med vocab ch 8.txt

Fluid circulating through the heart, arteries, capillaries & veins, transporting oxygen & nutritive materials to the tissues

Blood cells

Liquid portion of blood that carries formed elements, clotting factors, minerals & proteins

Liquid portion of blood after removal of clotting factors & blood cells

Soft tissue within bone, with multiple function including production of blood cells

Hormone released by kidneys that stimulates red blood cell production in bone marrow

Formation of blood cells & other formed elements

Vascular lymphatic organ responsible for filtering blood, destroying old red blood cells, producing red blood cells before birth & storing blood

Blood cell that carries oxygen & carbon dioxide

• HGB
• Hb
• Hgb
• Protein in red blood cells that binds to oxygen & gives RBCs characteristic color

• Fe
• Essential trace element necessary for hemoglobin to transport oxygen on RBCs

Large rbc

Protein substance present in RBCs of most people (85%) capable of inducing intense antigenic reactions

• White blood cell
• WBC
• Largest blood cell, protects against pathogens, foreign substances & cell debris

White blood cell with visible granules, 3 types named according to type of dye each is attracted to

Granulocyte that fights against bacterial infections (stains neutral pink)

Granulocyte that function in allergic reactions & against parasites (stains red)

Granulocyte that releases histamine in allergic reactions & inflammatory responses (stains dark blue)

WBC without clearly visible granules

Type of agranulocyte that circulates in lymphatic system & is active in immunity

• B cell
• WBC that when in contact with a foreign antigen, produces antibodies to inactivate the antigen

• T cell
• WBC that matures in thymus & specializes in creating an immune response

Largest of WBCs

Enlarged & matured monocytes active in phagocytosis

• Platelet
• PLT
• Cell fragments in blood that stick together to form a clot

Any of various plasma components involved in clotting process

Clotting, changing from a liquid to solid state

Elastic fiber protein needed in clotting & produced by fibrinogen

Plasma protein that is converted into solid threads called fibrin

Agent or substance that provokes an immune response

• Ab
• Soldier-like cell that protects the body & inactivates antigens, provides immunity against specific organisms

Substance released by damaged cells that increases blood flow to area, causing inflammatory process involving heat, redness, swelling & pain

Protection against disease

Any virus, microorganism, or other substance that causes disease

Cellular process of eating & destroying substances, usually by the neutrophils & macrophages

• Chromat/o
• Color

Cell

Red

Granules

• Hemat/o
• Blood

Immune, safe

White

Lymph

Neutral

Nucleus

Disease

Eat, swallow

Vein

Formation, growth

Blood clot

Self, same

• Baso-
• Base

Large, long

Small

One

Before, promoting

Many, much

Cell

Blood (condition of)

Condition, process

Origin, production

Destruction, breakdown, separation

Abnormal condition

Deficiency

Attraction for

Production, formation

Flowing forth

Condition of

• Pertaining to one's immune system attacking its own tissues or cells
• Note: Pt = Pertaining to

Pt disease or disorder of cell or cellular component

Pt formation of blood cells

Pt rupture or destruction of RBCs

Pt profuse or excessive bleeding

Stoppage or arrest of bleeding

Condition of excessive response or exaggerated sensitivity to stimulus

Pertaining to process of heat, redness, swelling & pain, in response to tissue injury

Condition of being susceptible to disease

Growing & increasing in number of similar cells

Immunologic response of incompatibility to transplanted organ or tissue

Pertaining to body as a whole

Denotes an extremely toxic pathogen

Condition in which number of RBCs, hemoglobin or volume of packed cells is lower than normal

Disorder in which bone marrow does not produce enough RBCs

Disorder where hemoglobin is unable to transport oxygen due to lack of iron

Disorder where number of RBCs decline with simultaneous enlargement of individual cells due to inability to absorb vitamin B-12 (usually in older adults)

• blood loss anemia
• Disorder where lack of RBCs due to profuse blood loss

Disorder where genetic defect resulting in low hemoglobin production

Disorder where genetic defect resulting in abnormal hemoglobin causing sickle-shaped RBCs that have a hard time moving through small capillary vessels

Condition in which immune system attacks normal body tissues

Condition of inability of blood to coagulate

Bleeding disorder due to deficiency of clotting factor

Disorder involving low levels of platelets in blood

• ITP
• Disorder marked by platelet destruction by macrophages resulting in bruising & bleeding from mucous membranes

• vWD
• Bleeding disorder characterized by tendency to bleed primarily form mucous membranes due to deficiency of clotting factor

Excessive absorption & storage of dietary iron in body tissues causing dysfunction

Increase of mononuclear leukocytes with symptoms of fever, enlarged cervical lymph nodes & fatigue

Deficiency in all types of blood cells

Increase of RBCs

• RA
• Autoimmune disease causing progressive destructive changes & inflammation in multiple joints, especially in hands & feet

Spread of microorganisms or toxins through circulating blood

Chronic autoimmune disease in which a person's WBCs attack their moisture-producing glands

• SLE
• Inflammatory, autoimmune, connective tissue disease that can affect all organ systems

Abnormal presence of clotting within a blood vessel

Measurement of protein level, used to diagnose liver or kidney problems, inflammation, malnutrition or dehydration

Screen for liver disorders or anemia

Evaluation of appearance & number of blood cells & different types of WBCs

• hemogram
• CBC
• Automated count of all blood cells

• ESR
• Time measurement of RBCs settling in test tube over 1hr, used to diagnose inflammation & anemia

• HCT
• Hct
• Volume of blood occupied by RBCs, used to diagnose various disorders including anemia

Test for RBC protein responsible for binding oxygen, used to diagnose various disorders including anemia

• PLT
• Number of platelets present, used to diagnose bleeding disorders or bone marrow disease

Number of erythrocytes present, used to diagnose various disorders including anemia

Number of leukocytes present, used to diagnose various disorder, including infection & diseases, and for monitoring treatment

Blood typing test for compatibility between donor & recipient blood

• C & S
• Blood typing test for compatibility between donor & recipient blood

• PT
• Measurement of time for blood to clot

• differential count
• Evaluation of total percentage of leukocytes

• ANA test
• Assessment for autoimmune disorders such as systemic lupus erythematosus, rheumatoid arthritis & others

• EBV antibody test
• Diagnostic test for mononucleosis & evaluation of Epstein-Barr virus

Assessment for mononucleosis

Test for rheumatoid arthritis & Sjogren syndrome

Removal & replacement of patient's own blood or donor blood after specific components have been removed

• BT
• Transfer of blood between compatible donor & recipient

Blood donated for future use by same patient, usually pre-surgical

Blood donated from same species for use by compatible recipient

Transfusion of specific blood components such as packed RBCs, plasma or platelets

• BMA
• Removal of small amount of fluid & cells from inside bone with needle & syringe

• Vaccination
• Administration of weakened or killed pathogen or protein of pathogen, to cause immune system to create antibodies for future protection

Use of chemotherapy or immunosuppressant drugs to interfere with immune responses, usually prescribed for autoimmune disorders

• Venipuncture
• Venotomy
• Incision into vein to inject a solution or withdraw blood

Removal & replacement of patient's own blood after plasma has been removed & replaced with plasma substitute

Surgical removal of spleen

Drug that acts against susceptible microorganisms

Drug to prolong blood clotting time

Drug to stop effects of histamine

• Procoagulant
• Drug that stops flow of blood within vessels

Serum prepared form individual with specific disease antibodies

Drug used to suppress or reduce immune responses in organ transplant recipients or those with severe autoimmune diseases

Drug that dissolves a blood clot

Preparation composed of weakened or killed pathogen

Medical specialty concerned with diagnosis & treatment of allergy & sensitivity

Physician who specializes in allergology

Medical specialty concerned with diagnosis & treatment of disorders of blood & blood-forming organs

Physician who specializes in hematology

Medical specialty concerned with immunity, allergy & induced sensitivity

One who practices immunology

Medical specialty concerned with diagnosis & treatment of rheumatic conditions & autoimmune diseases

Physician who specializes in rheumatology

Antibody

Antigen

Antinuclear antibody test

Bone marrow aspiration

Bone marrow transplant

Blood transfusion

Complete blood count

Culture and sensitivy

Epstein-Barr virus

Erythropoietin

Erythrocyte sedimentation rate

Iron

• Hct
• ht
• Hematocrit

• Hb
• Hgb
• Hemoglobin

Idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura

Platelet or platelet count

Prothrombin time

Rheumatoid arthritis

Red blood cell/count

Systemic lupus erythematosus

von Willebrand disease

White blood cell/count