1. HEMA VOCABULARY

Question 1

lack, without, absent, decrease

Answer 1

a-/an-

Question 2

unequal, dissimilar

Answer 2

aniso-

Question 3

cell

Answer 3

cyt-

Question 4

abnormal, difficult, bad

Answer 4

dys-

Question 5

red

Answer 5

erythro-

Question 6

iron

Answer 6

ferr-

Question 7

pertaining to blood

Answer 7

hemo- (hemato-)

Question 8

beneath, under, deficient, decrease

Answer 8

hypo-

Question 9

above, beyond, extreme

Answer 9

hyper-

Question 10

equal, alike, same

Answer 10

iso-

Question 11

white

Answer 11

Leuk(o)-

Question 12

large, long

Answer 12

Macro-

Question 13

large, giant

Answer 13

Mega-

Question 14

(1) after, next; (2) change

Answer 14

Meta-

Question 15

Small

Answer 15

Micro-

Question 16

(1) From bone marrow; (2) spinal cord

Answer 16

Myel(o)-

Question 17

all, overall, all-inclusive

Answer 17

Pan-

Question 18

Vein

Answer 18

Phleb-

Question 19

Eat, ingest

Answer 19

Phago-

Question 20

varied, irregular

Answer 20

Poikilo-

Question 21

Many

Answer 21

Poly-

Question 22

Split

Answer 22

Schis-

Question 23

Clot, thrombus

Answer 23

thromb(o)-

Question 24

Hard

Answer 24

Scler-

Question 25

Spleen

Answer 25

Splen-

Question 26

Yellow

Answer 26

Xanth-

Question 27

cell

Answer 27

-cyte

Question 28

blood

Answer 28

-emia

Question 29

inflammation

Answer 29

-itis

Question 30

destruction or dissolving

Answer 30

-lysis

Question 31

swelling, tumor

Answer 31

-oma

Question 32

disease

Answer 32

-opathy

Question 33

abnormal increase; disease

Answer 33

-osis

Question 34

deficiency, decreased

Answer 34

-penia

Question 35

attracted to, affinity for

Answer 35

-phil(ic)

Question 36

cell production or repair

Answer 36

-plasia (-plastic)

Question 37

cell production, formation, development

Answer 37

-poiesis

Question 38

stimulates production

Answer 38

-poietin