheresis

removal, carry away

-plastic

pertaining to formation

-poesis

formation

Inflammation of adenoids

adenoiditis

Disease producing

pathogenic

Lymph vessel tumor

lymphangioma

Enlarged spleen

splenomegaly

Pertaining to tonsils

tonsillar

Cell without granules

agranulocyte

Red cell

erythrocyte

Rapid flow of blood

hemorrhagia, hemorrhage

More than normal number of white blood cells

leukocytosis

Blood mass

hematoma

What is the blood disorder characterized by an excessive increase in abnormal white blood cells?

Leukocytosis

The lymph nodes located in the underarm are referred to as what?

Axillary lymph node

What blood type is known as the universal recipient? (can receive any blood type in a transfusion)

type AB+ (AB positive)

What would be an example of active acquired immunity?

resistance to a common cold

What is the role of thrombin?

regulating hemostasis (Process to prevent bleeding) and maintaining blood coagulation (Clotting)

What are the largest lymph vessels called?

right lymphatic duct and thoracic duct

hemorrhage

Blood flowing out of a blood vessel

hemophilia

A hereditary blood disease in which blood-clotting time is prolonged due to a lack of one vital clotting factor

pancytopenia

Having too few of all cells

septicemia

having bacteria or their toxins in the bloodstream; also called blood poisoning

anemia

A condition in which the blood is deficient in red blood cells, in hemoglobin, or in total volume.

Hemolytic reaction

The destruction of a patient's erythrocytes that occurs when receiving a transfusion of an incompatible blood type. Also called a transfusion reaction.

Hypochromic anemia

anemia resulting from having insufficient hemoglobin in the erythrocytes

Sickle cell anemia

a genetic disorder in which erythrocytes take on an abnormal curved or "sickle" shape

leukemia

Cancer of the white blood cell-forming red bone marrow resulting in a abnormal and immature amount of white blood cells.

Blood transfusion

artificial transfer of blood into the bloodstream

anticoagulant

Substance that prevents blood clot formation, commonly known as "blood thinner"

lymphedema

swelling appearing in the extremities (limb) due to an obstruction of the lymph flow through the lymphatic vessels

splenomegaly

enlargement of the spleen

anaphylaxis

Life threatening allergic reaction

Autoimmune disease

a disease in which the immune system attacks the body's own cells as if they were pathogens

lymphoma

a tumor in the lymphatic tissue

tonsillitis

inflammation of the tonsils

mononucleosis

acute infectious disease with a large number of abnormal mononuclear lymphocytes

plasmapheresis

method of removing plasma from the body without depleting the formed elements

hyperlipidemia

Condition of having too high a level of lipids such as cholesterol in the bloodstream