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Radiology Chapter 9
Blood, Lymph, & Immune System
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Term
AB
 Definition
Antibody, Abortion
Term
aden/o
 Definition
adrenal glands
Term
agglutin/o
 Definition
clumping, glueing
Term
AIDS
 Definition
Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome
Term
ALL
 Definition
Acute Lymphocytic Leukemia
Term
allo-
 Definition
other, differing from the normal
Term
AML
 Definition
Acute Myelogenous Leukemia
Term
an-
 Definition
not, without
Term
ana-
 Definition
against, up, back
Term
aniso-
 Definition
unequal, dissimilar
Term
-ar
 Definition
pertaining to
Term
-ation
 Definition
process (of)
Term
auto-
 Definition
self, own
Term
bas/o
 Definition
base
Term
baso
 Definition
basophil
Term
-blast
 Definition
embryonic cell
Term
blast/o
 Definition
embryonic cell
Term
CBC
 Definition
Complete Blood Count
Term
chrom/o
 Definition
color
Term
CLL
 Definition
Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia
Term
CML
 Definition
Chronic Myelogenous Leukemia
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cyt/o
 Definition
cell
Term
-cyte
 Definition
cell
Term
diff
 Definition
Differential count (white blood cells)
Term
EBV
 Definition
Epstein-Barr Virus
Term
electr/o
 Definition
electricity
Term
-emia
 Definition
blood condition
Term
eos
 Definition
eosinophil
Term
eosin/o
 Definition
dawn (rose-colored)
Term
erythr/o
 Definition
red
Term
ESR
 Definition
Erythrocyte Sedimentation Rate
Term
-genic
 Definition
?
Term
-globin
 Definition
protein
Term
-graft
 Definition
transplantation
Term
granul/o
 Definition
granule
Term
Hct
 Definition
Hematocrit
Term
HDN
 Definition
Hemolytic Disease of the newborn
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hem/o
 Definition
blood
Term
hemat/o
 Definition
blood
Term
HgB
 Definition
Hemoglobin
Term
HIV
 Definition
Human Immunodeficiency Virus
Term
hypo-
 Definition
under, below, deficient
Term
-ic
 Definition
pertaining to
Term
Igs
 Definition
Immunoglobulins
Term
immun/o
 Definition
immune, immunity, safe
Term
is/o
 Definition
same, equal
Term
ITP
 Definition
Idiopathic Thrombocytopenic Purpura
Term
IV
 Definition
intravenously
Term
kary/o
 Definition
nucleus
Term
leuk/o
 Definition
white
Term
-logy
 Definition
study of
Term
lymphangi/o
 Definition
lymph vessel
Term
lymphos
 Definition
lymphocytes
Term
lympyh/o
 Definition
lymph
Term
lympyhaden/o
 Definition
lymph gland (node)
Term
-lysis
 Definition
separation, destruction, loosening
Term
macro-
 Definition
large
Term
MCH
 Definition
Mean Cell Hemaglobin (avg. amount of hemoglobin per red blood cell)
Term
micro-
 Definition
small
Term
ml
 Definition
milliliters
Term
mono-
 Definition
one
Term
morph/o
 Definition
form, shape, structure
Term
myel/o
 Definition
bone marrow, spinal cord
Term
neutr/o
 Definition
neutral, neither
Term
nucle/o
 Definition
nucleus
Term
-oid
 Definition
resembling
Term
-oma
 Definition
tumor
Term
-osis
 Definition
abnormal condition, increase (used primarily with blood cells)
Term
PA
 Definition
Posteroanterior, Pernicious Anemia, Pulmonary Artery
Term
-pathy
 Definition
disease
Term
PCP
 Definition
Pneumocystis pneumonia, Primary Care Physician, Phencyclidine (hallucinogen)
Term
-penia
 Definition
decrease, deficiency
Term
phag/o
 Definition
swallowing eating
Term
-phil
 Definition
attraction for
Term
-phobia
 Definition
fear
Term
-phoresis
 Definition
carrying transmission
Term
-phylaxis
 Definition
protection
Term
plas/o
 Definition
formation growth
Term
PMN
 Definition
Polymorphonuclear Leukocyte
Term
-poiesis
 Definition
formation, production
Term
poikil/o
 Definition
varied, irregular
Term
poly-
 Definition
many, much
Term
PT
 Definition
Prothrombin Time, Physical Therapy
Term
PTT
 Definition
Partial Thromboplastin Time
Term
RBC
 Definition
Red Blood Cell
Term
reticul/o
 Definition
net, mesh
Term
-rrhagia
 Definition
bursting forth (of)
Term
segs
 Definition
Segmented neutrophils
Term
ser/o
 Definition
serum
Term
sider/o
 Definition
iron
Term
SLE
 Definition
Systemic Lupus Erythematosus
Term
splen/o
 Definition
spleen
Term
-stasis
 Definition
standing still
Term
thromb/o
 Definition
blood clot
Term
thym/o
 Definition
thymus gland
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-tic
 Definition
pertaining to
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WBC
 Definition
White Blood Cells
Term
xen/o
 Definition
foreign, strange
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