medical term module 11

red blood cells

• Erythrocytes

• Macrophages

• Leukocytes

dissolves blood clots by breaking fibran strand

• Thrombolytic

• Erythropoietin

used to treat decreased red blood cells as a result of

cancer and its treatment

• Thrombolytic

• Erythropoietin

red

• erythr/o-

• leuk/o-

• hemat/o-

blood

• -penia

• -emia

• hemat/o-

inflammation

• -penia

• -emia

• pan--

all or everywhere

• pan--

• hemat/o-

• leuk/o-

H&H - hemoglobin & hematocrit

• true

• false

measures many different parts and features of your blood

• CBC

• Red blood cell morphology

• Partial Thromboplastin Time

measures the time it takes for blood clot

to form.

• Basic Metabolic Panel

• Partial Thromboplastin Time-

• Activated Clotting Time