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What is the meaning of the root word coagul/o
Coagulo refers to the blood's ability to form clots. Coagulation
What is the meaning to the root word hem/o and hemat/o
Hem/o and Hemat/o means blood
What is the meaning to the root word cyt/o
Cyt/o means cell
What is the meaning to the root word thromb/o
Thromb/o means to clot
What is the meaning to the root word leuk/o
Leuk/o means white
What is the meaning to the root word phelb/o, ven/o
Phelb/o and ven/o means veing
What is the meaning to the root word immun/o
Immun/o means immune system
What is the meaning to the suffix -emia
-emia means blood condition
What is the meaning to the suffix -penia
-penia means deficiency
What is the meaning to the root word thym/o
Thym/o means thymus
What does Lymphedema mean
LIMF-ah-DEE-mah
It is swelling caused by abnormal accumulation of lymph, usually in the extremities.
What does splenodynia mean?
SPLEE-no-DAI-nee-ah
Splenodynia means pain in the spleen.
What does elliptocyte mean
ee-LIP-toh-SAIT
CLUE: ellipto means oval-shapged
Elliptocyte means oval red blood cells
What does thrombogenic means
THROM-boh-JIN-ik
Thrombogenic means capable of producing a blood clot.
What does leukopenia mean?
LOO-koh-PEE-nee-ah
Leuokopenia means a deficiency in white blood cells.
Anticoagulants
Too much fat in the blood is known as?
Hyperlipidemia
Lymph nodes that become sore are known as?
lymphadenopathy
What is EBV?
Epstein-Barr virus
The small scab-makers of the body are called what?
Platelets (thrombocytes)
What is the main component of erythrocytes?
Hemoglobin
What lymph system filters the blood?
The spleen
What is the inflammation of the lymph glands called?
Lymphadenitis
What lymph system structure produces the T cells?
The thymus
____________are the most numerous blood cells
Platelets