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Cellular Needs and Body Fluids
Water is most important body fluid Cells require water, oxygen, and
nutrients to survive.Hydr(o) means water-ous means pertaining tohydrous means pertaining to water
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Cellular Needs and Body Fluids
-hidr(o), sweat or perspirationSweat excreted through pores in the
skinmucus is the slimy material produced
by mucous membranesmucoid means resembling mucuspus is the result of tissue breakdown
because of infection
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Cellular Needs and Body Fluids
A localized collection of pus in a cavity formed by the disintegration of the tissue is called an abscess
hematoma is a localized collection of blood, usually clotted, in an organ, space tissue, resulting from a break in the wall of a blood vessel.
Hematomas can occur anywhere in the body, but are most dangerous when in the head
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Cellular Needs and Body Fluids
Body Fluids are found:– within the cells - intra/cellular– outside the cells - extra/cellular
intra- withincellul(o) little cell or compartment-ar, pertaining toextra- outside
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Cellular Needs and Body Fluids
1/4th of extracellular fluid is plasma (the liquid portion of the blood)
Blood remains inside blood vessels.Blood is intravascularintra- withinvascul(o) vessel-ar pertaining to
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Cellular Needs and Body Fluids
Remaining extracellular fluid is between cells and tissue space
Interstitial fluidinter- means between
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Cellular Needs and Body Fluids
More than half of all body fluid is contained within cells and is called intracellular fluid.
Body fluid is classified as either intracellular or extracellular fluid.
Majority of extracellular fluid is found between cells and tissue spaces and is called interstitial fluid.
Plasma is an extravascular fluid.
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Cellular Needs and Body Fluids
Regulation of the amount of water in the body is called fluid balance.
The intake and output must be balanced.
Intake too low - dehydrationOutput too low - edema
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Fluid Balance
Total Intake – 2500 ml
Water (beverages) – 1600 ml
Water (moist foods) – 700 ml
Metabolism – 200 ml
Total Output – 2500 ml
Urine – 1500 mlSkin – 550 mlLungs – 300 mlFeces – 150 ml
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Cellular Needs and Body Fluids
hydrocephaly is more commonly called hydrocephalus
hydrocephalus means a condition characterized by abnormal accumulation of cerebrospinal fluid within the skull, enlargement of the head, mental retardation, and convulsions.
A shunt is placed to redirect the fluid
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Cellular Needs and Body Fluids
Calculus or stoneFormed in body tissues by an
accumulation of mineral salts in the body tissues.
Nephro/lith/iasis – kidney stonesLitho/tripsy – crushing of a stone
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Composition of Blood
Study of Blood is HematologyHemat(o) means blood and blood forming
tissuesHemato/logic means pertaining to hematology Hematologist is one who studies blood-poiesis means productionhematopoiesis - formation and development
of blood cells
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Composition of Blood
Coagul(o) refers to coagulationCoagulation is the formation of a clotA coagulant promotes or accelerates clotting-ant means that which causesAn Anticoagulant is used to prevent blood
from clotting-ate means to cause an action or the result of
an action
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Composition of Blood
Nucle(o) and kary(o) mean nucleusnucleoprotein is a protein found in the
nucleuskaryomegaly indicates a large nucleus or
an abnormal enlargement of a cell nucleus
A normal red cell in the circulating blood has matured and lost its nucleus
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Composition of Blood
A normal white cell in the circulating blood has lost its nucleus
-oid means like or resemblingnucle/oid means resembling a nucleusmorph(o) means form or shapepoly- means manypoly/morpho/nuclear is the most
abundant type of leukocyte
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Composition of Blood
Polymorphonuclear is a leukocyte with a nucleus that is divided in such a way that it appears as multiple. (PMN)
polymorphcytoplasm of a polymorph typically
contains small granular structuresthese cells may be referred to as
granulocytes
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Composition of Blood
Coagulopathy means any disease of coagulation
Blood coagulation is a series of chemical reactions in which special fibers(fibrin) entrap blood cells resulting in a blood clot.
Clots formed within blood vessels is a serious condition that can result in death
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Composition of Blood
A naturally occurring anticoagulant keeps blood from clotting within the body.
in vitro means occurring in a laboratory test tube or occurring in an artificial environment
in vivo means within the living body
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Composition of Blood
Laboratory blood tests often requires treating blood with an anticoagulant
Hematocrit measures the percentage of red blood cells in a volume of blood
hem(a) and hem (o) mean bloodA hemo/cyte is a blood cell-cyte means cell
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Composition of Blood
Erythro/cytes are red blood cells (red corpuscles) (RBC)
Erythro/cyt/ic means pertaining to erythrocytesErythro/poiesis is the production of erythrocyteserythro/poietin stimulates the production of
erythrocytes-poietin means a substance that causes
production
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Composition of Blood
Leuk(o) means whiteLeukocyte is a white blood cell (WBC)Leukocytes protect the body against
pathogenic (disease causing) organismsHealthy people have normal numbers of
RBC and WBC in their bloodleukocyte count/ erythrocyte count
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Composition of Blood
thromb(o) means thrombusA blood clot that obstructs a blood
vessel or cavity of the heart (clot that occurs internally)
Thrombo/cyte is a blood plateletThrombo/lysis is a dissolution or
destruction of a clot formed inside a vessel
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Composition of Blood
lys(o) means destruction or dissolving-lysis describes the act of dissolving or
destruction-lytic is a suffix to form adjectives describing
dissolution or destructionthrombolytic-lysin means a substance that dissolves or
destroysthrombolysin
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Composition of Blood
Thrombosis is the presence of a thrombus
Dissolving of a thrombus is thrombolysis-ectomy means surgical removal or
excisionto surgically remove a clot is called a
thromboectomy
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Composition of Blood
thrombolysis is destruction of a clothemolysis is destruction of bloodA hemolysin is a substance that causes
the destruction of red blood cells-emia is a suffix that means blood
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Composition of Blood
leuk/emia is white bloodLeukemia is a progressive, malignant
disease of the hematopoietic (blood forming) organs, characterized by a sharp increase in the number of leukocytes, as well as the presence of immature forms of leukocytes in the blood and bone marrow
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Composition of Blood
An/emia means without blood-penia means decreased or deficientleukocytopenia - decrease or deficiency
in the number of leukocytes (leukopenia)erythro/cyto/penia is a decrease or
deficiency in the number of erythrocytes (erythropenia)
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Composition of Blood
Anemia is a deficiency in the number of red blood cells or a deficiency in hemoglobin
hemoglobin is the red pigment of bloodAnemia is not a disease but a sign of
various diseases
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Composition of Blood
Signs and Symptoms of Anemia– tachycardia– dyspnea– syncope (fainting)– tinnitus– headache– fatigue– dizziness– congestive heart failure
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Composition of Blood
Iron deficiency anemia results when a greater demand for iron than the body can supply.
It can be caused by blood loss or insufficient intake intake or absorption of iron from the intestinal tract
Iron deficiency anemia is usually successfully treated with iron tablets and a well balanced diet
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Composition of Blood
Thrombocytopenia is a decrease in the number of platelets (thrombopenia)
Thrombocytes (platelets) are a key component in the process of blood clotting
Severe thrombocytopenia results in a bleeding disorder
thrombocytosis is an increase in platelets in circulating blood
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Composition of Blood
Hemo/philia is a hereditary bleeding disorder in which there is a deficiency of one coagulation factor called antihemophilic factor VIII.
Minor injuries can result in prolonged bleeding which leads to anemia
-osis can mean more than a conditionerythrocytosis is increase in number of
red blood cells (erythrocytes)
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Composition of Blood
Leukocytosis is an increase in number of leukocytes (white blood cells)
Increase in leukocytes as in leukemia is not normal. Many of the leukocytes in leukemia are abnormal or immature white blood cells.
Increase in leukocytes in response to an (infection) infecting organism is normal.
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Composition of Blood
Infection vs. inflammation – infection is the presence of living
microorganisms within the tissue– inflammation is the body’s response to injury.– Inflammation is part of the body’s natural
defense– Signs of inflammation are redness, swelling
and pain
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Composition of Blood
Poly- means manycyto means cellhem(o) means blood-ia means conditionPolycythemia is a disorder in which
there is an increase in erythrocytes
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Composition of Blood
primary - bone marrow over produces many types of cells and is associated with a chromosomal defect
secondary - as a physiologic response to prolonged exposure to high altitude, or heart or lung disease
leads to increased viscosity (stickiness) of blood
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Composition of Blood
A coagulopathy is any defect in coagulation
Disseminated intravascular coagulation is a grave coagulopathy in which there is generalized intravascular clotting.
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Anemias and Abnormal Hemoglobins
Micr(o) means smallmicrocyte is a small cellmicrocytosis is an increase in the number
of under sized red blood cellsMacr(o) means largemacrocyte is a large cellmacrocytosis is an increase in larger than
normal erythrocytes
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Anemias and Abnormal Hemoglobins
Scop(o) means to view or examine-scopy means the act of viewingmicroscopy is examining something smallmacroscopy is examining something
largemegal(o) means large or enlargedmegalocytes are large cells
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Anemias and Abnormal Hemoglobins
Norm(o) means normalnormocytes are normal cellsis(o) means equaliso/cyt/osis means cells that are of equal
sizeanisocytosis are cells that are not of
equal size
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Anemias and Abnormal Hemoglobins
isotonic means equal tensionan isotonic solution is a solution in which
body cells can be bathed without damage to the cell through diffusion of water in or out of cells
spher(o) means roundspherocyte is a round cellspherocytosis means the presence of
spherocytes in the blood
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Anemias and Abnormal Hemoglobins
Poikil(o) means irregularpoikilocyte is a blood cell with abnormal
shapepoikilocytosis is the presence of
poikilocytes in the bloodpoikilocytes are present in sickle cell
anemia
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Anemias and Abnormal Hemoglobins
Sickle cell anemia is a hereditary anemia with an inherited abnormal type of hemoglobin.
Blood cells are elongated and sickled and are highly fragile
in vivo hemolysis occurs resulting in hemolytic anemia
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Anemias and Abnormal Hemoglobins
hyper- means excessive or more than normal
hypo- means beneath or below normalchrom(o) means colorhypochromia in which blood cells have
below normal amount of colorhyperchromia in which blood cells have
above normal amount of color
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Anemias and Abnormal Hemoglobins
Hemoglobin is the red pigment inside erythrocytes
globin is a type of proteinhemoglobin is a type of protein found in
bloodhemoglobinopathy is any disease associated
with hemoglobinhemolyze means that the erythrocytes
dissolve
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Anemias and Abnormal Hemoglobins
Hemolytic anemia is characterized by the premature destruction of erythrocytes
plast(o) means repair aplastic means having no tendency to develop
new tissueIn aplastic anemia the bone marrow is
diseased and produces few cellsdyscrasia is any disorder associated with the
blood or bone marrow
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Blood Coagulation
Fibrin is formed when blood clotsword part for fibrin is fibrin(o)fibrin/oid means resembling fibrinfibrinogen is a precursor of fibrinfibrogen is a protein that is changed to
fibrin in the process of coagulationfibrinolysis is the destruction of fibrin
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Blood Coagulation
A fibrinolysis can dissolve a thrombus-stasis means stopping or controlling hemostasis means stoppage of blood flowtrans- means through or acrossthe introduction of whole blood or blood
components into the blood stream is transfusion
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Blood Coagulation
Typing the blood is necessary for transfusionthe typing process looks for agglutination to
specialized seraagglutination is blood clumpinga transfusion reaction is an adverse reaction
the the received blood. Blood group incompatibilities causes hemolysis
which is the destruction of erythrocytes
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Blood Coagulation
Transfusion reaction results in hemo/lysis of the erythrocytes.
Certain diseases can be transmitted through a transfusion.
Donate your own blood would be an autologous transfusion.
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Classification of Disease
Organic diseases are associated with a demonstrable physical change in an organ or tissue.
Functional disorders are marked by S & S’s, but no physical changes.
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Classification of Disease
InfectiousHereditary Degenerative TraumaticAutoimmuneNutritional deficiencies IdiopathicIatrogenicNosocomial
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Classification of Disease
Infectious DiseasesPathogenic organismsCommunicable = contagious
– Directly by contact– Indirectly via substances– Via vectors
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Classification of Disease
Microorganisms– Spheric (cocci)– Rod-shaped (bacilli)– Spiral (spirochetes and spirilla)– Comma-shaped (vibrios)
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Classification of Disease
Gram Stain– Pink or red = gram negative– Violet or purple = gram positive
Also classified by arrangement
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Classification of Disease
Strepto/cocci appear to grow in chains
Staphylo/cocci grow in grape like clusters
Diplococci grow in pairsBacter/emia – presence of bacteria
in the blood
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Classification of Disease
Aerobic – requires oxygen to maintain life
Anaerobic – grows in complete or almost complete lack of oxygen
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Classification of Disease
Antiseptic inhibits growth of microorganisms
Bacteriostatic inhibits growth of bacteria
Bactericidal kills bacteriaBotulism - Bacterial food poisoning
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Classification of Disease
Fungi are microorganisms that feed by absorbing organic molecules from their surroundings.
They may be parasitic.
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Immune System
Pathogens are microorganisms that are capable of causing disease
resistance is the body’s ability to counteract the effects of foreign invaders
susceptibility is lack of resistancespecific and non-specific resistance
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Immune System
Nonspecific defense mechanisms are directed against all pathogens– unbroken skin– phagocytes– inflammation– complement– interferon– see table 7-13 p 133
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Immune System
Interferon is formed when cells are exposed to a virus
phagocytosis is the ingestion and destruction of microorganisms and cellular debris by certain cells.
Phag(o) means to eatmacrophages and leukocytes are the
primary phagocytic cells
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Immune System
Specific defense mechanisms are selective for particular pathogens
This specific resistance is called immunity and protects from a specific disease or condition
white blood cell and t-cells are responsible for cell mediated immunity
b-lymphocytes are responsible for antibody mediated immunity
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Immune System
Antibodies are formed against foreign substances
antibodies are formed to act against other cells or substances that our bodies recognize as being foreign
Immunoglobulins or antibodies are found in the liquid part of the blood, plasma
Immun(o) means immuneglobulins are plasma proteins
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Immune System
Specific antibodies provide us with immunity against disease causing organisms
we generally acquire antibodies either by having a disease or by receiving a vaccination.
A vaccination causes our bodies to produce antibodies
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Immune System
a foreign substance that induces the production of antibodies is called an antigen
polio vaccine contains polio antigenafter receiving polio vaccine, one is
immunized against polioan excessive reaction to an antigen is
considered a hypersensitivity
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Immune System
-phylaxis means protectionanaphylaxis or anaphylactic reactions are
exaggerated, life threatening hypersensitivity reactions to a previously encountered antigen
anaphylactic reactions are severe and can be fatal
insect stings and penicillin are common causes of anaphylaxis
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Immune System
Allergies are conditions in which the body reacts with an exaggerated immune response to common, harmless substances.
A substance that can produce an allergic reaction but is not necessarily harmful is called an allergen
in an allergic reaction, injured cells release a substance called histamine
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Immune System
Histamine causes dilation of the capillaries, an increase in gastric secretions, and contraction of smooth muscle of several internal organs
histamine is responsible the symptoms of hay fever: teary eyes, sneezing, and swollen membranes of the upper respiratory tract.
Antihistamines act against histamine
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Immune System
Immunization is the process by which resistance to an infectious disease is induced or augmented
immunity that an individual develops in response to a harmful antigen is active immunity
borrowed immunity that is effective for only a short time is passive immunity
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Immune System
vaccination is a form of prophylaxis, protection of or protection against disease
toxoids contain toxins which are antigenstoxoids cause our bodies to produce
antibodies, thus providing us with immunity
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Immune System
a toxoid is a toxin that has been treated to eliminate its harmful properties without destroying its ability to stimulate antibody production
a toxoid is a helpful form of toxintox(o) which means poison is usually
harmfula cytotoxin has harmful effects on cells
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Immune System
Cytotoxicity means having a harmful effect on cells
toxicity is the virulence of a toxin or poison
toxic/osis is any disease condition caused by poisons.
Virulence means the degree of disease causing capability of microorganisms
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Immune System
Immuno/compromised pertains to immune response that has been weakened by a disease or an immuno/suppressive agent
radiation and certain drugs are immunosupressants - meaning they suppress the immune response
transplant rejection is an immune reaction to the donors tissue cells
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Immune System
To transplant is to transfer tissueImmunosupressants are given to
transplant recipients to prevent or lessen the possibility of rejection
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What is the meaning?
Hematoblood-cytecellis(o)equalleuk(o)white
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What is the meaning?
Kary(o)nucleusmelan(o)blackmicr(o)smallmegal(o)large or enlarged
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What is the meaning?
Phag(o)to eata-no, not, withoutpolymanyphil(o)attraction
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What is the meaning?
-lysisdestruction or dissolving-peniadecreased or deficient-poiesisproductionxanth(o)yellow
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What is the meaning?
-erythr(o)redmacr(o)large or enlargedcellul(o)little cell or compartmentmorph(o)scope or form
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What is the Combining Form?
Hemoglobinhemoglobin(o)fibrinfibrin(o)waterhydr(o)coagulationcoagul(o)
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What is the Combining Form?
Airaer(o)colorchrom(o)greenchlor(o)clotthromb(o)
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Suffixes
An instrument used to view-scopeblood-emiacapable of destroying-lyticsubstance that dissolves or destroys
something-lysin
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What is the Color?
Chloropiagreenmelanocyteblackcyanodermablue
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Case StudyWord Meaning
A 23 year old female came to the emergency room, complaining of dizziness and headache. Examination revealed pallor and tachycardia. The patient had a history of dyspnea on exertion, tinnitus, and syncope. Blood tests and ECG were ordered. Tachycardia was the only abnormality demonstrated on the ECG. All blood
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Case StudyWord Meaning
Tests were normal except CBC, which indicated a microcytic hypochromic anemia. Additional tests were ordered to determine the etiology of the anemia.
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Case StudyWord Meaning
Pallorpalenesstachycardiaincreased pulse ratedyspneadifficult breathing
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Case StudyWord Meaning
Tinnitusnoise in the ears, such as ringingsyncopefainting
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What is the Meaning?
Hemat(o)bloodhem(a)bloodhem(o)bloodspher(o)round
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What is the Meaning?
Poikil(o)irregularerythro(o)redpoly-manycyan(o)blue
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What is the Meaning?
Leuk(o)whitemelan(o)blackchlor(o)greenxanth(o)yellow
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What is the Meaning?
-ectomyremoval of, incision-cytecell-ateto cause an action or the results of
an action
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What is the Meaning?
-arpertaining to-antthat which causes-emiabloodis(o)equal
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What is the Meaning?
Kary(o)nucleusmorph(o)shape or formphag(o)to eatphil(o)attraction
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What is the Meaning?
micr(o)smallcoagulationblood clottingpoikilocytean erythrocyte of irregular shapehematomaa localized collection of blood
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What is the Meaning?
Thrombusformation of a clot within a blood
vesselcytologistone who studies cells leukocyte countan evaluation of white cells
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What is the Meaning?
Thrombolyticcapable of dissolving a thrombusthrombectomysurgical removal of a blood clotthromb(o)clotleukopeniaa decreased white cell count
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What is the Meaning?
Leukocytewhite blood cell that functions in the
body’s defense systemsyncope faintinghematologythe study of blood
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What is the Meaning?
In vivoin the bodyantibioticsubstance commonly prescribed in
the treatment of bacterial infectionserythropoiesisproduction of red cells
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What is the Meaning?
Macropodiaincreased size of the footmacrodontiaincreased size of the teethmicrocytea small cellmacrocytea large cell
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What is the Meaning?
Chromocyteany colored cellhistocytea tissue cellpoikilocytosisthe presence of irregular shaped
erythrocytes in the blood
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What is the Meaning?
Spherocytosisthe presence of spherocytes in the
bloodthrombolysinsubstance capable of dissolving a
thrombus
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What is the Meaning?
Macroscopyexamination with the naked eyemicroscopyexamination of something smalltransplanta surgical procedure whereby living organs
are transplanted from one part of the body to another or from one individual to another
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Matching
1. Hydr(o)2. hem(a)3. aer(o)4. clor(o)5. chrom(o)6. cyt(o)
a. Airb. Greenc. Colord. Celle. Waterf. blood
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Matching
1. Erythr(o)2. Is(o)3. kary(o)4. leuko(o)5. macro(o)6. hem(o)
a. redb. hemoglobinc. nucleusd. equale. large or enlargedf. white
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What is the Meaning?
Poly-manyphil(o)attraction-lysisdestruction-peniadecreased deficiency
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What is the Meaning?
-poiesisproductionxanth(o)yellowerythr(o)redmacr(o)large or enlarged
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What is the Meaning?
Anti-againstmorph(o)shape or formcoagulopathyany disease of coagulationthrombolysisdissolving of a thrombus
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What is the Meaning?
Leukocytosisan increase in the number of white
blood cellsmicroencephalyabnormal smallness of the headophthalmoscopean instrument for examining the
eye
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What is the Meaning?
Toxicosisany disease or condition caused by
poisonotoscopyexamination of the earcytoscopymicroscopic examination of cells
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What is the Meaning?
Hypochromica condition in which erythrocytes
have a reduced hemoglobin content (pigment)
poikilocytea cell having an abnormal shapeanemiaa decreased red blood cell count
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What is the Meaning?
Septicemiaa systemic infectious condition caused by
pathogenic microorganisms, their enzymes, or their toxins
pigment color of melanindark brown to blackcyanodermablue skin
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Matching
1. Morph(o)2. -penia3. Macr(o)4. Poly-5. Erythr(o)
a. Manyb. Shape or formc. Decreasedd. Rede. Large or enlarged
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Matching
1. xanth(o)2. -poiesis3. -lysis4. Phil(o)5. Anti-
a. attractionb. destruction or dissolvingc. productiond. yellowe. against
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What is It?
The destruction of red blood cells with the liberation of hemoglobin
hemolysisthe reduction in the number of red blood cells,
hemoglobin, r both red cells and hemoglobinanemiaa substance that causes hemolysishemolysin
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What is It?
A disorder in which there is an increase in the number of red blood cells
polycythemiaexcessive urinationpolyuriaa small cellmicrocyte
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What is It?
A cell that engulfs other matterphagocytea condition in which erythrocytes are not
of equal sizeanisocytosisany disease of coagulationcoagulopathy
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What is It?
The study of cellscytologydissolving of a thrombusthrombolysisan increase in the number of white blood
cellsleukocytosis
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What is It?
Abnormal smallness of the headmicrocephalyan instrument for examining the eyeophthalmoscopeany disease condition caused by poisonstoxicosisexamination of the earotoscopy
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What is It?
A decreased white cell countleukopeniacells that function in the body’s defense
systemleukocytefaintingsyncope
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What is It?
The study of bloodhematologyin the bodyin vivoa substance commonly prescribed in the
treatment of bacterial infectionsproduction of red cellserythropoiesis
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Also Known As
Red blood cellserythrocyteswhite blood cellsleukocytesthrombocytesplatelets
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Also Known As
bluish discoloration of skincyanodermadifficult time breathingdyspnea