Blood and Lymph Flashcards by Gayle Stephens

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acid/o

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acid

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chrom/o

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color

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coagul/o

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clotting

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cyt/o

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cell

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eosin/o

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red, rosy

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etrythr/o

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red

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granul/o

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granules

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hem/o

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blood

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hemoglobin/o

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hemoglobin

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is/o

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same, equal

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kary/o

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nucleus

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leuk/o

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white

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mon/o

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one, single

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morph/o

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shape, form

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myel/o

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bone marrow

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neutr/o

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neutral (neither base nor acid)

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neutr/o

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neutrophil

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phag/o

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to eat, swallow

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poikil/o

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varied, irregular

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sider/o

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iron

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spher/o

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globe, round

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thromb/o

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clot

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-apheresis

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removal, carrying away

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-blast

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immature cell, embryonic

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-cytosis

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abnormal condition of cells

increase in count

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-emia

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blood condition

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-gen

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producing

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-globin

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protein

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-globulin

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protein

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lytic

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pertaining to destruction

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-oid

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originating from, resembling

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-osis

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abnormal condition

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-penia

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deficiency

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-phage

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eat, swallow

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-philia

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attraction for (increase in cell count)

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-phoresis

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carrying, transmission

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-poiesis

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formation

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-stasis

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stop, control

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anemia

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deficiency in erythrocytes or hemoglobin

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erythrocyte

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red blood cell

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thrombocyte

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platelet

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leukocyte

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white blood cell

basophils, eosinophils, neutrophils, monocytes, lymphocytes

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erythroblast

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immature red blood cell

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hemolysis

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destruction or breakdown of blood

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immun/o

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protection

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lymph/o

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lymph

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lymphaden/o

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lymph node (gland)

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splen/o

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spleen

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thym/o

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thymus

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tox/o

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poison

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ana-

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again, anew (up)

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inter-

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between

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Lymph node locations:

cervical, axillary, mediastinal, mesenteric, paraaortic, inguinal

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neck, armpit, chest, intestines, lumbar, groin

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HIV

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human immunodeficiency virus

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AIDS

A

acquired immunodeficiency syndrome

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TB

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tuberculosis

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lymphoma

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malignant tumor of lymph node/tissue

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thymoma

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malignant tumor of the thymus gland

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ELISA

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screening test for anti-HIV antibodies in blood

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bas/o

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base (alkaline… opposite of acid)