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Chabner Ch 13
| Whi | Answer |
|---|---|
| bas/o | base(alkaline,the opposite of acid) |
| chrom/o | color |
| coagul/o | clotting |
| cyt/o | cell |
| eosin/o | red,dawn,rosy |
| erythr/o | red |
| granul/o | granules |
| hem/o | blood |
| hemat/o | blood |
| hemoglobin/o | hemoglobin |
| is/o | same, equal |
| kary/o | nucleus |
| leuk/o | white |
| mon/o | one,single |
| morph/o | shape, form |
| myel/o | bone marrow |
| neutr/o | neutral(neither base nor acid) |
| nucle/o | nucleus |
| phag/o | eat, swallow |
| poikil/o | varied, irregular |
| sider/o | iron |
| spher/o | globe, round |
| thromb/o | clot |
| -apheresis | removal, a carrying away |
| -blast | immature cell, embryonic |
| -cytosis | abnormal condition of cells |
| -emia | blood condition |
| -globin | protein |
| -globulin | protein |
| -lytic | pertaining to destruction |
| -oid | derived from |
| -osis | abnormal condition |
| -penia | deficiency |
| -phage | eat, swallow |
| -philia | attraction for(an increase in cell numbers) |
| -phoresis | carrying, transmission |
| -poiesis | formation |
| -stasis | stop,control |
| antiglobin test | Test for the presence of antibodies that coat and damage erythrocytes |
| bleeding time | Time required for blood to stop flowing from a tiny puncture wound |
| coagulation time | Time required for venous blood to clot in a test tube. |
| platelet count of blood | Number of platelets per cubic millimeter(mm3) or microliter(p.L) |
| red blood cell count(RBC) | Number of erythrocytes per cubic millimeter |
| white blood cell differential[count] | Percentages of different types of leukocytes in the blood |
| blood transfusion | Whole blood or cells are taken from a donor and infused into a patient |
| autologous transfusion | You donate blood to yourself prior to surgery |
| bone marrow biopsy | Microscopic examination of a core of bone marrow removed with a needle |
| hemotopoietic stem cell transplantation | Peripheral stem cells from a compatible donor are administered to a recipient |