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Medical Terminology Term 1 > Combining Forms, Suffix's, Chapter 13 > Flashcards

Combining Forms, Suffix's, Chapter 13 Flashcards

1
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bas/o

A

alkaline

basophil

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2
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chrom/o

A

color

hypochromic

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3
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coagul/o

A

clotting

anticoagulant

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4
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cyt/o

A

cell

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5
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eosin/o

A

red, dawn, rosy

eosinophil

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6
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erythr/o

A

red

erythroblast

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7
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granul/o

A

granules

granulocyte

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hem/o

A

blood

hemolysis

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hemat/o

A

blood

hematocrit

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hemoglobin/o

A

hemoglobin

hemoglobinopathy

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11
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is/o

A

same, equal

anisocytosis

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12
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kary/o

A

nucleus

megakaryocyte

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13
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leuk/o

A

white

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14
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mon/o

A

one, single

monocyte

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morph/o

A

shape, form

morphology

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myel/o

A

bone marrow

myeloblast

17
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neutr/o

A

neutral
neither base or acid
neutropenia

18
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nucle/o

A

nucleus

polymorphonuclear

19
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phag/o

A

eat, swallow

phagocyte

20
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poikil/o

A

varied, irregular

poikilocytosis

21
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sider/o

A

iron

sideropenia

22
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spher/o

A

globe, round

spherocytosis

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thromb/o

24
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-apheresis

A

removal, carrying away

plasmapheresis

25
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-blast

A

immature cell, embryocyte

monoblast

26
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-cytosis

A

abnormal condition of cells

macrocytosis

27
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-emia

A

blood condition

leukemia

28
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-gen

A

giving rise to, producing

fibrogen

29
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-globin, -globulin

A

protein

hemoglobin

30
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-lytic

A

pertaining to destruction

thrombolytic therapy

31
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-oid

A

derived or originating from

myeloid

32
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-osis

A

abnormal condition

thrombosis

33
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-penia

A

deficiency

granulocytopenia

34
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-phage

A

eat, swallow

macrophage

35
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-philia

A 
attraction for (an increase in cell numbers)
eosinophilia
36
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-phoresis

A

carrying, transmission

electrophoresis

37
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-poiesis

A

formation

hematopoiesis

38
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-stasis

A

stop, control

hemostasis

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