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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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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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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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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

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The abnormal loss of blood from circulation is a sign of trauma or illness

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Leukopenia

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Abnormal reduced number of white blood cells in a sample of blood

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Macro Cyt osis

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The presence of abnormally large red blood cells in a sample of blood

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Poikil/o

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Irregular

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Poikilocytosis

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Occurs when more than 10 % of the blood cells have irregular shapes

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Polycythemia

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It’s ab abnormal increase in the number of red blood cells in the blood

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Erythrocytosis

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Genetic mutation within stem cells of the red bone marrow ( condition of red cell)

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Splenomegaly

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Abnormal enlargement of the spleen is a sign of injury or infection ( abnormal large spleen)

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Thrombopenia

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Blood disease with abnormal reduced number of platelets in the blood

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-megaly

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Abnormally large

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Toxemia

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The presence of toxins in the bloodstream

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Aden/o

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Gland

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Aut/o

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Self

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Botul/o

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Sausage

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Fung/o

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Fungus

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Globin/o

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Protein

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Hydr/o

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Water

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Iatr/o

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Physician

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Idi/o

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Individual

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Immun/o

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Exempt, or 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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Necr/o

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Death

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Nosocom/o

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Hospital

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Nucle/o

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Kernel, nucleus

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Path/o

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Disease

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Sept/o

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Putrefying;wall or partition

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Staphylococc/o

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Staphylococcus bacterium

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Streptococc/o

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Streptococcus bacterium

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Thym/o

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Wartlike, thymus gland

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-emia

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Condition of blood

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-genic

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Pertaining to producing, forming

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-ial

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Pertaining to

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-ic

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Pertaining to

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-ism

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Condition or disease

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-itis

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Inflamation

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-Oma

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Tumor

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-osis

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Condition of

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-phaty

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Disease

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-philia

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Loving, affinity for

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-phobia

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Fear

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-phylaxis

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Protection

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-rrhagic

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Pertaining to abnormal discharge

CLA 131 (Medical Terminology) (9 decks)

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