Blood, lymph, and immune systems suffixes and prefixes

Question 0

-emia

Answer 0

blood condition

anemia is a condition characterized by a reduction in the number of red blood cells or a deficiency in their hemoglobin

Question 1

-blast

Answer 1

embryonic cell

Question 2

-glolbin

Answer 2

protein

hemoglobin is an iron-containing protein found in RBCs that transports oxygen and gives blood its red color.

Question 3

-graft

Answer 3

transplantation

autograft: self transplantation

Question 4

-osis

Answer 4

abnormal condition; increase (used primarily with blood cells)

leukocytosis: abnormal increase in white blood cells

Question 5

-penia

Answer 5

decrease, deficiency

Question 6

-phil

Answer 6

attraction for

Question 7

-phoresis

Answer 7

carrying, transmission

electrophoresis: carrying an electric chare

Question 8

-phylaxis

Answer 8

protection

anaphylaxis: against protection

anaphylaxis is an exaggerated, life-threatening hypersensitivity reaction to a previously encountered antigen. It is treated as a medical emergency

Question 9

-poiesis

Answer 9

formation, production

Question 10

-stasis

Answer 10

standing still.

hemostasis is the control or arrest of bleeding, commonly using chemical agents

Question 11

allo-

Answer 11

other, differing from the normal

allograft: transplantation differing from the normal; also called homograft. an allograft is a transplant between two individuals who are not identical twins but are genetically compatible.

Question 12

aniso-

Answer 12

unequal, dissimilar

anisocytosis: abnormal increase in cells that are unequal
anisocytosis generally refers to red blood cells that vary in size from normal (normocytic) to abnormally large (macrocytic) or abnormally small (microcytic)

Question 13

iso-

Answer 13

same, equal

Question 14

macro-

Answer 14

large

Question 15

micro-

Answer 15

small

Question 16

mono-

Answer 16

one

Question 17

poly-

Answer 17

many, much