BLOOD AND IMMUNITY Flashcards
1
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-emia, -hemia
A
condition of blood
2
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-penia
A
decrease in
3
Q
-poiesis
A
formation, production
4
Q
myel/o
A
bone marrow
5
Q
hem/o, hemat/o
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blood
6
Q
erythr/o, erythrocyt/o
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red blood cell
7
Q
leuk/o, leukocyt/o
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white blood cell
8
Q
lymph/o, lymphocyt/o
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lymphocyte
9
Q
thromb/o
A
blood clot
10
Q
thrombocyt/o
A
platelet, thrombocyte
11
Q
immun/o
A
immunity, immune system
12
Q
azot/o
A
nitrogenous compounds
13
Q
calc/i
A
calcium
14
Q
ferr/o, ferr/i
A
iron
15
Q
sider/o
A
iron
16
Q
kali
A
potassium
17
Q
natri
A
sodium
18
Q
ox/y
A
oxygen
19
Q
agglutin/o
A
adhere or combine
20
Q
bas/o
A
bas/basophil
21
Q
chrom/o
A
color
22
Q
coagul/o
A
clot
23
Q
cyt/o
A
cell
24
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eosin/o
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eosinophil
25
granul/o
granule
26
leuk/o
white
27
mon/o
one, monocyte
28
morph/o
form
29
neutr/o
neutral; neutrophil
30
nucle/o
nucleus
31
phag/o
consuming, eating
32
-apheresis
removal; separation
33
-blast
immature; forming
34
-cytosis
abnormal cell #
35
-globin
protein
36
-globulin
protein
37
-lytic
destruction
38
-phoresis
carrying; transmission
39
-plasia
growth
40
Ab
antibody
41
Hb, Hgb
hemoglobin
42
Hct, Ht
hematocrit
43
HIV
human immunodeficiency virus
44
IF
intrinsic factor
45
PT
prothrombin time; pro time
46
RBC
red blood cell
47
WBC
white blood cell
