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Hem/o |
Blood |
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Deficiency, disease |
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Lymph/o |
Lymph |
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Thromb/o |
Blood clot |
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Erythr/o |
Red |
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Chrom/o |
Color |
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Sider/o |
Iron |
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-emia |
Blood condition |
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Leuk/o |
White |
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Immun/o |
Immune, immunity, safe |
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Myel/o |
Bone marrow, spinal chord |
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Thym/o |
Thymus gland |
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Splen/o |
Spleen |
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Tonsill/o |
Tonsils |
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Reticul/o |
Net; mesh |
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Blast/o |
Embryonic cell |
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Lymphaden/o |
Lymph gland (node) |
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-phil |
Attraction for |
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-globin |
Protein |
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Erythropoiesis |
Red blood cell development |
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Leukopenia |
Deficiency in white blood cells |
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Lymphangiectomy |
Removal of a lymph vessel |
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Anuclear |
Pertaining to being without a nucleus |
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Splenomegaly |
Enlargement of the spleen |
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Thymectomy |
Removal of the thymus |
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Tonsillitis |
Inflammation of the tonsils |
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Thrombocyte |
A cell (fragment) involved in clotting |
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Myeloma |
A tumor of the bone marrow |
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Thrombopoiesis |
Development of platelets (clotting cell fragments) |
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Anaphylaxis |
A life threatening allergic immune response |
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Anemia |
A deficiency in the oxygen-carrying capacity of the blood |
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Antibody |
A protein produced by B cells to protect against extracellular pathogens |
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Anticoagulant |
A type of drug that prevents formation of blood clots |
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Autoimmunity |
A condition in which the body's immune system attacks its own cells |
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B cell |
Type of lymphocyte responsible for antibody production |
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Cytotoxic T cell |
Type of T cell involved in destroying infected cells and cancer cells |
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Diapedesis |
The process by which immune cells migrate out of vessels to nearby tissue |
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Fibrinogen |
A protein that forms fibrin strands to aid in blood clotting |
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Helper T cell |
Helps regulate the activity of B cells. Essential to the proper functioning of the humoral (body fluids especially those involved in immune responses involving antibodies) and cellular immuntiy |
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Hematology |
The specialization that deals with blood cells, clotting, bone marrow and lymph nodes |
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Hemophilia |
Genetic disorder in which normal blood-clotting is impaired |
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HIV |
A variable retrovirus that invades, infects and inactivates the helper T cells of the immune system. The T cells then act as a mini factory for the replication of the virus. |
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Immunocompromised |
A term used to describe a condition of impaired immune function |
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Kaposi sarcoma |
A type of cancer that is associated with AIDS |
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Leukemia |
A white blood condition. Elevated white blood count and very low red blood count. Cancer of the blood. Hinders the body's ability to fight infection. Starts in the bone marrow. |
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Lymphedema |
Swelling due to accumulation of lymph fluid within the tissues |
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Neutropenia |
A deficiency of neutrophils (white blood cells that play some very important roles in our innate immune system. They circulate around our body in the bloodstream and when they sense signals that infections is present they are the firstcells to migrate to the site of the infection to begin killing the invading microbes.) |
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Phagocytosis |
The process whereby an immune cell ingests and destroys a pathogen |
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Platelet |
Tiny fragments of cells essential for normal blood clotting. Your count is determined by a CBC test |
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Reticulocyte |
An immature red blood cell |
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Septicemia |
Presence of bacteria or their toxins in the blood |
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Thrombolytic |
Type of drug used to break up blood clots |
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Transfusion |
Infusion of blood or blood products from a donor to a recipient |
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AIDS |
Infectious disease caused by the human immunodeficiency virus. Fever, night sweats and weight loss symptoms |
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Edema |
An abnormal accumulatin of fluid in extremities. Often diagnosed with heart failure |
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Infectious mononucleosis |
Sore throat, fever and swollen neck glands. Feeling tired all the time. An acute infection caused by the Epstein-Barr virus. |
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Septicemia |
Presence of Escherichia coli (E coli) in the blood; a blood infection with symptoms of Fever and chills |
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Bone marrow apiration |
Pelvic tissue sample is removed with a syringe and evaluated by a heatologist. Often done with people who have chronic anemia. |
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Prothrombin time |
PT or INR test to monitor the effectiveness of warfarin therapy (to thin the blood). Given as an anticoagulant. Coumadin. |
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Autologous |
Transfusion prepared from the patient's own blood |
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Pruritus |
Extreme itching |
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Hodgkin lymphoma |
Symptoms include lymph node enlargement in the neck, weight loss, fever and extreme itching. |
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Thrombolytic |
Breaks down blood clots. Clot in the coronary artery is treated with alteplase (Activase) |
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AML |
Granulocytic for of leukemia. Fast growing, most common, where bone marrow makes blasts (cells that have not completely matured normally. Blast become white blood cell so blasts cannot fight infections |
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Mphadenopathy |
Disease in the glands |
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Splenomegaly |
Enlarged spleen |
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Leukocytosis |
Abnormal increase of leukocytes |
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Erythropenia |
Decrease of erythrocytes |
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Hematologist |
Specialist in blood diseases |
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Hemophilia |
Bleeder's disease |
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Echhymosis |
E bruises |
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Arthralgia |
Pain in the joints |
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Hemarthrosis |
Abnormal bleeding into the joint cavity |
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Hemostasis |
stop the bleeding |
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