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The Blood System

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bas/o   base  
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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, dawn, rosy  
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erythr/o   red  
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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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leuk/o   white  
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mon/o   one, single  
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morph/o   shape, form  
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myel/o   bone marrow  
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neutr/o   neutral  
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nucle/o   nucleus  
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phag/o   eat, swallow  
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poikil/o   varied, irregular  
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sider/o   iron  
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spher/o   globe, round  
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thromb/o   clot  
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-apheresis   removal, a carrying away  
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-blast   immature cell  
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-cytosis   abnormal condition of cells  
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-emia   blood condition  
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-globin   protein  
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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  
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-phoresis   carrying, transmission  
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-poiesis   formation  
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-stasis   stop, control  
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Failure of blood cell prodution due to aplasia of bone marrow cells   aplastic anemia  
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Lack of mature erythrocytes caused by inability to absorb vitamin B12 into the body   pernicious anemia  
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A hereditary condition characterized by abnormal sickle shape of erythrocytes and by hemolysis   sickle cell anemia  
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Multiple pinpoint hemorrhages and accumulation of blood under the skin   purpura  
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Increase in cancerous white blood cells   leukemia  
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An infectious disease marked by increased numbers of leukocytes and enlarged cervical lymph nodes   mononucleosis  
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decrease in the number of granulocytes   granulocytopenia  
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Time required for blood to stop flowing from a tiny puncture wound   bleed time  
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Determination of the number of red and white cells and platelets, hemoglobin level and hematocrit, and red cell indices   complete blood count (CBC)  
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Speed at which erythrocytes settle out of plasma   erythrocyte sedimentation rate (ESR)  
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Percentage of erythrocytes in a volume of blood   hematocrit (Hct)  
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Total amount of hemoglobin in a sample of peripheral blood   Hemoglobin test (H, Hg, HGB)  
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Measures the presence of plasma factors that act in a portion of the coagulation pathway   partial thromboplastin time (PTT)  
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Microscopic examination of a stained blood smear to determine the shape of individual red cells   red blood cell morphology  
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Number of leukocytes per cubic millimeter (mm3) or microliter (uL) of blood   white blood cell count (WBC)  
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Percentage of the total WBC made up by different types of leukocytes   white blood cell differential  
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The collection and later reinfusion of a patient's own blood or blood components   Autologous transfusion  
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Time required for venous blood to clot in a test tube   coagulation time  
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CBC   complete blood count  
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ESR   erythrocyte sedimentation rate  
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Hct   hematocrit  
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Hgb   hemoglobin  
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