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chapter 6 Flashcards

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adenoid/o

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adenoids

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agglutin/o

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clumping; sticking together

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angi/o

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vessel (blood)

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arteri/o

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artery

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cyt/o

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cell

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erythr/o

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red

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fung/o

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fungus

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hem/a
hem/o
hemat/o

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blood

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iatr/o

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physician; treatment

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immun/o

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immune; protection

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Kary/o

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nucleus

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leuk/o

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white

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log/o

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study of

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ly/o

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breakdown; dissolve; loosen

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lymph/o
lymphat/o

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lymph

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lymphaden/o

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lymph node

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lymphangi/o

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lymphatic vessel

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morph/o

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shape; form

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myel/o

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bone marrow; spinal cord

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nucle/o

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nucleus

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path/o

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disease

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phag/o

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eat; swallow; engulf

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phleb/o

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vein

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ser/o

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serum; serous

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splen/o

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spleen

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thromb/o

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clot

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thym/o

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thymus

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tonsill/o

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tonsills

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tox/o

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poison

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ven/i
ven/o

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vein

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vir/o

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virus

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a-
an-

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not; without

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anti-

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against

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auto-

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self

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con-

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together; with

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en-

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in; within

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epi-

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on; over; upon

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macro-

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large

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macro-

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large

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meta-

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change; beyond

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mono-

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one; single

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neo-

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new

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poly-

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many; much

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pro-

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before; toward

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trans-

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across

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-al
-ar
-ic
-tic
-ical

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pertaining to

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-ation

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process; condition

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-blast

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developing cell

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-crit

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to seperate

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-cyte

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cell

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-e

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noun suffix with no meaning

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-ectomy

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surgical removal; excision

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-emia

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blood condition

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-emic

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pertaining to blood condition

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-fusion

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to pour; to come together

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-gen

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substance that produces

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-globulin

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protein

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-ia

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condition

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-in
-ine

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chemical; chemical compound; substance

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-itis

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inflammation

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-logist

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specialist

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-logy

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study of

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-lysis

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breakdown; separation; loosening

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-lytic

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pertaining to breakdown or destruction

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-megaly

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enlargement

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-oma

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tumor; mass

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-osis

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abnormal condition

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-penia

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deficiency

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-phage

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eat; swallow

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-pheresis

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removal

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-phil
-philia

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love; attraction

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-phoresis

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transmission; carrying

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-plasm

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formation; structure

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-plastic

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pertaining to formation

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-plasty

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surgical repair

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-poiesis

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formation

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-rrhage

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rupture; bursting forth (of blood)

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-sis

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state; condition

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-stasis

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stoppage of flow

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-suppression

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to stop

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-therapy

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treatment

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-tomy

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process of cutting; incision

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the commons of blood & lymphatic syystem

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  • 2 mains fluid system
  • remove ways
    -help fight infection
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blood

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-made in bone marrow (center of bones)
- supplies oxygen
-circulates-circulatory moves around

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2 components of blood

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-RBC
-WBC

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plasma

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contain water, hormones, salt, sugar, erythrocytes, leukocytes, thrombocytes

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thrombocytes

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-provides energy sources
-coagulation clot-iron-mineral

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antibodies

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breastmilk

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antigens

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shots

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natural immunity

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how you take care of your well
1) vitamins-C (oranges kiwi) D (sun)
2) minerals
3) hydration

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primary system

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1) integumentary system
2) respiratory system
3) digestive
4) lymphatic

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immune system

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-you have most control of this
-cells, tissues, organs, vessels
-work together
-protect from invaders (disease/pathogens)
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B cells

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-secrete antibodies
-IG (immuno globin)

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IG A

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saliva, tears, breast milk

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IG D

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blood plasma (found in bone marrow)

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IG E

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skin & tonsills

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IG G

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75% of IGs (power house)

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IG M

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breast milk

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iron-deficient anemia

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does not have enough red cells due to lack of iron

100
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sickle cell anemia

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genetic disease, the red blood cells are shaped like a sickle

101
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leukemia

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cancer of the blood forming tissue of bone marrow

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Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome (AIDS)

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suppression of the immune response caused by exposure to the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)

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immunodeficiency disorder

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one + more part of immune system are deficiency/missing- the body fails defend itself

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lymphoma

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cancer of lymphatic system

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mononucleosis

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kissing disease

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congenital

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condition that is present at birth, maybe result of either genetic/environmental factors

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debilitating

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having a weakening/fatigue effect

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infectious

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capable of causing infection

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terminal

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disease there’s treatment but no cure

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Complete Blood Count (CBC)

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measures the number & types of cells in blood sample

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Medical Terminology (11 decks)

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