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A&P CH 3 Med Terms

Published on Nov 19, 2015

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HEMOLYSIS

  • Lysis = breakdown
  • Hem = blood
  • Breakdown of RBCs
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CYTOLOGY

  • Logy = study of
  • Cyt = cells
  • Study of cells
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CYTOMETER

  • METER = measure
  • Cyt = cells
  • Instrument to measure cells
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NUCLEOPLASM

  • Plasm = jellylike substsnce
  • Nucle = nucleus
  • Substance inside the nucleus
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PANCYTOPENIA

  • Penia = deficiency
  • Pan = all
  • Cyt = cells
  • Deficiency of all cell elements in the blood
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CYTOGENIC

  • Genic = begin/originates
  • Cyt = cells
  • Originates with the cell
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ERYTHROCYTE

  • Cyte = cells
  • Erythro = red
  • Red blood cells (RBCs)
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ATROPHY

  • Trophy = structure
  • A = without
  • Wasting away of tissue
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HYPERTROPHY

  • Trophy = structure
  • Hyper = increase
  • Increase in size of structure
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ONCOTIC PRESSURE

  • Aka colloid osmotic pressure
  • A form of osmotic pressure
  • Exerted by proteins in blood
  • Tend to pull H2O into circulatory system
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HYPERPLASIA

  • Plasia = development
  • Hyper = too much
  • Over development of body part
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