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Leukemia

Cancer of blood

Antibody(Ab) (ummunoglobulins)

Protective protien produced by B lymhocytes in response of a foriengn substance called anigen

Antigen(Ag)

Substances,recongnized as harmful to the host, that stimulates formation of antibodies in ppl.

Cytokine

Chemical substances produce by certain cells that initiates,inhibits,increase & decrease activity of cells

Agglutin/o

Clumping,gluing

Ation

Process

Agglutin/ation

Process of clumping

Bas/o

Base

Phil

Attraction for

Bas/o/phil

Attraction to base(alkaline dyes)

Blast/o

Embryonic

Erythr/blast/osis

Abnormal increase of embryonic red cells

Eosin/o

Dawn(rose color)

Eosin/o/phil

Attraction for rose color (dye)

Kary/o

Nucleus

Lymphaden/o

Lymph gland(node)

Lymphaden/o/pathy

Disease of the lymph nodes

Nuetr/o

Neutral,neither

Neutr/o/phil/ic

Pertaining to an attraction for neutral dyes

Phag/o/cyte

Cell that eat (foreign material)

Plas/o

Formation, growth

A/plas/tic

Pertaining to failure to form

Poikil/o

Varied,irregular

Poikil/o/cytes

Cells that is irregular or varried

Reticul/o

Net,mesh

Reticul/o/cytes

Cell (that contain) net or meshwork

Ser/o

Serum

Ser/o/logy

Study of serum

Sider/o

Iron

Penia

Decrease, diffeincy

Sider/o/penia

Deficiency in iron

Xeno/graft

Foriegn transplantation(heterograft)

Globin

Protein

Auto

Self,own

Graft

Transplantation

Phoresis

Carrying,transmission

Phylaxis

Protection

Ana

Against

Ana/phylaxis

Against protection

Poiesis

Formation,production

Allo

Other,differing from the normal

Allo/graft

Transplantation from another(homograft)

Disseminated intravascular coagulation(DIC)

Abnormal activation of the protiens involved in blood coagulation causing small blood clot to form in vessels.

Gaft-vesus-host disease

Complications that occurs following a stem cell or bone marrow transplant.

Hematoma

Localized accumulation of blood,clotted

Lymphedema

Swelling, primarily in a single arm or leg due to an accumulation of lymph within tissue cause by desrltruction in lymph vessels

Multiple-myeloma

Malignant tumor of plasma cells in the bone marrow

Sepsis

Presence of bacteria or their toxins in the blood, (blood poisning)

Sle (butterfly rash)

A typical rash apears over the nose and cheeks in about 50% of ppl with sle

Thrombocytopenia

Abnormal decrease in palates caused by low production of palates in the bone marrow or increase destruction of palates in the blood vessels.spleen or liver.

Immunotherapy

Any form of treatment that alters, enhances stimulate or restores the bodys natural imune mechanisms

Bone marrow tansplant

Infusion of healthy bone marrow stem cells after the disease bone marrow is destroyed by chemo or radiation therapy.

Hemologous

Infusion of bone marrow or stem cells from a compatible donor after a course of chemo thr.

Sentinel node excision

Removal of the fist node that recieves drainage from cancer containing areas

Tranfusion

Infusion of blood or blood products from one person to another person

Antinuclear antibody (ANA)

Test to identify antibodies that attack the nucleus of the individual own body cells

Blood culture

Test to determine the presence of pathogens in the bloodstream

Complete blood count(cbc)

Series of test that include hemoglobin, hematocrit red and white blood cell counts.

Anticoagulants

Prevents blood clots

Antifibrinolytics

Used to treat serious bleeding following certain surgeries ect.

Antimicrobials

Destroys bacteria,fungi & protozozoa

Fat soluble vitamins

Prevent & treat bleeding disorders

Thrombolytics

Dissolve blood clots by destroying their fibrin strands