adeno/o
gland
blast/o
embryonic cell
chrom/o
color
erythr/o
red
granul/o
granule
hem/o
blood
hemat/o
blood
immun/o
immune, immunity, safe
nucle/o
nucleus
leuk/o
white
lymph/o
lymph
myel/o
bone marrow, spinal cord
neutr/o
neutral, neither
phag/o
swallowing, eating
splen/o
spleen
thromb/o
blood clot
thym/o
thymus gland
-blast
embryonic cell
-globin
protein
-graft
transplantation
-phoresis
carrying, transmission
-phylaxis
protection
-poiesis
formation, production
-stasis
standing still
allo-
other, differing form the normal
agglutin/o
clumping, gluing
bas/o
base (alkaline, opposite of acit)
eosin/o
dawn (rose colored)
kary/o
nucleus
lymphaden/o
lymph gland (node)
lymphangi/o
lymph vessel
plas/o
formation, growth
reticul/o
net, mesh
sider/o
iron
ser/o
serum
-emia
blood condition
-osis
abnormal condition; increase (used primarily with blood cells)
-penia
dicrease, deficiency
-phil
attraction for
a-
without, not
aniso-
unequal, dissimilar
iso-
same, equal
macro-
large
micro-
small
mono-
one
poly-
many, much
morph/o
form, shape, structure
poikil/o
varied, irregular
xen/o
foreign, strange
hypo/chrom/ic
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eosin/o/phil
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erythr/o/cyte
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granul/o/cyte
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hem/o/phobia
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hemat/oma
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immun/o/logy
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kary/o/lysis
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mono/nucle/ar
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leuk/emia
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lymphaden/o/pathy
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lymph/oid
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lymphangi/oma
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morph/o/logy
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myel/o/gen/ic
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neutr/o/phil/ic
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phag/o/cyte
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a/plas/tic
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poikil/o/cyte
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reticul/o/cyte
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ser/o/logy
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sider/o/penia
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splen/o/rrhagia
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thromb/osis
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thym/o/pathy
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xen/o/graft
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erythr/o/blast
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an/emia
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hem/o/globin
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auto/graft
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leuk/o/cyt/osis
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erythr/o/penia
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electr/o/phoresis
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ana/phylaxis
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hem/o/poiesis
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hem/o/stasis
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a/morph/ic
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allo/graft
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aniso/cyt/osis
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iso/chrom/ic
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macro/cyte
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micro/cyte
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mono/nucle/osis
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poly/morph/ic
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exacerbations
periods of flare-up
hemoglobinopathy
any disorder due to abnormalities in the hemoglobin molecule
bacteremia
presence of bacteria in blood
aplastic anemia
associated with bone marrow failure
active
type of immunity where memory cells are formed
Kaposi sarcoma
malignancy of connective tissue commonly associated with HIV
normocytic
used to denote an erythrocyte that is normal in size
lymphadenopathy
swollen or diseased lymph glands
immunocompromised
term that denotes a weakened immune system
hemophilia
blood-clotting disorder
infectious mononucleosis
common viral disorder caused by the Epstein-Barr virus
myelogenous
leukemia that affects granulocytes
passive
type of immunity where memory cells are not transferred to the recipient
artificial
type of passive immunity where medical intervention is required
hemolysis
destruction of erythrocytes with the release of hemoglobin
hematoma
localized accumulation of blood in tissue; blood clot
graft rejection
destruction of a transplanted organ or tissue by the recipient's immune system
anisocytosis
condition of marked variation in the size of erythrocytes
opportunistic infection
disease that normally does not infect a healthy individual
septicemia
blood infection
aspiration
drawing in or out by suction
hematocrit
measurement of erythrocytes expressed as a percentage in a whole blood sample
Monospot
serologic test for infectious mononucleosis
anticoagulants
used to prevent blood clot formation
WBC
leukocyte
homologous
term used to describe a transplantation from another individual
lymphangiectomy
removal of a lymph vessel
RBC indices
mathematical calculation of the size, volume, and concentration of hemoglobin for an average RBC
Shilling
definitive test for pernicious anemia
lymphadenography
radiographic examination of lymph nodes
autologous
term used to describe a transfusion from the recipient's own blood
sentinel
first lymph node that receives drainage from cancer containing areas
RBC
erythrocyte
thrombolytics
used to dissolve blood clots
differential
test to enumerate the distribution of WBC's in a stained blood smear
erythrocytosis
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leukocytosis
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lymphocytosis
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reticulocytosis
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leukopenia
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erythropenia
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thrombocytopenia
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lymphocytopenia
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hemopoiesis
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leukopoiesis
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thrombocytopoiesis
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immunologist
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immunology
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splenocele
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splenolysis
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splenectomy
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thymectomy
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thymolysis
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splenotomy
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splenopexy
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