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Blood System

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Leuk/o   White  
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-apheresis   removal, a carrying away  
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-blast   immature cell, embryonic  
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-globulin   protein  
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-globin   protein  
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-phoresis   carrying, transmission  
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anis   unequal  
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chrom/o   color  
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coagul/o   clotting  
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cyt/o   cell  
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eosin/o   red, dawm, rosey  
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erythr/o   red  
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myel/o   bone marrow  
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poikil/o   varied, irregular  
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sider/o   iron  
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-poiesis   formation  
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bas/o   base (alkaline, the opposite of acid)  
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granul/o   granules  
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hem/o   blood  
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hemat/o   blood  
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hemoglobin/o   hemoglobin  
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is/o   same, equal  
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kary/o   nucleus  
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mon/o   one, single  
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morph/o   shape, form  
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neutr/o   neutral (neither base nor acid)  
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nucle/o   nucleus  
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phag/o   eat, swallow  
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spher/o   globe, round  
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thromb/o   clot  
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-cytosis   abnormal condition of cells (increase in cells)  
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-emia   blood condition  
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-globulin   protein  
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-lytic   pertaining to destruction  
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-oid   derived from  
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-osis   abnormal condition  
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-penia   deficiency  
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-phage   eat, swallow  
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-philia   attraction for (an increase in cell numbers)  
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-stasis   stop, control  
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Electrophoresis   Method of separating out plasma proteins by electrical charge  
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Hemochromatosis   Excessive deposits of iron throughout the body  
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Excessive bleeding caused by haredetary lack of one of the protein substances (either factor VIII of factor IX)   Hemophilia  
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Multiple pinpoint hemorrhage and accumulation of blood under the skin   Purpura  
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Leukemia   Increase in cancerous white blood cells  
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Granulocytosis   An abnormally large number of granulocytes in the blood.  
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Mononucleosis   An infectious disease marked by increased number of leukocytes and enlarged cervical lymph nodes  
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Multiple myeloma   A malignant neoplasm of the bone marrow  
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CBC   Complete Blood (cell) Count  
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RBC   Red Blood Cell Count  
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WBC   White Blood Cell  
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Apheresis   Separation of blood into component parts and removal of select part from the blood  
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Hematopoetic stem cell transplant   Peripheral stem cells from a compatible donor are administered into a recipient's vein.  
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Anemia-   A reduction in the concentration of hemoglobin or erythrocytes in the blood to levels below normal.  
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Aplastic   Pertaining to aplasia; anatomically undeveloped from the stem cell or primordium.  
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Hemolytic   Producing, pertaining to, or characterized by hemolysis.  
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Sickle cell   A heredetary conditioned by abnormal sickle shape of erythrocytes  
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Antigens   Foreign material that invades the body and simulates the production of an antibody.  
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Thalassemia   Inherited defect in ability to produce hemoglobin  
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Hematocrit   Sample of blood is spun in a test tube so that red cells fall to the bottom and percentage of RBCs is taken  
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Sideropenia occurs causing deficient production of hemoglobin   Iron-deficiency anemia  
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White blood cell with reddish granules; numbers increase in allergic reactions   Eosinophil  
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