BLOOD vocabulary Flashcards
1
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-crit
A
to separate/judge
2
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-cyte
A
cell
3
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-emia
A
blood condition
4
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erythro-
A
red
5
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ferr-
A
iron
6
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heme-, Hemo-
A
iron
7
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hemato-
A
blood
8
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Leuko-
A
white
9
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mega-
A
large
10
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-osis
A
condition
11
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-penia
A
want, lack
12
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-poiesis
A
formation
13
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poly-
A
many
14
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-rrhage
A
burst forth
15
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-stasis
A
standing still
16
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thromb-
A
clot
17
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hematocrit
A
separate blood
18
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leukocyte
A
white blood cell
19
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leukemia
A
white blood cell condition
20
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erythrocyte
A
red blood cell
21
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hematology
A
study of blood
22
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megakaryocyte
A
large nucleus cell
23
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leukocytosis
A
condition of excess WBC
24
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leukocytopenia
A
lack of WBC’s
25
hematopoiesis
formation of all blood cells
26
erythropoiesis
formation of RBC's
27
polymorphonuclear
many shaped nucleus
28
hemmorhage
bursting forth with blood
(excessive bleeding)
29
hemostasis
blood standing still
blood clotting
30
thrombosis
condition of clotting