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unit 5 (blood, lymphatic, and immune system) word parts & abbreviations Flashcards

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-al

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pertaining to

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-ar

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pertaining to

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-ation

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process; condition

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-blast

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developing cell

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-crit

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to separate

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-cyte

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cell

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-e

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(noun suffix with no meaning)

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-ectomy

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surgical removal; excision

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-emia

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blood condition

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-emic

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pertaining to blood condition

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-fusion

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to pour; to come together

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-gen

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substance that produces

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-globulin

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protein

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-ia

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condition

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-ic

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pertaining to

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-ical

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pertaining to

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-in

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chemical; chemical compound; substance

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-ine

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chemical; chemical compound; substance

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-itis

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inflammation

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-logist

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specialist

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-logy

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study of

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-lysis

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breakdown; separation; loosening

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-lytic

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pertaining to breakdown or destruction

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-megaly

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enlargement

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-oma

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tumor; mass

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-osis

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abnormal condition

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-penia

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deficiency

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-phage

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eat; swallow

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-pheresis

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removal

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-phil

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love; attraction for

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-philia

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love; attraction for

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-phoresis

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transmission; carrying

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-plasm

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formation; structure

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-plastic

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pertaining to formation

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-plasty

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surgical repair

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-poiesis

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formation

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-rrhage

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rupture; bursting forth (of blood)

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-sis

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state; condition

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-stasis

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stoppage of flow

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-suppression

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to stop

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-therapy

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treatment

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-tic

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pertaining to

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-tomy

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process of cutting; incision

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adenoid/o

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adenoids

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agglutin/o

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clumping; sticking together

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AIDS

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acquired immunodeficiency syndrome

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angi/o

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vessel (blood)

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anti-

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against

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arteri/o

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artery

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auto-

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self

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bands

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immature white blood cells (granulocytes)

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baso

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basophils

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c/o

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complains of; complaining of

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CBC

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complete blood count (consists of an RBC, WBC, hgb, Hct, and PLT count and WBC differential)

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con-

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together; with

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CT

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computed tomography; computerized tomography

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cu mm

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cubic millimeters

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cyt/o

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diff

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differential

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Dx

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en-

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in; within

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eos

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eosinophils

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epi-

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on; over; upon

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erythr/o

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fung/o

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g/dL

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grams per deciliter

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HCT

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hematocrit (the proportion of the volume of blood that contains RBCs)

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Hct

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hematocrit (the proportion of the volume of blood that contains RBCs)

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hem/a

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hem/o

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hemat/o

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Hgb

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hemoglobin

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hgb

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hemoglobin

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HIV

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human immunodeficiency virus

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Hx

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hx

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iatr/o

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physician; treatment

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IgA

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immunoglobin A

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IgD

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immunoglobulin D

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IgE

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immunoglobulin E

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IgG

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immunoglobulin G

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IgM

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immunoglobulin M

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immun/o

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immune; protection

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kary/o

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lab

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laboratory

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leuk/o

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log/o

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ly/o

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break down; dissolve; loosen

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lymph/o

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lymphaden/o

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lymph node

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lymphangi/o

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lymphatic vessel

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lymphat/o

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lymphs

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lymphocytes

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macro-

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mega-

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meta-

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change; beyond

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million/uL

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million per microliter

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mono

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mono-

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one; single

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morph/o

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shape; form

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myel/o

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bone marrow; spinal cord

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neo-

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NK cells

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natural killer cells

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nucle/o

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path/o

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phag/o

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eat; swallow; engulf

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phleb/o

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PLT

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platelet; platelet or thrombocyte (clotting cell) count

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plt

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platelet; platelet or thrombocyte (clotting cell) count

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poly-

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many; much

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pro-

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before; forward

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Pt

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pt.

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RBC

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red blood cell or erythrocyte; red blood cell or erythrocyte count

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Rm

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segs (polys)

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segmented, mature white blood cells (neutrophils)

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ser/o

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serum; serous

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splen/o

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STAT

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immediately

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Strep A

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group A Streptococcus bacterium

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thromb/o

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thym/o

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tonsill/o

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tox/o

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trans-

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ven/i

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ven/o

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vir/o

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WBC

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white blood cell or leukocyte; white blood cell or leukocyte count

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WBC differential

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measure of the percentage of different types of white blood cells present in the blood

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