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VA107
Chapter 8 - Blood and Lympth
Term | Definition |
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hem/o | blood |
hemato/o | blood |
-emia | blood condition (usually abnormal) |
plasm/o | plasma |
ser/o | serum |
morph/o | shape or structure |
-esis | process of an action (emesis) |
cyt/o | cell |
-cyte | cell |
clast/o | to break / destroy |
-clast | to break / destroy |
erythr/o | red |
leuk/o | white |
granul/o | granule |
phil/o | loving |
-philia | loving |
neutr/o | neutral |
lymph/o | lymph |
immun/o | immunity; immune |
coagul/o | coagulation (clotting) |
anti- | against |
heter/o | different |
is/o | equal |
macro- | large; enlarged |
phag/o | eat |
vacul/o | to empty |
-blast | formation |
-poiesis | making or producing |
-penia | lack of or deficiency |
norm/o | normal |
plur/i | more than one |
lys/o | destructive |
splen/o | spleen |
-phobia | fear |
CBC | complete blood count |
WBC | white blood cell |
TNTC | too numerous to count |
RBC | red blood cell |
PCV | packed cell volume (% of RBC in the blood) |