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cyte-

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Cell

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cyan-

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Blue

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erythr-

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Red

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erythrocyt-

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Red blood cells

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haem- or haemat-

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Blood

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leuc-

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White

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leucocyt-

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White blood cells

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lip- or lipid-

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Fat

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myel-

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Marrow/spinal cord

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sept-

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Sepsis or infection

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thrombocyt-

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Blood clotting cell

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macr-

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Large, long

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micr-

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Small

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poly-

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Many, multiple

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FBC

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Full blood count

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Hb

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Haemoglobin

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WBC

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White blood cell

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RBC

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Red blood cell

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leuc-

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Root word for white but can also mean white blood cell

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Leucopenia (we don’t say leucocytopenia)

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Lack of white blood cells

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Erythrocytes

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Red blood cells

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Leucocytes

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White blood cells

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Thrombocyte

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Platelet

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Leucocytosis

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Increase in white blood cells to help fight infection

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Leukaemia

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Cancer of the blood – malignant or cancerous condition of abnormal white blood cells

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Haematoma

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Swelling of clotted blood

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Haemoglobin

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A Pigmented protein that carries oxygen

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Haemolysis

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Destruction or breakdown of blood cells

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Haemostasis

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Stoppage of bleeding

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Haemophilia

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Tendency to bleed

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Haemorrhage

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Bleeding or bursting forth

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Dyslipidaemia

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Abnormal lipids/fat levels in the blood

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Hyperlipaemia

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Excessive lipid/fat levels in the blood

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Microcytic

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Relating to abnormally small cells

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Macrocytic

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Relating to abnormally large cell

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Thrombus

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Blood clot in a blood vessel

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Thrombosis

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Formation of a blood clot in a blood vessel

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Thrombophilia

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Tendency to bleed

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-staxis

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Persistent slight dripping rather than serious bleed

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-rrhoea

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Discharge or flow

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-rrhage

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Bursting forth of blood or simply bleeding

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Epistaxis

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Nosebleed

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Rhinorrhage

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Bleeding from the nose

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Anaemic

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Pertaining to the lack of oxygen rich blood cells

Pertaining to the reduced oxygen carrying capacity of the blood

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aemia-

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Condition of blood

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cytosis-

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Condition of increased number of cells

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Genesis-

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Beginning, forming or development of

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globin-

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Protein component of blood

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lysis-

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Breakdown, destruction or disintegration

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-oma

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Tumour or swelling

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-penia

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Deficiency or lack

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-ptysis

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Coughing or spitting up

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-rrhage

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Bursting forth or simply bleeding

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-stasis

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Stopping, slowing, controlling

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Thrombocytopenia

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Lack of platelets/blood clotting cells

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Coagulation

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Clotting of blood

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Thrombo-

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Clot

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vas-

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Vessel

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vascul-

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Blood vessel

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