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Ch. 8 Greek and Latin Word Elements for Blood and Lymph Flashcards

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sanguin/o

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blood

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hem/o

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blood

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hemat/o

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blood

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-emia

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blood

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plasm/o

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fluid portion of blood (plasma), something formed or shaped

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-plasm

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fluid portion of blood (plasma), something formed or shaped

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plast/o

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formed, molded

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-plast

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forming cell or organelle

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-plasia

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condition of formation, growth
ex. neoplasia (abnormal growth of cells or tissues in the body)

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ser/o

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fluid left over after blood clotting (blood serum), a watery fluid

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-poiesis

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to make, produce

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blast/o

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embryonic cell, formative cell or layer, bud or shoot

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-blast

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embryonic cell, formative cell or layer, bud or shoot

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cyt/o

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cell

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-cyte

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cell

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thromb/o

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a clot

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erythr/o

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red, red blood cell

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leuk/o

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white, white blood cell

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leuc/o

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white, white blood cell

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reticul/o

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net, network

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granul/o

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granule

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corpuscul/o

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corpuscle, small mass or body

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glob/o

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ball, sphere

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globul/o

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ball, sphere

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morph/o
shape, form
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nucle/o
center of cell (nucleus), nut, kernel
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kary/o
center of cell (nucleus), nut, kernel
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neutr/o
neutral, neither
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bas/o
base, foundation, step, a walking
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basi/o
base, foundation, step, a walking
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eosin/o
red dyes used in histology (Eosine)
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eos/o
dawn, early, morning red
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eo-
dawn, early, morning red
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phil/o
attraction, love
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-phil
attraction, love
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-phile
attraction, love
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lymph/o
lymph, water
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lymphat/o
lymph, water
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nod/o
node (lymph), swollen, knot-like
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aden/o
gland
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splen/o
spleen
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lien/o
spleen
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tonsill/o
tonsil
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coagul/o
thickening of liquid into gel or solid, particularly blood
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fibr/o
fiber
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bubon/o
swollen lymph node(s)
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immun/o
free form, safe
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crit/o
separate, decide
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-crit
separate, decide
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cras/o
mixture, temperament ex. dyscrasia (an imbalanced mixture of the four body fluids)
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-crasia
mixture, temperament ex. dyscrasia (an imbalanced mixture of the four body fluids)
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micr/o
small
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macr/o
long, large
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anis/o
unequal
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poikil/o
irregular, varied, spotted, mottled
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acanth/o
thorn, spine, spiny
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echin/o
spiny
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ple/o
more, increased
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plei/o
more, increased
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pli/o
more, increased
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-emia
condition of blood
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tox/o
poison, bow and arrow
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septic/o
sepsis
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-rrhagia
rupture with profuse discharge of a fluid (typically blood)
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-rrhage
rupture with profuse discharge of a fluid (typically blood)
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-rrhagy
rupture with profuse discharge of a fluid (typically blood)
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rhagad/o
tear, fissure, cleft
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-penia
decrease, deficiency
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-staxis
dripping, oozing ex. epistaxis (nose bleed)
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stas/o
a standing, stoppage, cause to stand
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stat/o
a standing, stoppage, cause to stand
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-stasis
a standing, stoppage, cause to stand
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-stat
a device for stopping, ceasing something
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embol/o
a moving clot in the blood, an interjection
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thromb/o
a clot (stationary)
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edemat/o
swelling
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-edema
swelling
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fus/o
a pouring, melting
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pleth/o
excess, overfullness
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plethysm/o
excess, overfullness

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