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Greek and Latin word elements for Blood and Lymph Flashcards

1
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sanguin/o

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blood

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hem/o, hemat/o, -emia

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blood

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plasm/o, -plasm

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fluid portion of blood (plasma), formed or shaped

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plast/o

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formed, shaped

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-plast

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forming cell or organelle

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-plasia

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growth

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ser/o

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fluid left over after blood clotting (blood serum)

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-poiesis

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to make, produce

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blast/o, -blast

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embryonic cell

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cyt/o, -cyte

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cell

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thromb/o

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a clot

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erythr/o

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red, red blood cell

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leuk/o, leuc/o

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white, white blood cell

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reticul/o

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net, network

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granul/o

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granule

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corpuscul/o

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corpuscle, small rounded body

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glob/o, globul/o

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ball, sphere

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morph/o

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shape, form

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nucle/o

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cell nucleus

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neutr/o

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neutral, neither

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bas/o, basi/o

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base, foundation, step, a walking

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eosin/o

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red dyes used in histology

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eos/o, eo-

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dawn, early, morning red

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phil/o, -phil, -phile

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attraction, love

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lymph/o, lymphat/o

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lymph, water

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nod/o

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node (lymph), swollen, knot-like

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aden/o

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splen/o

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lien/o

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tonsill/o

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coagul/o

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thickening of liquid into a gel or solid, particularly blood

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fibr/o

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bubon/o

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swollen lymph node(s)

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immun/o

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free from, safe

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crit/o, -crit

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separate, decide

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cras/o, -crasia

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mixture, temperament

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micr/o

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macr/o

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long, large

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anis/o

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poikil/o

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irregular, varied, spotted, mottled

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acanth/o

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thorn, spine, spiny

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echin/o

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ple/o, plei/o, pli/o

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more, increased

44
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-emia

A

condition of blood

45
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tox/o

A

poison, bow and arrow

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septic/o

47
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-rrhagia, -rrhage, -rrhagy

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rupture with profuse discharge of a fluid (typically blood)

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rhagad/o

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tear, fissure, cleft

49
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-penia

A

decrease, deficiency

50
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mega-, megal/o, -megaly

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enlargement, large

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-staxis

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dripping, oozing

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stas/o, stat/o, -stasis, -stat

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a standing, stoppage, cause to stand, device for stopping, ceasing something

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embol/o

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a moving clot in the blood (embolus), an interjection

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thromb/o

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edemat/o, -edema

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fus/o

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a pouring, melting

57
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pleth/o, plethysm/o

A

excess, overfullness

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