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coagul/o
coagulation (clotting)
penia (suffix)
decrease, deficiency
cyto (prefix)
cell
phleb/o
vein
emia
blood condition
splen/o
spleen
hemo, hemato
blood
thromb/o
clot
immun/o
immune system
thym/o
thymus
leuk/o
white
tonsil/o
tonsils
lymph/o
lymph
ven/o
vein
myel/o
bone marrow
AIDS
acquired immune deficiency syndrome
ALL
acute lymphocytic leukemia
AML
acute myeloid leukemia
BMT
bone marrow transplant
CBC
complete blood count
CML
chronic myeloid leukemia
DIC
disseminated intravascular coagulation
EBV
Epstein-Barr virus
ESR
erythrocyte sedimentation rate
Hct
hematocrit
Hgb
hemoglobin
HIV
human immunodeficiency virus
HSM
hepatosplenomegaly
HUS
hemolytic uremic syndrome
INR
international normalized ratio
ITP
Idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura
IV
intravenous
IVIG
intravenous immunoglobulin
LAD
lymphadenopathy
NCAT
no cervical adenopathy or tenderness
PLT
platelets
PT
prothrombin time
PTT
partial thromboplastin time
RBC
red blood cell; red blood count
TTP
thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura
WBC
white blood cell
anemia
reduction of red blood cells noticed by the patient by weakness and fatigue
ecchymosis
large bruise
hematoma
mass of blood within an organ, cavity, or tissue
hemophilia
condition in which the blood doesn't clot, thus causing excessive bleeding
hemorrhage
excessive blood loss
petechia
small bruise
reperfusion injury
injury to tissue that occurs after blood flow is restored
lymphadenopathy
any disease of a lymph gland (node); used to refer to noticeably swollen lymph nodes, especially in the neck
lymphedema
swelling caused by abnormal accumulation of lymph, usually in the extremities
splenalgia
pain in the spleen
splenodynia
pain in the spleen
anisocytosis
condition characterized by a great inequality in the size of red blood cells
elliptocyte
oval red blood cells
elliptocytosis
condition characterized by an increase in the number of oval-shaped red blood cells
embolism
blockage in a blood vessel caused by an embolus
embolus
mass of matter present in the blood
erythrocyte
red blood cell
erythrocytosis
abnormal increase in the number of red blood cells
hematopoiesis
formation of blood cells
hemolysis
breakdown of blood cells
leukocyte
white blood cell
leukocytosis
increase in the number of white blood cells
leukopenia
deficiency of white blood cells
macrocytosis
condition characterized by large red blood cells
microcytosis
condition characterized by small red blood cells
myelopoiesis
formation of bone marrow
neutropenia
deficiency of neutrophils
normocyte
normal-sized red blood cell
oligocythemia
deficiency in the number of red blood cells
pancytopenia
deficiency in all cellular components of the blood
phagocytosis
process in which phagocytes destroy foreign microorganisms or cell debris
poikilocytosis
condition characterized by red blood cells in a variety of shapes
polycythemia
excess of red blood cells
reticulocyte
immature red blood cell
spherocyte
red blood cell that assumes a spherical shape
thrombocyte
cell that helps blood clot; also known as a platelet
thrombocytopenia
deficiency in the number of platelets
thrombocytosis
increase in the number of platelets
thromboembolism
blockage of a vessel (embolism) caused by a clot that has broken off from where it formed
thrombogenic
capable of producing a blood clot
thrombosis
the formation of a blood clot
thrombus
blood clot
asplenia
absence of a spleen or of spleen function