click below
click below
Normal Size Small Size show me how
Med Express L.6
Medical Terminology Express Self-made Ch. 6
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| red blood cell | erythr/o/cyte |
| cells that are white | leuk/o/cyte |
| embel/o | embolus |
| What is an embolus? | a blood clot, air bubble, piece of fatty deposit, or other object that has been carried in the bloodstream to lodge in a vessel and cause an embolism. |
| agglutin/o- | clumping, gluing |
| fear of blood | hem/o/phobia |
| large blood cell | macr/o/cyte |
| formation/production of blood | hemat/o/poiesis |
| standing still of blood | hem/o/stasis |
| CBC | complete blood count |
| MI | myocaridal infarction/heart attack |
| myel/o | bone marrow, spinal cord |
| pexy- | fixation |
| splen/o | spleen |
| thym/o- | thymus |
| cell that swallows or eats | phag/o/cyte |
| tumor composed of blood | hemat/oma |