transfusion of blood that is voluntarily donated by another person
crossmatching
blood type work needed to prevent incompatibility
immunization
treatment that establishes immunity against a particular foreign substance that may otherwise cause disease
creates memory lymphocytes and antibodies
immunology
science concerned with immunity and allergy
immunotherapy
treatment of infectious disease by the administration of pharmacological agents such as serum, gamma globulin, treated antibodies, and suppressive drugs
lymphadenectomy
surgical removal or one or more lymph nodes
platelet count
PLT
lab procedure that calculates the number of platelets in a known volume of blood
low PLT shows difficulty in coagulation
prophylaxis
treatment that tends to prevent the onset of infection or other type of disease
red blood count
RBC
lab test included in CBC that measures the number of RBC within a given volume of blood
splenectomy
surgical removal of the spleen
may be due to injury or rupture
thrombolysis
treatment that is performed to dissolve an unwanted blood clot or thrombus
thrombus
blood clot
vaccination
inoculation of foreign substance that has reduced virulence or the ability to cause infection as means of providing a cure or prophylaxis
vaccine
preparation that is used to activate immune response to provide acquired immunity against infectious agent