Ch 6 Med Term

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Agglutin

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Clumping

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Chrom

Back 2

Color

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Coagul

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Clotting

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Erythr

Back 4

Red

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Fibrin

Back 5

Fibers

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Granul

Back 6

Granules

Front 7

Hem

Back 7

Blood

Front 8

Hemat

Back 8

Blood

Front 9

Leuk

Back 9

White

Front 10

Morph

Back 10

Shape

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Myel

Back 11

Bone Marrow

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Phag

Back 12

Eat, Swallow

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Sanguin

Back 13

Blood

Front 14

Thromb

Back 14

Clot

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Aden

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Gland

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Adneoid

Back 16

Adenoids

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Immun

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Protection

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Lymph

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Lymph

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Lymphangi

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Lymph Vessel

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Splen

Back 20

Spleen

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Thym

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Thymus

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Tonsill

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Tonsil

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Tox

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Poison

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Apheresis

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Removal, carry away

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Cyte

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cell

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cytosis

Back 26

more than normal # of cells

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Emia

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Blood condition

Front 28

globin

Back 28

protein

Front 29

penia

Back 29

abnormal decrease, too few

Front 30

poiesis

Back 30

Standing still

Front 31

stasis

Back 31

standing still

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Hemolytic disease of newborn

Back 32

condition that may develop during pregnancy if mother is Rh-

Front 33

Hemophilia

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Blood clotting time is prolonged

Front 34

hyperlipidemia

Back 34

too high a level of lipids

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Hypochromic anemia

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Anemia as a result of insufficient hemoglobin

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pernicious anemia

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Anemia assoc wiht insufficient absorb of vitamin B-12

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Polycythemia vera

Back 37

prod. of too many red bld cells by the bone marrow

Front 38

septicemia

Back 38

bacteria in bloodstream

Front 39

Thalassemia

Back 39

genetic disorder in which person unable to make funct. hemoglobin

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Axillary

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Armpits, enlarged during infections of arms and breasts

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Cervical

Back 41

Neck, drains parts of head and neck

Front 42

Inguinal

Back 42

Groin, drains area of legs and lower pelvis

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Mediastinal

Back 43

Chest, drains infection from chest cavity

Front 44

Epstein-Barr virus

Back 44

virus that is cause of mononucleosis

Front 45

anaphylactic

Back 45

Life threatening b/c of severe allergic rxn

Front 46

elephantiasis

Back 46

inflammation, obstruction, and destruction of lymph vessels, result in enlarged tissues

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graft vs. host disease

Back 47

serious comp. of bone marrow transplant(graft) Immune cells from the donor bone marrow attack the recipient's (host) tissues

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Hodgkin

Back 48

cancer of lymphatic cells found in concentr. in lymph nodes

Front 49

Kaposi's sarcoma

Back 49

skin cancer seen in pts w/Aids

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Lymphadentis

Back 50

inflamm. of lymph nodes

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Mononucleosis

Back 51

Acute infection dis. w/ lg number of atypical lymphocytes

Front 52

peritonsillar abscess

Back 52

infec, of the tissue b/t the tonsils and pharynx

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sarcoidosis

Back 53

disease of unknown cause that forms fibrous lesions