Structure and Function
What is blood?
CF for a red blood cell
What is a eryth/o/cyte?
Hereditary disorder that impairs the blood clotting mechanism
What is hemophilia?
Decrease in RBCs caused by insufficient iron in the diet
What is iron-deficiency anemia?
What is bone morrow aspiration?
Contains hemoglobin, an iron-containing compound that gives
What is red blood cells (RBC) or erythrocytes?
CF for separation, destruction, loosening of a blood clot
What is thromb/o/lysis
Proliferation of WBCs that crowds out RBCs and platelets leading to anemia and bruising and bleeding problems
What is leukemia?
Generalized swelling of an arm or leg that may occur after surgery when a lymph node or chain of lymph nodes has been removed
What is lymphedema?
Procedure used to separate out a particular component of blood by channeling it through a device
What is apheresis?
What cells provide for body protection, defense and tissue repair
What are white blood cells (WBC)?
CF for white blood cell
What is leuk/o/cyte?
An acquired abnormal immune response
What is an allergy?
Abnormal activation of proteins involved in blood coagulation (medical emegency)
What is disseminated intravascular coagulation (DIC)?
Intravenous transfer of whole blood, blood cells or plasma
What is blood transfusion?
System that protects the body against disease-causing organisms
What is the immune system?
CF for a cell that swallows or eats (ingests)
What is a phag/o/cyte?
Which type of anemia involves pain caused by crescent-shaped RBC's that are unable to pass through blood vessels?
What is sickle cell anemia?
Development of autoantibodies that attack the skin, joints and other organs of the body
What is systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE)?
Procedure to replace damaged or destroyed bone marrow cells with healthy bone marrow stem cells
What is a bone marrow transplant?
What are macrophages?
CF for enlargement of the spleen
What is splen/o/megaly?
Deficiency in the number of circulating platelets
What is thrombocytopenia?
Closely associated with HIV infection and considered an "AIDS defining condition"
What is Kaposi sarcoma?
Medication to prevent blood clot formation
What is an anticoagulant?