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same, equal |
prefix iso-means |
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extreme itching |
the term pruritus means |
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splen/o |
the combining form for spleen |
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neither |
the combining form for neutr/o means |
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b antibodies in the plasma |
a person with type A blood has |
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carrying,transmission |
the suffix -phoresis means |
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indurated |
the term meaning red,swollen and hardened is |
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aspiration |
drawing in or out by suction is called |
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sensitization |
the initial exposure to an antigen is called |
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platelets |
the smallest formed elements found in the blood are |
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hematocrit |
the percentage of packed red cells in a whole blood sample is called the |
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b lymphocyte |
the cell type responsible for humoral immunity |
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edema |
the abnormal accumulation of fluid in intercellular spaces of the body is called |
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a titer |
a test that measures the amount of antibodies in blood is called |
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factor VIII |
hemophilia A is caused by the decrease or absence of |
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immature RBC |
a reticulocyte is an |
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lymphocyte |
the type of blood cell responsible for immunity is |
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schilling |
a definitive test for pernicious anemia |
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iron |
the combining form sider/o means |
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leukocytes |
phagocytosis is a function of which cells |
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basophils |
histamines and heparin are released by |
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stasis |
a suffix that means standing still |
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plasma |
the liquid medium of blood is |
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serum |
blood plasma minus fibrinogen and other clotting factors is |
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erythrocytosis |
not associated with anemia |
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dysphasia |
not a sign of hodgkin disease |
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spleen |
the destruction of old RBCs is a function of the |
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monocytes and lymphocytes |
2 blood cells chiefly responsible for the acquired immune response |
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plasma cells |
antibodies are produced by |
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autologous |
a transfusion prepared from the recipients own blood is called |
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blood clotting |
the primary function of platelets is |
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anaphylaxis |
an exaggerated life-threatening hypersensitivity reaction to a previously encountered antigen |
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thrombopoiesis |
term that means platelet development |
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helper t cell |
the cell that becomes infected by human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) is |
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erythropenia |
a decrease in the number of circulating RBC’s is called |
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water |
the chief component of blood plasma is |
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hemopoiesis |
blood development is called |
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sickle cell anemia |
is not classified as an autoimmune disease |
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aplastic |
anemia associated with bone marrow failure is called |
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anemia |
a major disorder characterized by reduction in the oxygen-carrying capacity of blood |
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hemoglobinopathy |
sickly cell anemia is classified as a |
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the presence of memory cells |
is NOT associated with passive immunity |
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sentinel node |
the node that first receives damage from a caner containing area |
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anticoagulant |
heparin is a |
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cytokines |
is a chemical substance produced by cells that initiates inhibits the increase of or decreases activity in other cells |
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serology |
the study of antigen-antibody reactions |
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albumin,globulin and fibrinogen |
3 major plasma proteins |
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poikilocytosis |
sickle cell anemia is a type of |
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neutrophils |
engage in phagocytosis |
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thymus gland |
T cells mature in the |
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Type A blood |
has B antibodies in the plasma |
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thromboplastin |
is released by traumatized tissue or ruptured platelets |
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Ascites |
a condition in which fluid collects in the peritoneal or pleural cavity |
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blood clotting |
a chain of interlinked reactions |
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nucleus |
kayo/o |
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morph/o |
form,shape,structure |
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xeno |
foreign, strange |
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phago |
swallowing,eating |
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poikilo |
varied,irregular |
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reticulo |
net,mesh |
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thrombo |
blood clot |
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plaso |
formation, growth |
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myelo |
bone marrow, spinal cord |
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immuno |
immune, immunity,safe |
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chromo |
color |
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blasto |
embryonic cell |
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exacerbations |
periods of flare up |
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active |
type of immunity where memory cells are formed |
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kaposi sarcoma |
malignancy of connective tissue commonly associated with HIV |
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immunocompromised |
term that denotes a weakened immune system |
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myelogenous |
leukemia that affects granulocytes |
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passive |
type of immunity in which memory cells are not transferred to the recipient |
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hemolysis |
destruction of erythrocytes with the release of hemoglobin |
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anisocytosis |
condition of marked variation in the size of erythrocytes |
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titer |
blood test that measures the amount of antibodies in blood |
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hematocrit |
measurement packed erythrocytes in a whole blood sample |
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monospot |
serologic test for infectious mononucleosis |
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anticoagulants |
used to prevent blood clot formation |
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homologus |
term used to describe a transplantation from another individual |
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lymphangiectomy |
removal of a lymph vessel |
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schilling |
definitive test for pernicious anemia |
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autologous |
term used to describe a transfusion from the recipient’s own blood |
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thrombolytics |
dissolve clots by destroying their fibrin strands |
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aspiration |
to draw in or out using suction |
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