Chapter 6 Vocab Review Flashcards
agglutin/o-
clumping; sticking
aggreg/o-
crowding together
all/o-
other; strange
anis/o-
unequal
apher/o-
withdrawal
attenu/o-
weakened
aut/o-
self
bas/o-
base of a structure; base (alkaline)
bi/o-
life; living organisms; living tissue
calc/
calcium
chrom/o-
color
compromis/o-
exposed to danger
cyt/o-
cell
defici/o-
lacking; inadequate
different/o-
being distinct; different
dissemin/o-
widely scattered
donat/o-
give as a gift
eosin/o-
eosin (red acidic dye)
erythr/o-
red
excis/o-
to cut out
ferr/o-
iron
ferrit/o-
iron
fibrin/o-
fibrin
gene/o-
gene
granul/o-
granule
heter/o-
other
inhibit/o-
block; hold back
kary/o-
nucleus
leuk/o-
white
mon/o-
one; single
morph/o-
shape
myel/o-
bone marrow; spinal cord; myelin
neutr/o-
not taking part
norm/o-
normal; usual
phor/o-
to bear; to carry; range
plasm/o-
plasma
poikil/o-
irregular
prote/o-
protein
punct/o-
hole; perforation
reticul/o-
small network
septic/o-
infection
suppress/o-
press down
thym/o-
thymus; rage
tox/o-
poison
vaccin/o-
giving a vaccine
ven/i-
vein
-blast
immature cell
-crasia
condition of mixing
-crit
separation of
-ed
pertaining to
-edema
swelling
-emic
pertaining to a condition of the blood or a substance in the blood
-ency
condition of being
-esis
condition; abnormal condition; process
-immune
immune response
-lyte
dissolved substance
-penia
condition of deficiency
-phage
thing that eats
-phil
attraction to; fondness for
-poiesis
process of formation
-poietin
a substance that forms
-rrhage
excessive low or discharge
-sin
a substance
-stasis
condition of standing still; staying in one place
-ure
system; result of