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VA107
Chapter 8 - Blood and Lympth
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| 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) |