What are the smallest formed elements found in blood?
a. Neutrophils
b. Basophils
c. Monocytes
d. Erythrocytes
e. Platelets
answer
E. platelets
question
Which cell type is responsible for humoral immunity?
a. T cell
b. Monocyte
c. Macrophage
d. B lymphocyte
e. Erythrocyte
answer
D. B lymphocyte
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A reticulocyte is a(n):
a. immature neutrophil.
b. blastic RBC.
c. blastic WBC.
d. immature RBC.
e. immature platelet.
answer
D. immature RBC
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Which type of blood cell is responsible for the immune response?
a. Neutrophil
b. Lymphocyte
c. Thrombocyte
d. Granulocyte
e. Erythrocyte
answer
B. lymphocyte
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Phagocytosis is a function of which of the following cells?
a. Macrocytes
b. Erythrocytes
c. Macrophages
d. Thrombocytes
e. Reticulocytes
answer
C. macrophages
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Histamines and heparin are released by:
a. monocytes.
b. erythrocytes.
c. macrophages.
d. neutrophils.
e. basophils.
answer
E. basophils
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The liquid medium of blood is:
a. plasma.
b. myeloid tissue.
c. hemoglobin.
d. heparin.
e. fibrinogen.
answer
A. plasma
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Blood plasma minus fibrinogen and other clotting factors is:
a. serum.
b. heparin.
c. thromboplastin.
d. cytoplasm.
e. histamine.
answer
A. serum
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Destruction of old RBCs is a function of the:
a. bone marrow.
b. spleen.
c. tonsils.
d. thymus.
e. lymph nodes.
answer
B. spleen
question
Which two blood cells are chiefly responsible for acquired immunity?
a. Lymphocytes and platelets
b. Platelets and leukocytes
c. Monocytes and platelets
d. Leukocytes and lymphocytes
e. Monocytes and lymphocytes
answer
E. monocytes and lymphocytes
question
The primary function of platelets is:
a. phagocytosis.
b. plasma formation.
c. cellular immunity.
d. antigen formation.
e. blood clotting.
answer
E. blood clotting
question
The chief component of blood plasma is:
a. water.
b. plasma proteins.
c. electrolytes.
d. hormones.
e. excretory products.
answer
A. water
question
Blood development is called:
a. autoimmunity.
b. hematocrit.
c. hematopoiesis.
d. hemostasis.
e. dyscrasia.
answer
C. hematopoiesis
question
What is a sentinel node?
a. Largest node in a body area
b. Largest node in the entire body
c. Node that first receives drainage from a cancer-containing area
d. Node that is sensitive to pain
e. Node that does not have T or B cells
answer
C. Node that first receives drainage from a cancer-containing area
question
The chemical messengers that initiate, inhibit, increase, or decrease activity in other cells are called:
a. proteins.
b. albumins.
c. immunoglobulins.
d. cytokines.
e. cytotoxins.
answer
D. cytokines
question
The combining form (CF) neutr/o means:
a. unknown.
b. strange.
c. neither.
d. different.
e. same.
answer
C. neither
question
The CF sider/o means:
a. net.
b. protein.
c. different.
d. shape.
e. iron.
answer
E. iron
question
The CF chrom/o means:
a. net.
b. embryonic.
c. different.
d. change.
e. color.
answer
E. color
question
The CF xen/o means:
a. dry.
b. foreign, strange.
c. net, mesh.
d. iron.
e. change.
answer
B. foreign, strange
question
The CF poikil/o means:
a. varied, irregular.
b. foreign.
c. pointed.
d. iron.
e. swallowing, eating.
answer
A. varied, irregular
question
The CF kary/o means:
a. strange, foreign.
b. granule.
c. dawn (rose-colored).
d. gland.
e. nucleus.
answer
E. nucleus
question
The CF blast/o means:
a. granule.
b. gland.
c. embryonic cell.
d. clumping, gluing.
e. color.
answer
C. embryonic cell
question
The CF thromb/o means:
a. throbbing.
b. blood clot.
c. chest.
d. thymus.
e. spleen.
answer
B. blood clot
question
The suffix -stasis means:
a. remain.
b. blood condition.
c. protein.
d. standing still.
e. decrease.
answer
D. standing still
question
The suffix -phoresis means:
a. decrease.
b. formation.
c. attraction.
d. protein formation.
e. carrying, transmission.
answer
E. carrying, transmission
question
The suffix -phil means:
a. decrease, deficiency.
b. protection.
c. formation, production.
d. attraction for.
e. formation.
answer
D. attraction for
question
The suffix -phylaxis means:
a. protection.
b. carrying, transmission.
c. decrease, deficiency.
d. standing still.
e. formation, production.
answer
A. protection
question
The suffix -penia means:
a. attraction for.
b. decrease, deficiency.
c. abnormal condition.
d. standing still.
e. carrying, transmission.
answer
B. decrease, deficiency
question
The prefix iso- means:
a. unequal.
b. small.
c. lacking, without.
d. same, equal.
e. varied.
answer
D. same, equal
question
The prefix allo- means:
a. other, differing from normal.
b. unequal, dissimilar.
c. one.
d. much, many.
e. same, equal.
answer
A. other, differing from normal
question
Which term means the ability to develop an immune response?
a. Healthy
b. Immunocompetent
c. Vigorous
d. Apathy
e. Immunodeficiency
answer
B. immunocompetent
question
Disease of a gland is a(n):
a. immunodeficiency.
b. thymopathy.
c. adenopathy.
d. adenomegaly.
e. adenoiditis.
answer
C. adenopathy
question
A mass of extravasated, usually clotted blood found in tissues or organs is called:
a. hemostasis.
b. hemophilia.
c. hematin.
d. hemangioma.
e. hematoma.
answer
E. hematoma
question
Inflammation of the spleen is called:
a. splenitis.
b. splenorrhea.
c. splenoptosis.
d. splenocele.
e. splenorrhagia.
answer
A. splenitis
question
The oxygen-carrying capacity of blood is deficient in which condition?
a. Hypoxia
b. Hypoxemia
c. Anemia
d. Leukemia
e. Polycythemia
answer
C. anemia
question
Which type of anemia involves severe pain caused by crescent-shaped RBCs that are unable to pass through blood vessels?
a. Sickle cell anemia
b. Aplastic anemia
c. Hemolytic anemia
d. Pernicious anemia
e. Iron deficiency anemia
answer
A. sickle cell anemia
question
A life-threatening allergic reaction is called:
a. sensitization.
b. apoplexy.
c. syncope.
d. anaphylaxis.
e. induration.
answer
D. anaphylaxis
question
A skin rash associated with an allergy is called:
a. urticaria.
b. bullae.
c. fissure.
d. ulcer.
e. papillae.
answer
A. urticaria
question
Flare up of an autoimmune disease is called:
a. syncope.
b. induration.
c. remission.
d. urticaria.
e. exacerbation.
answer
E. exacerbation
question
The process in which a transplant recipient's immune system attacks the transplanted organ or tissue is called:
a. disseminated intravascular coagulation.
b. viscerogenic.
c. graft vs. host disease.
d. graft rejection.
e. graft elimination.
answer
D. graft rejection
question
Malignant tumor of plasma cells in bone marrow is called:
a. leukemia.
b. lymphadenopathy.
c. multiple myeloma.
d. osteoma.
e. osteocarcinoma.
answer
C. multiple myelome
question
The presence of bacteria or their toxins in blood is called:
a. sepsis.
b. hemolysis.
c. bacteruria.
d. hemosiderin.
e. hemophilia.
answer
A. sepsis
question
Pinpoint hemorrhages that appear on the lower leg, usually associated with decreased platelets, are called:
a. ecchymosis.
b. petechiae.
c. butterfly rash.
d. hematoma.
e. extravasation.
answer
B. petechiae
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What is a viral disorder caused by the Epstein-Barr virus?
a. Thrombocytopenia
b. Von Willebrand disease
c. Thrombocythemia
d. Anemia
e. Infectious mononucleosis
answer
E. infectious mononucleosis
question
A decrease in the number of circulating RBCs is called:
a. erythrophilia.
b. erythrocytosis.
c. erythropenia.
d. erythemia.
e. erythroblastosis.
answer
C. erythropenia
question
Which type of anemia is caused by bone marrow failure?
a. Aplastic
b. Hemolytic
c. Hemorrhagic
d. Pernicious
e. Sickle cell
answer
A. aplastic
question
The term pruritus means:
a. inflammation.
b. clumping.
c. extreme itching.
d. infection.
e. coagulation.
answer
C. extreme itching
question
Patients with AIDS commonly develop:
a. liver cancer.
b. dementia.
c. opportunistic infections.
d. multiple myeloma.
e. chronic anemia.
answer
C. opportunistic infections
question
The initial exposure to an allergen is called:
a. sensitization.
b. immunocompetency.
c. urticaria.
d. induration.
e. anaphylaxis.
answer
A. sensitization
question
An extreme, life-threatening response to an allergen is called:
a. induration.
b. anaphylaxis.
c. asthma.
d. sensitization.
e. autoimmunity.
answer
B. anaphylaxis
question
A major cause of edema is:
a. HIV.
b. anemia.
c. polycythemia.
d. hypoproteinemia.
e. erythrocytosis.
answer
D. hypoproteinemia
question
Which hereditary disorder involves impairment of the blood-clotting mechanism?
a. Anemia
b. Leukemia
c. Infectious mononucleosis
d. Polycythemia
e. Hemophilia
answer
E. hemophilia
question
Complications of infectious mononucleosis include:
a. hepatomegaly and splenomegaly.
b. hepatomegaly and gastromegaly.
c. gastromegaly and ascites.
d. splenomegaly and anemia.
e. anemia and hemarthrosis.
answer
A. hepatomegaly and splenomegaly
question
Which disorder is associated with a "butterfly rash" on the nose and cheeks?
a. Leukemia
b. Multiple myeloma
c. Systemic lupus erythematosus
d. Infectious mononucleosis
e. HIV
answer
C. systemic lupus erythematosus
question
An abnormal sticky protein that lines the blood vessels causing clot formation is called:
a. albumen.
b. globulin.
c. fibrinogen.
d. von Willebrand factor.
e. hemosiderin.
answer
D. von Willebrand factor
question
Which treatment alters, enhances, stimulates, or restores the body's natural immune mechanisms to treat disease?
a. Biopsy
b. Bone marrow aspiration
c. Radiation therapy
d. Immunotherapy
e. Chemotherapy
answer
D. immunotherapy
question
Which type of transplant is prepared from the recipient's own bone marrow?
a. Autologous
b. Homologous
c. Heterologous
d. Xenograft
e. Allograft
answer
A. autologous
question
Which type of bone marrow transplant is prepared from a compatible donor?
a. Autologous
b. Homologous
c. Heterologous
d. Xenograft
e. Heterograft
answer
B. homologous
question
Which laboratory test is used to diagnose pernicious anemia?
a. Hematocrit
b. Complete blood count
c. Monospot
d. Schilling
e. Von Willebrand
answer
D. schilling
question
Which test measures the time it takes for plasma to form a clot?
a. Partial prothrombin time
b. Partial thromboplastin time
c. Prothrombin time
d. Factor VIII
e. Prothrombin elucidation
answer
C. prothrombin time
question
Which type of test is commonly used to identify blood disorders such as leukemia?
a. Bone marrow aspiration
b. Sentinel node excision
c. Antinuclear antibody
d. Blood culture
e. Blood typing
answer
A. bone marrow aspiration
question
Which procedure is used to completely remove lymph nodes in an area containing cancer?
a. Partial lymphangiectomy
b. Total lymphangiectomy
c. Sentinel node excision
d. Radical lymphadenectomy
e. Partial lymphadenectomy
answer
D. radical lymphadenectomy
question
Which treatment uses immune system stimulators to enhance the immune response?
a. Immunosuppression
b. Biotherapy
c. Immunodiffusion
d. Immunophoresis
e. Immunoprecipitation
answer
B. biotherapy
question
Which serology test is used to diagnose infectious mononucleosis?
a. Schilling
b. Von Willebrand
c. Complete blood count
d. Prothrombin time
e. Monospot
answer
E. monospot
question
Which test is used to screen for deficiencies of some clotting factors?
a. Partial thromboplastin time
b. Prothrombin time
c. Coumadin
d. Schilling
e. Complete blood count
answer
A. partial thromboplastin time
question
Which form of treatment alters or enhances the body's natural immune mechanisms to treat diseases?
a. Immunosuppression
b. Immunodiffusion
c. Radiotherapy
d. Chemotherapy
e. Immunotherapy
answer
E. immunotherapy
question
Incision of a vein is called:
a. venostasis.
b. phlebotomy.
c. phleborrhaphy.
d. phlebectopia.
e. venostomy.
answer
B. phlebotomy
question
A homologous transplant is also called a(n):
a. heterograft.
b. heterologous transplant.
c. xenograft.
d. autograft.
e. allogenic transplant.
answer
E. allogenic transplant
question
Excision of the thymus is called:
a. thymorrhaphy.
b. thymostomy.
c. thymotomy.
d. thymocentesis.
e. thymectomy.
answer
E. thymectomy
question
Infusion of blood for therapeutic purposes is called:
a. culture.
b. transplant.
c. transfusion.
d. dialysis.
e. chemotherapy.
answer
C. transfusion
question
Which laboratory test identifies antibodies that attack the individual's own body cells?
a. Bone marrow
b. Antinuclear antibody
c. Blood typing
d. Complete blood count
e. Blood culture
answer
B. antinuclear antibody
question
Which procedure involves removal of nodes from an area of malignancy in an effort to control the spread of cancer?
a. Lymphangiotomy
b. Lymphangiectasis
c. Lymphadenectomy
d. Lymphadenotomy
e. Lymphangiography
answer
C. lymphadenectomy
question
Which test determines the presence of pathogens in the blood?
a. Complete blood count
b. Antinuclear antibody
c. Monospot
d. Blood culture
e. Transfusion
answer
D. blood culture
question
Which imaging test uses "tracers" to determine lymph flow or lymph obstructions?
a. Lymphoscintigraphy
b. Lymphangiography
c. Magnetic resonance imaging
d. X-ray
e. Computed tomography
answer
A. lymphoscintigraphy
question
Which sensitive imaging procedure detects abnormalities in bone marrow, especially in multiple myeloma?
a. Bone marrow x-ray
b. Bone marrow CT
c. Lymphoscintigraphy
d. Bone marrow MRI
e. Lymphangiography
answer
D. bone marrow MRI
question
Which agents prevent blood clot formation in deep veins?
a. Anticoagulants
b. Antifibrinolytics
c. Thrombolytics
d. Thrombostatics
e. Hemostatics
answer
A. anticoagulants
question
Which abbreviation refers to a disease associated with infectious mononucleosis?
a. CBC
b. ALL
c. AIDS
d. PCP
e. EBV
answer
E. EBV
question
Which abbreviation stands for mononuclear leukocytes?
a. NK cells
b. eos
c. PMN
d. MNL
e. PT
answer
D. MNL
question
Which abbreviation denotes a common blood screening test?
a. PCP
b. CBC
c. CLL
d. APTT
e. AML
answer
B. CBC
question
Which abbreviation denotes a disease associated with "butterfly rash"?
a. CLL
b. EBV
c. SLE
d. PCP
e. AIDS
answer
C. SLE
question
Which abbreviation denotes a test that measures the time for plasma to form a clot?
a. PTT
b. PT
c. CBC
d. APTT
e. RBC
answer
B. PT
question
Which classification of drugs dissolves blood clots?
a. Antimicrobials
b. Antibiotics
c. Thrombolytics
d. Antivirals
e. Fat soluble vitamins
answer
C. thrombolytics
question
Which classification of drugs is a prophylactic treatment in HIV patients to prevent development of Pneumocystis pneumonia?
a. Antimicrobials
b. Thrombolytics
c. Antibiotics
d. Antivirals
e. Fat soluble vitamins
answer
A. antimicrobials
question
Which classification of drugs is used to treat patients with hemophilia following certain surgeries and dental procedures?
a. Antimicrobials
b. Antifibrinolytics
c. Thrombolytics
d. Antivirals
e. Fat soluble vitamins
answer
B. antifibrinolytics
question
Which classification of drugs treats HIV infection by preventing the replication of viruses?
a. Fat soluble vitamins
b. Antibiotics
c. Antifibrolynics
d. Thrombolytics
e. Antivirals
answer
E. antivirals
question
T/F: Sickle cell anemia is a type of poikilocytosis.
answer
true
question
T/F: Edema is a condition in which fluid collects in the peritoneal or pleural cavity.
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false
question
T/F: An abnormal heightened immune response is a characteristic of HIV.
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false
question
T/F: Hemolytic anemia is characterized by the abnormal destruction of RBCs.
answer
true
question
T/F: Sickle-cell anemia crisis affects only those who have inherited the trait from a single parent.
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false
question
T/F: Kaposi sarcoma is a malignancy of connective tissue, including bone and muscle.
answer
true
question
T/F: Autoimmunity is the failure of the body to distinguish accurately between "self" and "nonself."
answer
true
question
T/F: Hemophilia is also called "bleeder's disease."
answer
true
question
T/F: Recovery from anemia generally ensures a lasting immunity.
answer
false
question
T/F: Immunotherapy refers to the treatment of disease by employing radiation to destroy the immune system.
answer
false
question
T/F: Hemophilia treatment consists of intravenous administration of the deficient factor.
answer
true
question
T/F: Bone marrow aspiration and bone marrow biopsy are used to diagnose leukemia.
answer
true
question
T/F: Current treatment of Kaposi sarcoma is usually palliative, relieving the pain that accompanies the lesion.
answer
true
question
T/F: Complete blood count is a broad screening for anemias, coagulation disorders, and infections.
answer
true
question
T/F: Antinuclear antibody test is used to identify antibodies that attack the tissues of an incompatible blood donor.
answer
false
question
T/F: HIV patients are commonly treated prophylactically with antimicrobials to prevent development of PCP.
answer
true
question
T/F: Antifibrinolytics are used to treat serious bleeding following certain surgeries and dental procedures.
answer
true
question
T/F: Anticonagulants prevent deep vein thrombosis and formation of postoperative clots.
answer
true
question
T/F: HIV is the virus that causes AIDS.
answer
true
question
T/F: Two common anticoagulants are heparin and warfarin.
answer
true
question
blood clot
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thromb/o
question
serum
answer
ser/o
question
gland
answer
aden/o
question
color
answer
chrom/o
question
net, mesh
answer
reticul/o
question
iron
answer
sider/o
question
nucleus
answer
kary/o
question
bone marrow; spinal cord
answer
myel/o
question
foreign, strange
answer
xen/o
question
thymus gland
answer
thym/o
question
varied, irregular
answer
poikil/o
question
swallowing, eating
answer
phag/o
question
formation, growth
answer
plas/o
question
spleen
answer
splen/o
question
lymph vessel
answer
lymphangi/o
question
white
answer
leuk/o
question
form, shape, structure
answer
morph/o
question
immune, immunity, safe
answer
immun/o
question
blood
answer
hem/o
question
clumping, gluing
answer
agglutin/o
question
lymph gland
answer
lymphaden/o
question
dawn (rose-colored)
answer
eosin/o
question
red
answer
erythr/o
question
embryonic cell
answer
blast/o
question
base (alkaline, opposite of acid)
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bas/o
question
granule
answer
granul/o
question
protective proteins produced by B lymphocytes
answer
antibodies
question
iron-containing compound found in RBCs
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hemoglobin
question
granulocyte that releases histamines and heparin at sites of injury
answer
basophil
question
WBC that becomes a macrophage when it enters tissues
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monocyte
question
embryonic RBC
answer
erythroblast
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type of transplant between two genetically compatible individuals who are not identical twins
answer
allograft
question
decrease in the number of circulating RBCs
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erythropenia
question
anemia caused by the destruction of RBCs
answer
hemolytic
question
initial exposure to an antigen
answer
sensitization
question
hereditary bleeding disorder in which the blood clotting mechanism is impaired
answer
hemophilia
question
malignant disease of the lymph systems, primarily the nodes
answer
Hodgkin disease
question
malignant disease of connective tissue associated with AIDS
answer
Kaposi sarcoma
question
abnormal accumulation of fluids in intercellular spaces
answer
edema
question
localized accumulation of blood, usually clotted in an organ, space, or tissue
answer
hematoma
question
type of treatment that uses immune system stimulators to enhance the immune response
answer
biological
question
treat serious bleeding following certain surgeries and dental procedures
answer
antifibrinolytics
question
anemia associated with bone marrow failure
answer
aplastic
question
infectious disorder caused by the Epstein-Barr virus
answer
mononucleosis
question
prevent deep vein thrombosis and postoperative clot formation
answer
anticoagulants
question
life-threatening allergic response
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anaphylaxis
question
procedure that uses a radioactive tracer to identify the location of the sentinel node
answer
lymphoscintigraphy
question
life-saving procedure to replenish blood loss or for treatment in serious anemia
answer
transfusion
question
test used to diagnose pernicious anemia
answer
Shilling
question
type of immunity associated with T lymphocytes
answer
cellular
question
development of blood cells
answer
hemopoiesis
question
type of infection that commonly affects immunocompromised patients
answer
opportunistic
question
tumor of blood
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hematoma
question
fear of blood
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hemophobia
question
disease of a gland
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adenopathy
question
pertaining to unequal cell color
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anisochromic
question
transplant from another (genetically compatible)
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allograft
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small cell
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microcyte
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pertaining to one nucleus
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mononuclear
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the standing still of blood
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hemostasis
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formation of platelets
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thrombocytopoiesis
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blood protein
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hemoglobin
question
large cell
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macrocyte
question
resembling a gland
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adenoid
question
destruction of blood
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hemolysis
question
process of clumping or gluing
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agglutination
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pertaining to formation in the bone marrow
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myelogenic
question
study of serum
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serology
question
cell that eats or swallows
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phagocyte
question
decrease in iron
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sideropenia
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varied or irregular (shaped) cell
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poikilocyte
question
abnormal increase in leukocytes
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leukocytosis
question
specialist in the study of blood
answer
hematologist
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disease of a lymph node
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lymphadenopathy
question
tumor of a lymph vessel
answer
lymphangioma
question
suture of the spleen
answer
splenorrhaphy
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inflammation of the thymus
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thymitis
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