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Chapter 9: Blood, Lymph, and Immune System Flashcards

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a-

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without, not

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-poiesis

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formation, production

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iso-

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same, equal

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-graft

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transplantation

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aden/o

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gland

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immun/o

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immune, immunity, safe

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leuk/o

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white

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kary/o, nucle/o

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nucleus

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ana-

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against, up, back

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blast/o

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embryonic cell

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thym/o

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thymus gland

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myel/o

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bone marrow, spinal cord

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morph/o

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form, shape, structure

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poikil/o

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varied, irregular

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esoin/o

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dawn (rose-colored)

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agglutin/o

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clumping, gluing

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-phylaxis

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protection

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bas/o

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base (alkaline, opposite of acid)

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chrom/o

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color

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granul/o

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granule

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hem/o, hemat/o

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blood

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-emia

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blood condition

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-globin

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protein

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allo-

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other, differing from the normal

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poly-

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many, much

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xen/o

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foreign, strange

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-cyte

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cell

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micro-

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small

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mono-

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one

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-osis

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abnormal condition, increase (usually blood cells)

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-penia

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decrease, deficiency

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-stasis

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standing still

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lymph/o

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lymph

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reticul/o

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net, mesh

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thromb/o

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blood clot

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phag/o

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swallowing, eating

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-rrhagia

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bursting forth

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-phil

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attraction for

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aniso-

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unequal, dissimilar

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-phoresis

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carrying, transmission

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macro-

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large

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AB, ab, Ab

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abortion, antibodies

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ABO

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blood groups A, AB, B, and O

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Hb, Hgb

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hemoglobin

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bas/o

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basophil

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WBC, wbc

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white blood cell, white blood count

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RBC, rbc

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red blood cell, red blood count

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CBC

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complete blood count

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PCV

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packed cell volume

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mL, ml

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milliliters

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PT

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prothrombin time

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PTT

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partial thromboplastin time

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HCT, Hct

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hematocrit

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abnormal increase in RBCs

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erythrocytosis

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decrease in WBCs

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leukopenia

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abnormal increase in WBCs

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leukocytosis

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