Medical Terminology Chapter 7 Body Fluids and Immunity

Medical Terminology Chapter 7 Body Fluids and Immunity NWTC Medical Terminology 10 -501 -101 1

Cellular Needs and Body Fluids u. Water is most important body fluid u. Cells require water, oxygen, and nutrients to survive. u. Hydr(o) means water u-ous means pertaining to uhydrous means pertaining to water NWTC Medical Terminology 10 -501 -101 2

Cellular Needs and Body Fluids u-hidr(o), sweat or perspiration u. Sweat excreted through pores in the skin umucus is the slimy material produced by mucous membranes umucoid means resembling mucus upus is the result of tissue breakdown because of infection NWTC Medical Terminology 10 -501 -101 3

Cellular Needs and Body Fluids u. A localized collection of pus in a cavity formed by the disintegration of the tissue is called an abscess uhematoma is a localized collection of blood, usually clotted, in an organ, space tissue, resulting from a break in the wall of a blood vessel. u. Hematomas can occur anywhere in the body, but are most dangerous when in the head NWTC Medical Terminology 10 -501 -101 4

Cellular Needs and Body Fluids u. Body Fluids are found: – within the cells - intra/cellular – outside the cells - extra/cellular uintra- within ucellul(o) little cell or compartment u-ar, pertaining to uextra- outside NWTC Medical Terminology 10 -501 -101 5

Cellular Needs and Body Fluids u 1/4 th of extracellular fluid is plasma (the liquid portion of the blood) u. Blood remains inside blood vessels. u. Blood is intravascular uintra- within uvascul(o) vessel u-ar pertaining to NWTC Medical Terminology 10 -501 -101 6

Cellular Needs and Body Fluids u. Remaining extracellular fluid is between cells and tissue space u. Interstitial fluid uinter- means between NWTC Medical Terminology 10 -501 -101 7

Cellular Needs and Body Fluids u. More than half of all body fluid is contained within cells and is called intracellular fluid. u. Body fluid is classified as either intracellular or extracellular fluid. u. Majority of extracellular fluid is found between cells and tissue spaces and is called interstitial fluid. u. Plasma is an extravascular fluid. NWTC Medical Terminology 10 -501 -101 8

Cellular Needs and Body Fluids u. Regulation of the amount of water in the body is called fluid balance. u. The intake and output must be balanced. u. Intake too low - dehydration u. Output too low - edema NWTC Medical Terminology 10 -501 -101 9

Fluid Balance u Total Intake – 2500 ml u Water (beverages) – 1600 ml u Water (moist foods) – 700 ml u Metabolism – 200 ml NWTC u Total Output – 2500 ml u Urine – 1500 ml u Skin – 550 ml u Lungs – 300 ml u Feces – 150 ml Medical Terminology 10 -501 -101 10

Cellular Needs and Body Fluids uhydrocephaly is more commonly called hydrocephalus uhydrocephalus means a condition characterized by abnormal accumulation of cerebrospinal fluid within the skull, enlargement of the head, mental retardation, and convulsions. u. A shunt is placed to redirect the fluid NWTC Medical Terminology 10 -501 -101 11

Cellular Needs and Body Fluids u. Calculus or stone u. Formed in body tissues by an accumulation of mineral salts in the body tissues. u. Nephro/lith/iasis – kidney stones u. Litho/tripsy – crushing of a stone NWTC Medical Terminology 10 -501 -101 12

Composition of Blood u. Study of Blood is Hematology u. Hemat(o) means blood and blood forming tissues u. Hemato/logic means pertaining to hematology u. Hematologist is one who studies blood u-poiesis means production uhematopoiesis - formation and development of blood cells NWTC Medical Terminology 10 -501 -101 13

Composition of Blood u. Coagul(o) refers to coagulation u. Coagulation is the formation of a clot u. A coagulant promotes or accelerates clotting u-ant means that which causes u. An Anticoagulant is used to prevent blood from clotting u-ate means to cause an action or the result of an action NWTC Medical Terminology 10 -501 -101 14

Composition of Blood u. Nucle(o) and kary(o) mean nucleus unucleoprotein is a protein found in the nucleus ukaryomegaly indicates a large nucleus or an abnormal enlargement of a cell nucleus u. A normal red cell in the circulating blood has matured and lost its nucleus NWTC Medical Terminology 10 -501 -101 15

Composition of Blood u. A normal white cell in the circulating blood has lost its nucleus u-oid means like or resembling unucle/oid means resembling a nucleus umorph(o) means form or shape upoly- means many upoly/morpho/nuclear is the most abundant type of leukocyte NWTC Medical Terminology 10 -501 -101 16

Composition of Blood u. Polymorphonuclear is a leukocyte with a nucleus that is divided in such a way that it appears as multiple. (PMN) upolymorph ucytoplasm of a polymorph typically contains small granular structures uthese cells may be referred to as granulocytes NWTC Medical Terminology 10 -501 -101 17

Composition of Blood u. Coagulopathy means any disease of coagulation u. Blood coagulation is a series of chemical reactions in which special fibers(fibrin) entrap blood cells resulting in a blood clot. u. Clots formed within blood vessels is a serious condition that can result in death NWTC Medical Terminology 10 -501 -101 18

Composition of Blood u. A naturally occurring anticoagulant keeps blood from clotting within the body. uin vitro means occurring in a laboratory test tube or occurring in an artificial environment uin vivo means within the living body NWTC Medical Terminology 10 -501 -101 19

Composition of Blood u. Laboratory blood tests often requires treating blood with an anticoagulant u. Hematocrit measures the percentage of red blood cells in a volume of blood uhem(a) and hem (o) mean blood u. A hemo/cyte is a blood cell u-cyte means cell NWTC Medical Terminology 10 -501 -101 20

Composition of Blood u. Erythro/cytes are red blood cells (red corpuscles) (RBC) u. Erythro/cyt/ic means pertaining to erythrocytes u. Erythro/poiesis is the production of erythrocytes uerythro/poietin stimulates the production of erythrocytes u-poietin means a substance that NWTC Medical Terminology 10 -501 -101 21 causes production

Composition of Blood u. Leuk(o) means white u. Leukocyte is a white blood cell (WBC) u. Leukocytes protect the body against pathogenic (disease causing) organisms u. Healthy people have normal numbers of RBC and WBC in their blood uleukocyte count/ erythrocyte count NWTC Medical Terminology 10 -501 -101 22

Composition of Blood uthromb(o) means thrombus u. A blood clot that obstructs a blood vessel or cavity of the heart (clot that occurs internally) u. Thrombo/cyte is a blood platelet u. Thrombo/lysis is a dissolution or destruction of a clot formed inside a vessel NWTC Medical Terminology 10 -501 -101 23

Composition of Blood ulys(o) means destruction or dissolving u-lysis describes the act of dissolving or destruction u-lytic is a suffix to form adjectives describing dissolution or destruction uthrombolytic u-lysin means a substance that dissolves or destroys uthrombolysin NWTC Medical Terminology 10 -501 -101 24

Composition of Blood u. Thrombosis is the presence of a thrombus u. Dissolving of a thrombus is thrombolysis u-ectomy means surgical removal or excision uto surgically remove a clot is called a thromboectomy NWTC Medical Terminology 10 -501 -101 25

Composition of Blood uthrombolysis is destruction of a clot uhemolysis is destruction of blood u. A hemolysin is a substance that causes the destruction of red blood cells u-emia is a suffix that means blood NWTC Medical Terminology 10 -501 -101 26

Composition of Blood uleuk/emia is white blood u. Leukemia 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 NWTC Medical Terminology 10 -501 -101 27

Composition of Blood u. An/emia means without blood u-penia means decreased or deficient uleukocytopenia - decrease or deficiency in the number of leukocytes (leukopenia) uerythro/cyto/penia is a decrease or deficiency in the number of erythrocytes (erythropenia) NWTC Medical Terminology 10 -501 -101 28

Composition of Blood u. Anemia is a deficiency in the number of red blood cells or a deficiency in hemoglobin uhemoglobin is the red pigment of blood u. Anemia is not a disease but a sign of various diseases NWTC Medical Terminology 10 -501 -101 29

Composition of Blood u. Signs and Symptoms of Anemia – tachycardia – dyspnea – syncope (fainting) – tinnitus – headache – fatigue – dizziness – congestive heart failure NWTC Medical Terminology 10 -501 -101 30

Composition of Blood u. Iron deficiency anemia results when a greater demand for iron than the body can supply. u. It can be caused by blood loss or insufficient intake or absorption of iron from the intestinal tract u. Iron deficiency anemia is usually successfully treated with iron tablets and a well balanced diet NWTC Medical Terminology 10 -501 -101 31

Composition of Blood u. Thrombocytopenia is a decrease in the number of platelets (thrombopenia) u. Thrombocytes (platelets) are a key component in the process of blood clotting u. Severe thrombocytopenia results in a bleeding disorder uthrombocytosis is an increase in platelets in circulating NWTC Medical Terminology 10 -501 -101 blood 32

Composition of Blood u. Hemo/philia is a hereditary bleeding disorder in which there is a deficiency of one coagulation factor called antihemophilic factor VIII. u. Minor injuries can result in prolonged bleeding which leads to anemia u-osis can mean more than a condition uerythrocytosis is increase in number of red blood cells (erythrocytes) NWTC Medical Terminology 10 -501 -101 33

Composition of Blood u. Leukocytosis is an increase in number of leukocytes (white blood cells) u. Increase in leukocytes as in leukemia is not normal. Many of the leukocytes in leukemia are abnormal or immature white blood cells. u. Increase in leukocytes in response to an (infection) infecting organism is normal. NWTC Medical Terminology 10 -501 -101 34

Composition of Blood u. 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 NWTC Medical Terminology 10 -501 -101 35

Composition of Blood u. Poly- means many ucyto means cell uhem(o) means blood u-ia means condition u. Polycythemia is a disorder in which there is an increase in erythrocytes NWTC Medical Terminology 10 -501 -101 36

Composition of Blood uprimary - bone marrow over produces many types of cells and is associated with a chromosomal defect usecondary - as a physiologic response to prolonged exposure to high altitude, or heart or lung disease uleads to increased viscosity (stickiness) of blood NWTC Medical Terminology 10 -501 -101 37

Composition of Blood u. A coagulopathy is any defect in coagulation u. Disseminated intravascular coagulation is a grave coagulopathy in which there is generalized intravascular clotting. NWTC Medical Terminology 10 -501 -101 38

Anemias and Abnormal Hemoglobins u. Micr(o) means small umicrocyte is a small cell umicrocytosis is an increase in the number of under sized red blood cells u. Macr(o) means large umacrocyte is a large cell umacrocytosis is an increase in larger than normal erythrocytes NWTC Medical Terminology 10 -501 -101 39

Anemias and Abnormal Hemoglobins u. Scop(o) means to view or examine u-scopy means the act of viewing umicroscopy is examining something small umacroscopy is examining something large umegal(o) means large or enlarged umegalocytes are large cells NWTC Medical Terminology 10 -501 -101 40

Anemias and Abnormal Hemoglobins u. Norm(o) means normal unormocytes are normal cells uis(o) means equal uiso/cyt/osis means cells that are of equal size uanisocytosis are cells that are not of equal size NWTC Medical Terminology 10 -501 -101 41

Anemias and Abnormal Hemoglobins uisotonic means equal tension uan 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 uspher(o) means round uspherocyte is a round cell uspherocytosis means the presence of spherocytes in the blood NWTC Medical Terminology 10 -501 -101 42

Anemias and Abnormal Hemoglobins u. Poikil(o) means irregular upoikilocyte is a blood cell with abnormal shape upoikilocytosis is the presence of poikilocytes in the blood upoikilocytes are present in sickle cell anemia NWTC Medical Terminology 10 -501 -101 43

Anemias and Abnormal Hemoglobins u. Sickle cell anemia is a hereditary anemia with an inherited abnormal type of hemoglobin. u. Blood cells are elongated and sickled and are highly fragile uin vivo hemolysis occurs resulting in hemolytic anemia NWTC Medical Terminology 10 -501 -101 44

Anemias and Abnormal Hemoglobins uhyper- means excessive or more than normal uhypo- means beneath or below normal uchrom(o) means color uhypochromia in which blood cells have below normal amount of color uhyperchromia in which blood cells have above normal amount of color NWTC Medical Terminology 10 -501 -101 45

Anemias and Abnormal Hemoglobins u. Hemoglobin is the red pigment inside erythrocytes uglobin is a type of protein uhemoglobin is a type of protein found in blood uhemoglobinopathy is any disease associated with hemoglobin uhemolyze means that the erythrocytes dissolve NWTC Medical Terminology 10 -501 -101 46

Anemias and Abnormal Hemoglobins u. Hemolytic anemia is characterized by the premature destruction of erythrocytes uplast(o) means repair uaplastic means having no tendency to develop new tissue u. In aplastic anemia the bone marrow is diseased and produces few cells udyscrasia is any disorder associated NWTC the blood Medical Terminology 10 -501 -101 47 with or bone marrow

Blood Coagulation u. Fibrin is formed when blood clots uword part for fibrin is fibrin(o) ufibrin/oid means resembling fibrin ufibrinogen is a precursor of fibrin ufibrogen is a protein that is changed to fibrin in the process of coagulation ufibrinolysis is the destruction of fibrin NWTC Medical Terminology 10 -501 -101 48

Blood Coagulation u. A fibrinolysis can dissolve a thrombus u-stasis means stopping or controlling uhemostasis means stoppage of blood flow utrans- means through or across uthe introduction of whole blood or blood components into the blood stream is transfusion NWTC Medical Terminology 10 -501 -101 49

Blood Coagulation u. Typing the blood is necessary for transfusion uthe typing process looks for agglutination to specialized sera uagglutination is blood clumping ua transfusion reaction is an adverse reaction the received blood. u. Blood group incompatibilities causes hemolysis which is the destruction of NWTC Medical Terminology 10 -501 -101 50 erythrocytes

Blood Coagulation u. Transfusion reaction results in hemo/lysis of the erythrocytes. u. Certain diseases can be transmitted through a transfusion. u. Donate your own blood would be an autologous transfusion. NWTC Medical Terminology 10 -501 -101 51

Classification of Disease u. Organic diseases are associated with a demonstrable physical change in an organ or tissue. u. Functional disorders are marked by S & S’s, but no physical changes. NWTC Medical Terminology 10 -501 -101 52

Classification of Disease u Infectious u Hereditary u Degenerative u Traumatic u Autoimmune u Nutritional deficiencies u Idiopathic u Iatrogenic u Nosocomial NWTC Medical Terminology 10 -501 -101 53

Classification of Disease u. Infectious Diseases u. Pathogenic organisms u. Communicable = contagious – Directly by contact – Indirectly via substances – Via vectors NWTC Medical Terminology 10 -501 -101 54

Classification of Disease u. Microorganisms – Spheric (cocci) – Rod-shaped (bacilli) – Spiral (spirochetes and spirilla) – Comma-shaped (vibrios) NWTC Medical Terminology 10 -501 -101 55

Classification of Disease u. Gram Stain – Pink or red = gram negative – Violet or purple = gram positive u. Also classified by arrangement NWTC Medical Terminology 10 -501 -101 56

Classification of Disease u. Strepto/cocci appear to grow in chains u. Staphylo/cocci grow in grape like clusters u. Diplococci grow in pairs u. Bacter/emia – presence of bacteria in the blood NWTC Medical Terminology 10 -501 -101 57

Classification of Disease u. Aerobic – requires oxygen to maintain life u. Anaerobic – grows in complete or almost complete lack of oxygen NWTC Medical Terminology 10 -501 -101 58

Classification of Disease u. Antiseptic inhibits growth of microorganisms u. Bacteriostatic inhibits growth of bacteria u. Bactericidal kills bacteria u. Botulism - Bacterial food poisoning NWTC Medical Terminology 10 -501 -101 59

Classification of Disease u. Fungi are microorganisms that feed by absorbing organic molecules from their surroundings. u. They may be parasitic. NWTC Medical Terminology 10 -501 -101 60

Immune System u. Pathogens are microorganisms that are capable of causing disease uresistance is the body’s ability to counteract the effects of foreign invaders ususceptibility is lack of resistance uspecific and non-specific resistance NWTC Medical Terminology 10 -501 -101 61

Immune System u. Nonspecific defense mechanisms are directed against all pathogens – unbroken skin – phagocytes – inflammation – complement – interferon – see table 7 -13 p 133 NWTC Medical Terminology 10 -501 -101 62

Immune System u. Interferon is formed when cells are exposed to a virus uphagocytosis is the ingestion and destruction of microorganisms and cellular debris by certain cells. u. Phag(o) means to eat umacrophages and leukocytes are the primary phagocytic cells NWTC Medical Terminology 10 -501 -101 63

Immune System u. Specific defense mechanisms are selective for particular pathogens u. This specific resistance is called immunity and protects from a specific disease or condition uwhite blood cell and t-cells are responsible for cell mediated immunity ub-lymphocytes are responsible for antibody mediated immunity NWTC Medical Terminology 10 -501 -101 64

Immune System u. Antibodies are formed against foreign substances uantibodies are formed to act against other cells or substances that our bodies recognize as being foreign u. Immunoglobulins or antibodies are found in the liquid part of the blood, plasma u. Immun(o) means immune NWTC Terminology 10 -501 -101 65 uglobulins are Medical plasma proteins

Immune System u. Specific antibodies provide us with immunity against disease causing organisms uwe generally acquire antibodies either by having a disease or by receiving a vaccination. u. A vaccination causes our bodies to produce antibodies NWTC Medical Terminology 10 -501 -101 66

Immune System ua foreign substance that induces the production of antibodies is called an antigen upolio vaccine contains polio antigen uafter receiving polio vaccine, one is immunized against polio uan excessive reaction to an antigen is considered a hypersensitivity NWTC Medical Terminology 10 -501 -101 67

Immune System u-phylaxis means protection uanaphylaxis or anaphylactic reactions are exaggerated, life threatening hypersensitivity reactions to a previously encountered antigen uanaphylactic reactions are severe and can be fatal uinsect stings and penicillin are common causes of anaphylaxis NWTC Medical Terminology 10 -501 -101 68

Immune System u. Allergies are conditions in which the body reacts with an exaggerated immune response to common, harmless substances. u. A substance that can produce an allergic reaction but is not necessarily harmful is called an allergen uin an allergic reaction, injured cells release a substance called histamine NWTC Medical Terminology 10 -501 -101 69

Immune System u. Histamine causes dilation of the capillaries, an increase in gastric secretions, and contraction of smooth muscle of several internal organs uhistamine is responsible the symptoms of hay fever: teary eyes, sneezing, and swollen membranes of the upper respiratory tract. u. Antihistamines act against histamine NWTC Medical Terminology 10 -501 -101 70

Immune System u. Immunization is the process by which resistance to an infectious disease is induced or augmented uimmunity that an individual develops in response to a harmful antigen is active immunity uborrowed immunity that is effective for only a short time is passive immunity NWTC Medical Terminology 10 -501 -101 71

Immune System uvaccination is a form of prophylaxis, protection of or protection against disease utoxoids contain toxins which are antigens utoxoids cause our bodies to produce antibodies, thus providing us with immunity NWTC Medical Terminology 10 -501 -101 72

Immune System ua toxoid is a toxin that has been treated to eliminate its harmful properties without destroying its ability to stimulate antibody production ua toxoid is a helpful form of toxin utox(o) which means poison is usually harmful ua cytotoxin has harmful effects on NWTC Medical Terminology 10 -501 -101 73 cells

Immune System u. Cytotoxicity means having a harmful effect on cells utoxicity is the virulence of a toxin or poison utoxic/osis is any disease condition caused by poisons. u. Virulence means the degree of disease causing capability of microorganisms NWTC Medical Terminology 10 -501 -101 74

Immune System u. Immuno/compromised pertains to immune response that has been weakened by a disease or an immuno/suppressive agent uradiation and certain drugs are immunosupressants - meaning they suppress the immune response utransplant rejection is an immune reaction to the donors tissue cells NWTC Medical Terminology 10 -501 -101 75

Immune System u. To transplant is to transfer tissue u. Immunosupressants are given to transplant recipients to prevent or lessen the possibility of rejection NWTC Medical Terminology 10 -501 -101 76

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What is the meaning? u. Hemato ublood u-cyte ucell uis(o) uequal uleuk(o) uwhite NWTC Medical Terminology 10 -501 -101 78

What is the meaning? u. Kary(o) unucleus umelan(o) ublack umicr(o) usmall umegal(o) ularge or enlarged NWTC Medical Terminology 10 -501 -101 79

What is the meaning? u. Phag(o) uto eat uauno, not, without upoly umany uphil(o) uattraction NWTC Medical Terminology 10 -501 -101 80

What is the meaning? u-lysis udestruction or dissolving u-penia udecreased or deficient u-poiesis uproduction uxanth(o) uyellow NWTC Medical Terminology 10 -501 -101 81

What is the meaning? u-erythr(o) ured umacr(o) ularge or enlarged ucellul(o) ulittle cell or compartment umorph(o) uscope or form NWTC Medical Terminology 10 -501 -101 82

What is the Combining Form? u. Hemoglobin uhemoglobin(o) ufibrin(o) uwater uhydr(o) ucoagulation ucoagul(o) NWTC Medical Terminology 10 -501 -101 83

What is the Combining Form? u. Air uaer(o) ucolor uchrom(o) ugreen uchlor(o) uclot uthromb(o) NWTC Medical Terminology 10 -501 -101 84

What is the Combining Form? u. Round uspher(o) uirregular u. Poikil(o) NWTC Medical Terminology 10 -501 -101 85

Suffixes u. An instrument used to view u-scope ublood u-emia ucapable of destroying u-lytic usubstance that dissolves or destroys something u-lysin NWTC Medical Terminology 10 -501 -101 86

Prefixes u. Across utransuwithin uintraubetween uinter NWTC Medical Terminology 10 -501 -101 87

A or An u. Traumatic uatraumatic uhydrous uanhydrous uuria uanuria NWTC Medical Terminology 10 -501 -101 88

A or An utoxic uatoxic uplastic uaplastic NWTC Medical Terminology 10 -501 -101 89

What is the Color? u. Chloropia ugreen umelanocyte ublack ucyanoderma ublue NWTC Medical Terminology 10 -501 -101 90

What is the Color? uxanthoderma uyellow uleukopenia uwhite NWTC Medical Terminology 10 -501 -101 91

Case Study Word Meaning u. 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 NWTC Medical Terminology 10 -501 -101 92

Case Study Word Meaning u. Tests were normal except CBC, which indicated a microcytic hypochromic anemia. Additional tests were ordered to determine the etiology of the anemia. NWTC Medical Terminology 10 -501 -101 93

Case Study Word Meaning u. Pallor upaleness utachycardia uincreased pulse rate udyspnea udifficult breathing NWTC Medical Terminology 10 -501 -101 94

Case Study Word Meaning u. Tinnitus unoise in the ears, such as ringing usyncope ufainting NWTC Medical Terminology 10 -501 -101 95

What is the Meaning? u. Hemat(o) ublood uhem(a) ublood uhem(o) ublood uspher(o) uround NWTC Medical Terminology 10 -501 -101 96

What is the Meaning? u. Poikil(o) uirregular uerythro(o) ured upolyumany ucyan(o) ublue NWTC Medical Terminology 10 -501 -101 97

What is the Meaning? u. Leuk(o) uwhite umelan(o) ublack uchlor(o) ugreen uxanth(o) uyellow NWTC Medical Terminology 10 -501 -101 98

What is the Meaning? u-ectomy uremoval of, incision u-cyte ucell u-ate uto cause an action or the results of an action NWTC Medical Terminology 10 -501 -101 99

What is the Meaning? u-ar upertaining to u-ant uthat which causes u-emia ublood uis(o) uequal NWTC Medical Terminology 10 -501 -101 100

What is the Meaning? u. Kary(o) unucleus umorph(o) ushape or form uphag(o) uto eat uphil(o) uattraction NWTC Medical Terminology 10 -501 -101

What is the Meaning? umicr(o) usmall ucoagulation ublood clotting upoikilocyte uan erythrocyte of irregular shape uhematoma ua localized collection of blood NWTC Medical Terminology 10 -501 -101 102

What is the Meaning? u. Thrombus uformation of a clot within a blood vessel ucytologist uone who studies cells uleukocyte count uan evaluation of white cells NWTC Medical Terminology 10 -501 -101 103

What is the Meaning? u. Thrombolytic ucapable of dissolving a thrombus uthrombectomy usurgical removal of a blood clot uthromb(o) uclot uleukopenia ua decreased white cell count NWTC Medical Terminology 10 -501 -101 104

What is the Meaning? u. Leukocyte uwhite blood cell that functions in the body’s defense system usyncope ufainting uhematology uthe study of blood NWTC Medical Terminology 10 -501 -101 105

What is the Meaning? u. In vivo uin the body uantibiotic usubstance commonly prescribed in the treatment of bacterial infections uerythropoiesis uproduction of red cells NWTC Medical Terminology 10 -501 -101 106

What is the Meaning? u. Macropodia uincreased size of the foot umacrodontia uincreased size of the teeth umicrocyte ua small cell umacrocyte ua large cell NWTC Medical Terminology 10 -501 -101 107

What is the Meaning? u. Chromocyte uany colored cell uhistocyte ua tissue cell upoikilocytosis uthe presence of irregular shaped erythrocytes in the blood NWTC Medical Terminology 10 -501 -101 108

What is the Meaning? u. Spherocytosis uthe presence of spherocytes in the blood uthrombolysin usubstance capable of dissolving a thrombus NWTC Medical Terminology 10 -501 -101 109

What is the Meaning? u. Macroscopy uexamination with the naked eye umicroscopy uexamination of something small utransplant ua surgical procedure whereby living organs are transplanted from one part of the body to another or from one individual to Medical another NWTC Terminology 10 -501 -101 110

Matching 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. NWTC Hydr(o) hem(a) aer(o) clor(o) chrom(o) cyt(o) u a. Air u b. Green u c. Color u d. Cell u e. Water u f. blood Medical Terminology 10 -501 -101 111

Matching 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. NWTC Erythr(o) Is(o) kary(o) leuko(o) macro(o) hem(o) u a. red u b. hemoglobin u c. nucleus u d. equal u e. large or enlarged u f. white Medical Terminology 10 -501 -101 112

What is the Meaning? u. Polyumany uphil(o) uattraction u-lysis udestruction u-penia udecreased deficiency NWTC Medical Terminology 10 -501 -101 113

What is the Meaning? u-poiesis uproduction uxanth(o) uyellow uerythr(o) ured umacr(o) ularge or enlarged NWTC Medical Terminology 10 -501 -101 114

What is the Meaning? u. Antiuagainst umorph(o) ushape or form ucoagulopathy uany disease of coagulation uthrombolysis udissolving of a thrombus NWTC Medical Terminology 10 -501 -101 115

What is the Meaning? u. Leukocytosis uan increase in the number of white blood cells umicroencephaly uabnormal smallness of the head uophthalmoscope uan instrument for examining the eye NWTC Medical Terminology 10 -501 -101 116

What is the Meaning? u. Toxicosis uany disease or condition caused by poison uotoscopy uexamination of the ear ucytoscopy umicroscopic examination of cells NWTC Medical Terminology 10 -501 -101 117

What is the Meaning? u. Hypochromic ua condition in which erythrocytes have a reduced hemoglobin content (pigment) upoikilocyte ua cell having an abnormal shape uanemia ua decreased red blood cell count NWTC Medical Terminology 10 -501 -101 118

What is the Meaning? u. Septicemia ua systemic infectious condition caused by pathogenic microorganisms, their enzymes, or their toxins upigment color of melanin udark brown to black ucyanoderma u. NWTC blue skin Medical Terminology 10 -501 -101 119

Matching 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. NWTC Morph(o) -penia Macr(o) Poly. Erythr(o) a. b. c. d. e. Many Shape or form Decreased Red Large or enlarged Medical Terminology 10 -501 -101 120

Matching 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. xanth(o) -poiesis -lysis Phil(o) Anti- NWTC a. attraction b. destruction or dissolving c. production d. yellow e. against Medical Terminology 10 -501 -101 121

What is It? u. The destruction of red blood cells with the liberation of hemoglobin uhemolysis uthe reduction in the number of red blood cells, hemoglobin, r both red cells and hemoglobin uanemia ua substance that causes hemolysis uhemolysin NWTC Medical Terminology 10 -501 -101 122

What is It? u. A disorder in which there is an increase in the number of red blood cells upolycythemia uexcessive urination upolyuria ua small cell umicrocyte NWTC Medical Terminology 10 -501 -101 123

What is It? u. A cell that engulfs other matter uphagocyte ua condition in which erythrocytes are not of equal size uanisocytosis uany disease of coagulation ucoagulopathy NWTC Medical Terminology 10 -501 -101 124

What is It? u. The study of cells ucytology udissolving of a thrombus uthrombolysis uan increase in the number of white blood cells uleukocytosis NWTC Medical Terminology 10 -501 -101 125

What is It? u. Abnormal smallness of the head umicrocephaly uan instrument for examining the eye uophthalmoscope uany disease condition caused by poisons utoxicosis uexamination of the ear uotoscopy NWTC Medical Terminology 10 -501 -101 126

What is It? u. A decreased white cell count uleukopenia ucells that function in the body’s defense system uleukocyte ufainting usyncope NWTC Medical Terminology 10 -501 -101 127

What is It? u. The study of blood uhematology uin the body uin vivo ua substance commonly prescribed in the treatment of bacterial infections uproduction of red cells uerythropoiesis NWTC Medical Terminology 10 -501 -101 128