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Aden/o

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Gland

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Bacteri/o

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Bacteria

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Blast/o

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Germ, bud, developing cell

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Erythr/o

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Red

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Hem/o hemat/o

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Blood

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Immun/o

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Exempt, immunity

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Leuk/o

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White

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Lymph/o

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Clear water or fluid

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Path/o

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Disease

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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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Wartlike, thymus gland

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Tox/o

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Poison

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14
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What is the blood?

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A tissue that is part of the cardiovascular system

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Erythrocytes

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Red blood cells

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Leukocytes

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White cells

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17
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Platelets

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Fragments of cells present in blood

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What is the primary function of the blood?

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Transport of substances throughout the body

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What substances carry the blood through the body?

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Oxygen, carbon dioxide, hormones, enzymes, nutrients, and waste materials

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It helps the body against infectious disease and also to regulate body temperature ?

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Blood

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21
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What is the primary function of the lymphatic system?

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Protection from infectious diseases

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The presence of bacteria in a sample of blood is a sign of an infection is called?

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Bacteremia

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Erythropenia

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Abnormal reduction of red blood cells in a blood sample

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Hemolysis

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The rupture of the red blood cell membrane

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Hemorrhage
The abnormal loss of blood from circulation is a sign of trauma or illness
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Leukopenia
Abnormal reduced number of white blood cells in a sample of blood
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Macro Cyt osis
The presence of abnormally large red blood cells in a sample of blood
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Poikil/o
Irregular
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Poikilocytosis
Occurs when more than 10 % of the blood cells have irregular shapes
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Polycythemia
It’s ab abnormal increase in the number of red blood cells in the blood
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Erythrocytosis
Genetic mutation within stem cells of the red bone marrow ( condition of red cell)
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Splenomegaly
Abnormal enlargement of the spleen is a sign of injury or infection ( abnormal large spleen)
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Thrombopenia
Blood disease with abnormal reduced number of platelets in the blood
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-megaly
Abnormally large
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Toxemia
The presence of toxins in the bloodstream
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Aden/o
Gland
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Aut/o
Self
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Botul/o
Sausage
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Fung/o
Fungus
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Globin/o
Protein
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Hydr/o
Water
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Iatr/o
Physician
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Idi/o
Individual
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Immun/o
Exempt, or immunity
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Leuk/o
White
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Lymph/o
Clear water or fluid
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Necr/o
Death
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Nosocom/o
Hospital
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Nucle/o
Kernel, nucleus
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Path/o
Disease
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Sept/o
Putrefying;wall or partition
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Staphylococc/o
Staphylococcus bacterium
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Streptococc/o
Streptococcus bacterium
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Thym/o
Wartlike, thymus gland
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-emia
Condition of blood
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-genic
Pertaining to producing, forming
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-ial
Pertaining to
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-ic
Pertaining to
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-ism
Condition or disease
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-itis
Inflamation
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-Oma
Tumor
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-osis
Condition of
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-phaty
Disease
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-philia
Loving, affinity for
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-phobia
Fear
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-phylaxis
Protection
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-rrhagic
Pertaining to abnormal discharge

CLA 131 (Medical Terminology) (9 decks)

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