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58 Cards in this Set
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Antigen
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Substance recognized as harmful to the host, stimulates formation of antibodies in an immunocompetent individual |
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Erythrocytes
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red blood cells |
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Leukocytes
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white blood cells |
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Hematopoiesis
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development of blood cells to their mature form |
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Hemoglobin (Hb, Hgb)
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specialized iron-containing compound |
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Hemostasis
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Control of bleeding |
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Plasma
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liquid portion of blood in which blood cells are suspended |
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Serum
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plasma remaining after fibrinogen and clotting elements are removed |
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Lymph
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fluid in which lymphocytes and monocytes are suspended |
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Interstitial
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resembles plasma but contains slightly less protein |
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Aden/o
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gland |
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Blast/o
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base (alkaline, opposite of acid) |
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Chrom/o
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color |
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Hem/o
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Blood |
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Hemat/o
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blood |
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Immun/o
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Immune |
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Lymphaden/o
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Lymph gland |
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Lymph/o
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Lymph |
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Morph/o
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shape, form, structure |
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Myel/o
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Bone marrow; spinal cord |
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Phag/o
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swallowing, eating |
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Ser/o
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serum |
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Thromb/o
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Blood Clot |
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Xen/o
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foreign, strange |
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-blast
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embryonic cell |
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-emia
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blood condition |
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-graft
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trasplantation |
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-osis
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abnormal condition; increase (used primarily with blood cells) |
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-penia
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decrease, deficiency |
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-phoresis
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carrying, transmission |
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-phylaxis
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protection |
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-stasis
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standing still |
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a-
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without, not |
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allo-
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other, differing from the normal |
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iso-
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same, equal |
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macro-
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large |
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micro-
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small |
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mono-
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one |
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poly-
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many, much |
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Pernicious anemia
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chronic, progressive anemia found mostly in people older than age 50 due to lack of sufficient vitamin B12 needed for blood cell development |
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Lymphadenopathy
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any disease of the lymph nodes |
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Urticarial
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hives |
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Anaphylactic shock
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life threatening condition |
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Indurated
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hardened |
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Multisystemic
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many organs and tissues |
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Exacerbations
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flare-up |
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Remissions
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latency |
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Multiple myeloma
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malignant tumor of plasma cells in the bone marrow |
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Sepsis
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presence of bacteria or their toxins in the blood; also called septicemia or blood poisoning |
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Autologous
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Infusion of the patient's own bone marrow or stem cells after a course of chemotherapy and/or radiation therapy |
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Homologous
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Infusion of bone marrow or stem cells from a compatible donor after a course of chemotherapy and/or radiation |
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Complete blood count (CBC)
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Series of tests that includes hemoglobin; hematocrit; red and white blood cell counts, platelet count, and differential count (hemogram) |
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Partial thromboplastin time (PTT)
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Test that measures the length of time it take blood to clot to screen for deficiencies of some clotting factors |
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Prothrombin time (PT)
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Test that measures the length of time it takes for prothrombin to form a clot (pro time) |
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Anticoagulants
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Prevents blood clot formation by inhibiting the synthesis or inactivating one or more clotting factors |
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Antimicrobials
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Neutralize fibrinolytic chemicals in teh mucous membranes of the mouth, nose, and urinary tract to prevent the breakdown of blood clots |
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Antivirals
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Prevent replication of viruses within host cells |
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Thrombolytics
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Dissolve blood clots by destroying their fibrin strands |
