Medical Terminology Word List 9 Blood And Lymph System

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erythrocytes

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red blood cells

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hematopoiesis

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formation of blood

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leukocytes

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white blood cells
*fight infection

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lymph

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fluid in the lymphatic system that fights infection

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lymph node

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filters or traps for foreign particles and contain white blood cells.

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lymphatic vessels

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vessels in the lymph system

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pathogen

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biological agent that causes disease or illness

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toxin

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poisonous substance produced by living cells or organisms

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antibody

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protiens that identify and neutralize foriegn objects

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antigen

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a molecule that stimulates an immune response

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coagulation

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process by which blood forms solid clots

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phagocytosis

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cellular process of engulfing solid particles

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plasma

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the yellow colored liquid component of blood, in which blood cells are suspended

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platelets

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cells involved in forming blood clots

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serum

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another name for plasma

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located in the abdomen of the human body, where it functions in the destruction of old red blood cells

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spleen

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lymphoid tissue on either side of the throat.

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tonsils

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anisocytosis

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red blood cells are of unequal size

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bacteremia

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presence of bacteria in the blood

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bacteremia

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presence of bacteria in the blood

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erythropenia

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deficiencies in the number of red blood cells

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hemolysis

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the breaking open of red blood cells

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bleeding

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hemorrhage

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polycythemia

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too many rbc's

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splenomegaly

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enlargment of the spleen

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macrocytosis

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enlarged rbc's

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toxemia

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presence of toxins in the blood

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allergy

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misguided reaction to foreign substances by the immune system

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anaphylaxis

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allergic reaction

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anemia

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a condition in which the blood is deficient in red blood cells, in hemoglobin, or in total volume --

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erythroblastosis fetalis

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attacking of RBC's in a fetus

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hemochromatosis

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iron overload

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hemophilia

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poor blood clotting

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iron deficiency anemia

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anemia due to low iron

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leukemia

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cancer of blood or bone marrow

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lymphadenitis

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infection of the lymph nodes

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lymphadenopathy

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disease of the lymph nodes

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lymphoma

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cancer that originates in lymphocytes

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nosocomial infection

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infections which are a result of treatment

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septicemia

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whole-body inflammatory state caused by infection.

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sickle cell anemia

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sickle hemoglobin

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antibiotic

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chemotherapeutic agent that inhibits or abolishes the growth of micro-organisms

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anticoagulant

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a substance that prevents blood coagulation

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autologous transfusion

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cells, tissues or even proteins that are reimplanted in the same individual

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hematocrit

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blood volume that is occupied by red blood cells

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hematology

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study of blood

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homologous transfusion

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transfusion using stored blood of others

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lymphadenectomy

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removal of lymphnodes

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splenectomy

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surgical excision of the spleen

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thrombolysis

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destroying or breaking up a thrombus

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acute

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having a sudden onset, sharp rise, and short cours

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chronic

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long duration

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benign

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of a mild type or character that does not threaten health or life

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malignant

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tending to produce death or deterioration

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degenerative disease

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a disease (as arteriosclerosis, diabetes mellitus, or osteoarthritis) characterized by progressive degenerative changes in tissue

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diagnosis

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the art of identifying a disease from its signs and symptoms

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etiology

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the cause or causes of a disease or abnormal condition

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exacerbation

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to become more severe

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remission

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a state or period during which the symptoms of a disease are abated

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febrile

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fever

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idiopathic

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arising spontaneously or from an obscure or unknown cause

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systemic

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affecting the body generally

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malaise

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an indefinite feeling of debility or lack of health often indicative of or accompanying the onset of an illness

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morbidity

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the incidence of disease : the rate of sickness (as in a specified community or group)

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mortality

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: the number of deaths in a given time or place b : the proportion of deaths to population

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prognosis

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the act or art of foretelling the course of a disease

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prophylaxis

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: measures designed to preserve health and prevent the spread of disease : protective or preventive treatment

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sequela

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a negative aftereffect

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sign

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: an objective evidence of disease especially as observed and interpreted by the physician rather than by the patient or lay observer

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symptom

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subjective evidence of disease or physical disturbance observed by the patient

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unremarkable

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ordinary

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erythropenia

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few red blood cells