Medical Terminology

The presence of red blood cells of unequal size 


an EYE soh TOH sis

condition of bacteria in the blood


bak ter EE mee ah

rupture of the red blood cell membrane


hee MALL ih sis

abnormally reduced number of blood cells in a blood sample



ee RITH roh PEE nee ah

abnormal loss of blood from the 


HEM eh rihj

abnormally reduced number of white blood cells


loo koh PEE nee ah

abnormally large red blood cells



MAk roh sigh TOH sis

tear shaped blood cell



POY kih loh sigh TOH sis

abnormal increase in the number of red blood cells


pall ee sigh THEE mee ah

abnormally large spleen


splee noh MEG ah lee

an abnormally reduced number of platelets in blood


throm boh PEE nee ah

the presence of toxins in the bloodstream


tahk SEE mee ah

acquired immunodeficiency syndrome

the body's immune response to allergens

an immediate reaction to foreign substances


AN ah fih LAK sis

the reduced ability of red blood cells to deliver oxygen to tissues


ah NEE mee ah

bacterial disease, blackening effect on skin and lungs


An thraks

disease that is caused by a person's own immune response attacking otherwise healthy tissue

a lethal form of food-borne illness. cause by the ingestion of food contaminated with the neurotoxin produced by bacterium clostridium botulinum

a disease that is capable of transmission from one person to another

an infectious disease resulting in acute inflammation of the mucous membranes, primarily in the mouth and throat

any abnormal condition of blood


diss KRAY zee ah

the leakage of fluid form the bloodstream into the interstitial space between body cells, swelling

condition of blood fungus


fun JEE mee ah

bacteria from a wound that enters the blood stream

eating sore

a mass of blood vessels and confined within an organ or space within the body.  Contusion, bruise

a general term for a disease that effects the hemoglobin within red blood cells

HEE moh gloh bin AH path ee

an inherited bleeding disorder that results from defective or missing blood-clotting proteins


HEE moh FILL ee ah

an infectious disease that cause internal bleeding or hemorrhage


HEM or AJ ik

a malignant form of cancer of lymphatic tissue that is characterized by the progressive enlargement of lymph nodes, fatigue, and deficiency of the immune response

Thomas Hodgkin, British 1832

a condition that is caused by medical treatment

EYE a troh JEN ik

a disease that develops without a known or apparent cause

a deficiency resulting from a defective immune response

a reduction of an immune response caused by a disease or by the use of chemical, pharmacological, or immunologic agents

the combination of two blood types that result in the destruction of red blood cells

a multiplication of disease-causing microorganisms or pathogens in the body

the swelling of body tissue, swelling results from the movement of plasma from capillaries into the extracellular space to produce edema

a viral disease characterized by fever and and acute inflammation of the respiratory mucous membrane

a form of cancer that means condition of white blood cells

inflammation of the lymph nodes


limm fad eh NYE tiss

a malignant tumor originating in the lymphatic tissue

a disease that caused by parasitic protozoan that infects red blood cells and the liver during different parts of it's life cycle.

an acute viral disease that often begins with fever, followed by skin rash containing numerous vesicles and accompanied with general inflammation of the respiratory system

a viral disease characterized by enlarged lymph nodes and spleen, atypical lymphocytes, throat pain, pharyngitis, fever and fatigue

MAHN oh nook lee OH siss

the death of one or more cells or a portion of a tissue or organ

an infectious disease that is contracted during a hospital stay

noh soh KOH mee al

any infectious disease that is widespread and causes extensive mortality

a viral infection that is spread from the saliva of an infected animal

a system wide disease caused by the presence of bacteria and their toxins in the circulating blood

a viral disease caused by the variola virous

the presence of the bacterium staphylococcus in the blood


STAFF ih loh kok SEE mee ah

the presence of the bacterium of streptococcus in the blood


STEP toh kok SEE mee ah

a disease caused by a powerful neurotoxin released by the common bacterium Clostridium tetani

a tumor originating in the thymus gland

a therapeutic treatment involving the use of a substance with known toxcity

a chemical agent that delays or prevents the clotting process in blood

a pharmacological therapy that is useful in battling a class of class of viruses that tend to mutate quickly  

retroviruses

the process in which pathogens are rendered less virulent, orinfectious prior to their incorporation into a vaccine preparation

ah TEN yoo AY shun

a transfusion of blood donated by a patient for their personal use

aw TALL oh guss

a test or series of test on a sample of plasma to measure the levels of its comosition

a clinical test to determine infection in the blood

the introduction of blood, blood products or a blood substitute in a patient's circulation to restore blood volume to normal levels

a procedure that involves the removal of a sample from a compatible donor, usually from the red marrow in the pelvis, and its inoculation into the recipient's red marrow

a timed blood test to determine the time required for a blood clot to form

a common laboratory test that evaluates a sample of blood to provide diagnostic information about a patient's general health,

CBC

a microscopic count of the number of each type of white blood cell in a sample of blood

a procedure included in a complete blood count that measures the percentage of red blood cells in a volume of blood

HCTM Hct

the general field of medicine focusing on blood-related diseases

a procedure included in a complete blood count that measures the amount of hemoglobin in the blood

HGB, Hgb

human immunodeficiency  virus

the stoppage of bleeding

the transfusion of blood that is voluntarily donated by another person

a treatment that establishes immunity against a particular foreign substance that may otherwise cause disease

the science concerned with immunity and allergy

the treatment of infectious disease the the administration of pharmacological agents

the surgical removal of one or more lymphnodes


limm fad eh NEK toh mee

a laboratory procedure that calculates the number of platelets in a known volume of blood  

PLT

any treatment that tends to prevent the onset of an infection other type of disease

a lab test included in the complete blood count that measures the number of red blood cell in a given volume of blood

RBC

the surgical removal of the spleen

the inoculation of a foreign substance that has reduced virulence, or a reduced ability to cause infection

a preparation that is used to activate an immune response to provide acquired immunity against an infectious agent

methicillin-resistant staphylococcus aureus

mersa

prothrombin time

partial prothrombin time

white blood count