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Flash cards Ch. 11 & 12

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Term
Definition
hemat/o-   blood  
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-crit   to separate  
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hem/o-   blood  
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globin   protein  
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hypo-   deficient, below  
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chrom-   color  
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micro-   small  
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-cyt-   cell  
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pallor   paleness of skin  
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an-   without, lacking  
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-emic   relating to blood  
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erythr/o-   red  
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home/o-   the same  
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-stasis   stay in one place  
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viscous   sticky  
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-blast   germ cell  
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-poiesis   to make  
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heme   iron-based component of hemoglobin that carries oxygen  
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macro-   large  
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phag/e   to eat  
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oxy-   oxygen  
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hem/o-   blood  
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-globin   protein  
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-lysis   dectruction  
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-emia   blood condition  
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-phil   attraction  
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-penia   deficiency  
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pan-   all  
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cyt/o-   cell  
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coagul-   clump  
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-ant   forming  
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-stasis   control, stop  
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plate-   flat  
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-let   small  
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thromb/o-   clot  
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thrombin   clot  
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coagul/o-   clotting  
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dis-   apart  
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hematoma   bruise  
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-philia   attraction  
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auto-   self, same  
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-logous   relation  
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allergy   hypersensitivity to a particular allergen  
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immun-   immune response  
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-ize   affect in a specific way  
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tox-   poison  
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-toxic   able to kill  
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phag/o-   to eat  
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aden-   gland  
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-oid   resemble  
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splen/o-   spleen  
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tonsill-   tonsil  
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hyper-   excessive  
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inguin-   groin  
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lymphaden-   lymph node  
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-immune   immune response  
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vaccinate   to administer a vaccine  
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-ate   composed of, pertaining to  
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autoimmune   immune reaction directed against a person's own tissue  
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ana-   away from  
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-phylaxis   protection  
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dormant   inactive  
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anaphylaxis   immediate severe allergic response  
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opportunistic   an organism or a disease in a host with lowered resistance  
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vir-   virus  
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viral   pertaining to a virus  
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splenomegaly   enlargement of the spleen  
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lymphadenitis   inflammation of a lymph node  
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tonsillectomy   surgical removal of the tonsil  
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macrophage   Large WBC that removes bacteria, foreign particles and dead cells  
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erythrocyte   RBC  
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immunize   make resistant to an infectious disease  
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immunology   study of the immune response  
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hematocrit   percentage of RBC in the blood  
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anemia   decreased number of RBC  
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homestasis   equilibrium of a system or the body's internal environment  
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heme   blood  
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hypochromic   RBC that is pale in color  
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hypoxia   deficient in oxygen  
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leukocyte   WBC  
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leukemia   blood is taken over by WBCs  
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pancytopenia   deficiency of all types of blood cells  
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thrombocyte   platelet  
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coagulant   clotting  
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hemophilia   an inherited disease from a deficiency of clotting factor VIII  
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