Chapter 6 Flashcards
Erythr/o-
Red
-cyte
Cell
Electr/o-
Electricity
-lyte
Dissolved substance
Hemat/o-
Blood
-poiesis
Process of formation
Hem/o-
Blood
Glob/o-
Comprehensive; shaped like a globe
-in
Substance
Leuk/o-
White
-poietin
Substance that forms
Reticul/o-
Small network
-blast
Immature cell
Norm/o-
Normal; usual
Mon/o-
One; single
Ox/y-
Oxygen; quick
Hem/o-
Blood
Corpuscle
Latin- Little body
Five types of white blood cells
Neutrophil Basophil Lymphocyte Eosinophil Monocyte
Grandul/o-
Grandule
A-
Away from; without
-Phil
Attraction to; fondness of
Neutr/o-
Not taking part
Poly-
Many; much
Morph/o-
Shape
Nucle/o-
Nucleus of an atom; nucleus of a cell
-ar
Pertaining to
Myel/o-
Bone marrow; myelin; spinal cord
Phag/o-
Eating; swallowing
Cyt/o-
Cell
-osis
Condition; process
Eosin/o-
Eosin; red acidic dye
Bas/o-
Alkaline; base of a structure
Lymph/o-
Lymph; lymphatic system
-gen
That which produces
Anti-
Against
-blast
Immature cell
Macr/o-
Large
-phage
Things that eat; that’s that swallow
Thromb/o-
Blood clot
Mega-
Large
Kary/o-
Nucleus of a cell
Anti-
Against
Fibr/o-
Fiber
-ation
Being, having, process
Aggreg/o-
Crowding together
-in
Substance
Coagul/o-
Clotting
-stasis
Standing still; staying in one place
Pro-
Before
Fibrin/o-
Fibrin
Plast/o-
Formation; growth
-atic
Pertaining to
Thym/o-
Rage; thymus
-sin
Substance
-ic
Pertaining to
Splen/o-
Spleen
Path/o-
Disease
Tox/o-
Poisin
Suppress/o-
Press down
-or
Person who does; person who produces; thing that does; thing that produces
Inter-
Between
Endo-
Innermost; within
Tox/o-
Poison
Immun/o-
Immune response
Globul/o-
Shaped like a globe
-ity
State; condition
-oid
Resembling
Dys-
Abnormal; difficult; painful
-Crasia
Condition of mixing
-rrhage
Excessive discharge; excessive flow
Pan-
All
-penia
Condition of deficiency
Septic/o-
Infection
-logy
Study of
-ic
Pertaining to
-emia
Condition of the blood; substance in the blood
An-
Not; without
-emic
Pertaining to a condition of the blood; pertaining to a substance in the blood
Micr/o-
One millionth; small
Hypo-
Below; deficient
Chrom/o-
Color
Anis/o-
Unequal
-osis
Condition; process
Poikil/o-
Irregular
-ia
Condition; state; thing
Trans-
Across; through
Fus/o-
Pouring
-ion
Action; condition
-lysis
Process of breaking down; process to destory
Lyt/o-
Break down; destroy
-ed
Pertaining to
-ist
Person that who specialize in; thing that specializes in
Opportun/o-
Taking advantage of an opportunity; well timed
Defici/o-
Inadequate; lacking
-ency
Condition of being; condition of having
Compromis/o-
Exposed to danger
Gen/o-
Arising from; produced by
-ous
Pertaining to
-oma
Mass; tumor
Calc/o-
Calcium
Embol/o-
Embolus; occluding plug
Intra-
Within
-ar
Pertaining to
-ism
Disease from a specific cause; process
Dissemin/o-
Scattered throughout the body
Heter/o-
Other
Ferrit/o-
Iron
Ferr/o-
Iron
Phor/o-
Bear; carry; range
-crit
Separate of
-edma
Swelling