Medical Terminology: Chapter 8
Across
- 2. a systemic disease caused by the infection of microorganisms and their toxins in the circulating blood
- 6. primary gland of the lymphatic system, located within the mediastinum
- 8. the root hem/o or hemat/o means ________
- 10. the root chrom/o or chromot/o
- 11. an agranulocytic leukocyte that is active in the process of immunity; the three categories of this are T cells, B cells, and natural killer cells
- 12. process by which cancer cells are spread by blood or lymph circulation to a distant organ
- 13. presence of large, irregularly shaped red blood cells
- 14. pale in color; lighter in color than normal
- 16. Partial ______________ Time (PTT) test is used to determine coagulation defects, such as platelet disorders
- 18. a substance produced by the body that destroys or inactivates an antigen
- 19. lymph _______ are collecting channels that carry lymph from the lymph nodes to the veins
- 22. enlargement of the spleen
- 23. a granular leukocyte, named for the rose-colored stain of its granules, that increases in allergic and some infectious reactions
Down
- 1. a granular leukocyte, named for the neutral stain of its granules that fights infection by swallowing bacteria
- 3. a substance that, when introduced into the body, causes the formation of antibodies against it
- 4. you are considered ____________ if you have impaired immunologic defenses caused by an immunodeficiency disorder or by therapy with immunosuppressive agents
- 5. the root immun/o means immune or ________
- 7. an incision into or puncture of a vein to withdraw blood for testing AKA phlebotomy
- 9. specialized lymph vessels in the small intestine that absorb fat into the bloodstream
- 10. lymph ____________ are microscopic vessels that draw lymph from tissues to the lymph vessels
- 15. protein substance in the blood that is essential to the clotting process
- 17. presence of red blood cells of unequal size
- 20. this is the liquid portion of the blood and lymph; contains water, proteins, and cellular components
- 21. transports oxygen and carbon dioxide; AKA red blood cells
- 24. breakdown of the red blood cell membrane