CLA 3381 Lecture Notes - Lecture 10: Deep Vein Thrombosis, Disseminated Intravascular Coagulation, Immunodeficiency
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Acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (aids: defici/o- lacking ,inadequate. Immunocompromised: compromis/o- : exposed to danger, a patient in whom the normal immune response is suppressed. Mononucleosis (mono: mon/o- one, single, nucle/o- nucleus of a cell. Osis condition, abnormal condition, process: abnormal condition of monocytes that have one unlobed nucleus. Myeloma: myel/o- bone marrow, spinal cord, myelin. Oma tumor, mass: cancer of b cells that become plasma cells and produce antibodies, patient will display hypercalcemia, hyper- above, more than normal calc/o- calcium. Emia condition of the blood, substance in the blood. Coagulopathy: coagul/o- clotting, any disease that affects the ability of the blood to clot normally. Deep venous thrombosis: a thrombus in one of the deep veins of the lower leg. Disseminated intravascular coagulation: dissemin/o- widely scattered throughout the body. Ated composed of, pertaining to a condition: multiple small thrombi are formed throughout the body. Hemophilia: hem/o- blood, phil/o- attraction to, fondness for.
