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Blood/Lymph/Immune
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| bas/o | base |
| coagul/o | clotting |
| eosin/o | rosy red |
| erythr/o | red |
| fibrin/o | fibers |
| hem/o | blood |
| hemat/o | blood |
| immun/o | immune (system) |
| leuk/o | white |
| lip/o | fat |
| lymph/o | lymph |
| lymphaden/o | lymph node |
| lymphangi/o | lymph vessel |
| neutr/o | neutral |
| path/o | disease |
| phleb/o | vein |
| sanguin/o | blood |
| septic/o | infection |
| splen/o | spleen |
| phag/o | eat |
| thromb/o | clot |
| thym/o | thymus gland |
| tonsill/o | tonsils |
| an- | without |
| anti- | against |
| auto- | self |
| dys- | painful |
| hyper- | excessive |
| hypo- | insufficient |
| macro- | large |
| mono- | one |
| pan- | all |
| -cyte | cell |
| -cytosis | abnormal condition of cells (increase of cells) |
| -ectomy | surgical removal |
| -edema | swelling |
| -emia | blood condition |
| -genic | producing |
| -globin | protein |
| -globulin | protein |
| -itis | inflammation |
| -logist | person who studies |
| -logy | study of |
| -lytic | descruction |
| -megaly | enlarged |
| -oma | mass |
| -osis | abnormal condition |
| -otomy | cutting into |
| -pathy | disease |
| -penia | too few |
| -phage | eat |
| -phil | attracted to |
| -poiesis | formation |
| -rrhage | abnormal flow |
| -stasis | stop |
| -suppression | to stop |
| hematologist | physician who studies and treats diseases of the blood |
| hematoma | bruise or blood blister; blood mass |
| hemorrhage | excessive bleeding |
| hemophilia | A hereditary disease where blood does not coagulate to stop bleeding |
| complete blood count | determination of numbers of blood cells (red |
| hematocrit | percentage of blood volume occupied by red blood cells |
| hemoglobin | An iron-containing protein in red blood cells that reversibly binds oxygen |
| phlebotomy | incision of a vein to withdraw blood |
| blood transfusion | whole blood or cells are taken from a donor and infused into a patient |
| immunologist | specializes in diagnosing and treating disorders of the immune system and infectious diseases |
| pathologist | specialist in the study of disease |
| autoimmune disorder | any of a large group of diseases characterized by a condition in which the immune system produces antibodies against its own tissues |
| vaccination | injection of a weakened or mild form of a pathogen to produce immunity |
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MrsReynolds
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