Blood: Medical Terminology

Question 1

Vaso-

Answer 1

Blood vessel

Question 2

Dilation

Answer 2

Increase in size, such as the width of a blood vessel or the pupil of the eye.

Question 3

Constriction

Answer 3

Decrease in size, such as the width of a blood vessel or the pupil of the eye.

Question 4

A-; An-

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Without ; Examples: anemia, anucleated, agranulocyte

Question 5

Anti-

Answer 5

Against; Examples: antibody

Question 6

Bi-

Answer 6

Two; Example: Bi-lobed nucleus

Question 7

Cyte

Answer 7

Cell; Examples: erythrocyte, leukocyte and thrombocyte

Question 8

Granul/o

Answer 8

Contain granules. Example: granulocytes

Question 9

Leuk/o

Answer 9

White: Examples: leukocyte, leukemia

Question 10

Erythr/o

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Red; Example: erythrocyte

Question 11

Phage

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Phage “to eat”; examples: Macrophage, Phagocytosis

Question 12

Poly-

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Many; Example: polycythemia

Question 13

Macr/o

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Large: Example: Macrophage

Question 14

Hemat/o; Hem/o

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Blood; Example: Hemopoiesis (also called hematopoiesis), hematology

Question 15

-poiesis

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Formation; Example: hemopoiesis, erythropoiesis

Question 16

Thromb/o

Answer 16

Blood clot; Example: Thrombocyte, thrombocytopenia; thrombocytosis

Question 17

-emia; -hemia

Answer 17

Blood condition; Example: anemia, polycythemia, leukemia

Question 18

-penia

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Deficiency: thrombocytopenia, leukopenia

Question 19

-lysis

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Destruction, breakdown; Example: hemolysis

Question 20

Multi-

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Many; Example: Multi-lobed nucleus

Question 21

-osis

Answer 21

Abnormal condition; Examples: leukocytosis, thrombocytosis