Medical Terminology 13

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Erythrocyte

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red blood cell

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Monocyte

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White blood cell; phagocyte and precursor of a macrophage

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Platelet

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Thrombocyte

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Hematopoietic stem cells

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Bone marrow cell; gives rise to many types of blood cells

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Lymphocyte

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Leukocyte formed in lymph tissue; produces antibodies

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Eosinophil

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Leukocyte with dense, reddish granules; associated with allergic reaction

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Neutrophil

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Leukocyte formed in bone marrow and having neutral-staining granules

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Basophil

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Leukocyte whose granules have an affinity for basic stain; releases histamine and heparin

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Plasma

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Liquid portion of blood

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Erythropoietin

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Hormone secreted by the kidney to stimulate erythrocyte production in bone marrow

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Goblins

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Proteins in plasma; can be separated into alpha, beta, and gamma types

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Albumin

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Plasma protein that maintains the proper amount of water in blood

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Antibodies

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Proteins made by lymphocyte in response to antigens in the blood

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Leukocytopenia

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Deficiency of white blood cell

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Myelopoiesis

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Formation of bone marrow cells

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Anticoagulant

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A substance that prevent clotting

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Thrombolytic

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Pertaining to destruction of clot

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Poikilocytosis

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Irregularity in shape

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Erythrocytopenia

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Deficiency in numbers

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Hypochromia

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Reduction of hemoglobin

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Microcytosis

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Increase in number of small cells

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Polycythemia Vera

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Erythremia

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Macrocytosis

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Increase in numbers of large cells

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Erythropoiesis

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Formation of red cells

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Hemolysis

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Destruction of red cells

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Sickle cell anemia

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Failure of blood cell production in bone marrow

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Aplastic anemia

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Hereditary condition of characterized by abnormal sickle shape

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Thalassemia

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Inherited defect in the ability to produce hemoglobin

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Relapse

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Symptoms of disease return

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Remission

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Symptoms of disease disappear

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Purpura

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Multiple pinpoint hemorrhages; blood accumulates under the skin

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Pancytopenia

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Separation of blood into its components

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Palliative

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Relieving, but not curing

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Eosinophilia

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Increase in numbers of granulocytes; seen in allergic conditions

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Apheresis

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Deficiency of all blood cells

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Myeloma

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Malignant tumor of bone marrow

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Billirubin

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Orange/yellow formed by destruction of hemoglobin

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Fibrinogen

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Plasma protein converted to fibrin in clotting process

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Heparin

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An anticoagulant substance

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Thrombocytopenia

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Deficiency of clotting cells

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Coagulation

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Process of clotting

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Colony stimulating factor

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protein that stimulate the growth and proliferation of white blood cells.

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Differentiation

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Change in structure and function of a cell as it matures; specialization

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Electrophoresis

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Method of separating serum proteins by electrical charge.

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Granulocyte

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White blood cell; eosinophil, basophil, and neutrophil

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Plasmapheresis

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Removal of plasma from blood

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Riticulocyte

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Immature red blood cells

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Megakaryocyte

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Large immature clotting cells

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Serum

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Plasma minus clotting proteins and cells

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Hemostasis

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Stoppage or control of blood flow

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Dyscrasia

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Any blood disorder

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Morphology

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Study of shape of cells

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Phagocyte

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A cell that engulfs another cell

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Coagul/o

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Clotting

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Cyt/o

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Cell

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Erythr/o

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Red

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Hem/o

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Blood

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Kary/o

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Nucleus

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Leuk/o

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White

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Myel/o

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bone marrow

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morph/o

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shape, form

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neutr/o

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neutral

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sider/o

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iron

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phag/o

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eat, swallo

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Thromb/o

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clot

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-apheresis

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removal, carry away

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-blast

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immature cell, embryonic

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-cytosis

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abnormal condition of cell

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-emia

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blood conditon

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-globin

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protein

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-lytic

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pertaining to destruction

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-penia

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deficiency

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-phage

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eat, swallow

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-phoresis

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carrying, transmission

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-poiesis

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formation

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-stasis

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stop, control

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-oid

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resemble

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anti-

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against

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hypo-

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below

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macro-

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large, long

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mega-

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great, big

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micro-

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small

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mono-

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involvement participation

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pan-

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all, entire

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poly-

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many