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23 Cards in this Set
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The correct term for a chemical agent that reduces blood clotting is:
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Anticoagulant
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An unwanted blood clot is called a ________.
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Thrombus
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T/F: The ancient physicians discovered the blood and lymphatic circulatory system.
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false
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A disease caused by a bacterium and its toxin, resulting in formation of a membrane in the mouth and throat, is:
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Diphtheria
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The correct meaning of the suffix in the term leukemia is:
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Blood condition
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The medical term for an abnormally low level of RBCs is:
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Eyrthrocytopenia
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A patient suffered multiple injuries in a severe car accident and has had extensive bleeding as a result. The medical term for an abnormal loss of blood from the circulation is:
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Hemorrhage
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The process of dissolving a blood clot is:
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thrombolysis
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An abnormal loss of blood from the circulation is:
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Hemorrhage
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The medical term for inflammation of the lymph nodes is ________.
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Lymphadenitis
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A cancer of bone marrow, the blood-forming tissue in bone, is:
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Leukemia
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This is the medical term for cell, tissue, or organ death.
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Necrosis
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The suffix -crit means to ________.
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separate
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A viral disease characterized by enlarged lymph nodes, an increased number of monocytes and lymphocytes, sore throat, and fatigue is:
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mononucleosis
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This is the medical term for the presence of bacteria in the bloodstream.
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bacteremia
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Which bacteria, if inhaled, is most likely fatal?
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anthrax
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stoppage of blood
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hemostasis
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This is a disease characterized by reduced numbers of red blood cells or reduced amounts of functional hemoglobin.
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anemia
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A mass of blood outside a blood vessel is called an ________.
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hematoma
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In ancient Greek, lymphe means
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water
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Blood contains the following four
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Platelets, RBCs, WBCs, plasma
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The percentage of red blood cells in a volume of blood is the ________.
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hematocrit
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The combining form leuk/o means the color ________.
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white
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