Prefix
anti-
against
cyt/o
cell
-pathy
disease
abnormal condition in which the immune system produces antibodies against its own tissue
autoimmune
chief complaint
con-
together; with
hem/a, hem/o, hemat/o
blood
-penia
deficiency
present at birth and may be the result of either genetic or environmental factors
congenital
CBC
complete blood count
across
leuk/o
white
-rrhage
rupture; bursting forth (of blood)
ecchymosis
bruise
po
by mouth
pro-
before; forward
ly/o
break down; dissolve; lossen
protein
substance pertaining to a disease
pathogenic
npo
nothing by mouth
change; beyond
morph/o
shape; form
-phoresis
transmission; carrying
tx of a ds by enhancing or suppressing the body's immune response.
immunotherapy
AIDS
acquired immunodeficiency syndrome