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