Chapter 9 Word elements Flashcards by Niki Knowlton | Brainscape

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agglutin/o

A

to clump

agglutination

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aniso-

A

unequal

anisocytosis

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bas/o

A

base

basophil

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blast/o, -blast

A

embryonic stage of development

blastocyte

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chrom/o

A

color

chromophilic

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coagul/o

A

clotting

coagulation

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cyt/o

A

cell

cytogenesis

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-emia

A

blood condition

polycythemia

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eosin/o

A

red, rosy

eosinophilia

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erythro/o

A

red

erythrocytopenia

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-globin

A

containing protein

hemoglobin

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hem/o

A

blood

hemogram

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hemat/o

A

blood

hematologist

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is/o

A

equal

isotonic

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kary/o

A

nucleus

karyocyte

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leuk/o

A

white

leukocyte

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-lytic

A

destruction

hemolytic

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mono-

A

one

monocytopenia

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morph/o

A

form shape

morphology

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myel/o

A

bone marrow or spinal cord

myeloblast

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-oid

A

resembling

spheroid

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-osis

A

condition

erythrocytosis

Q

-penia

A

decrease in; deficiency

pancytopenia

Q

-phage

A

to eat

macrophage

Q

phag/o

A

to eat

phagocyte

Q

-philia

A

attraction to

hemophilia

Q

-phoresis

A

transmission

electrophoresis

Q

-poiesis

A

formation

erythroposiesis

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poikil/o

A

varied; irregular

poikilocytosis

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sider/o

A

iron

sideroblast

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spher/o

A

round; sphere

spherocytosis

Q

-stasis

A

stopping or controlling

hemostasis

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thromb/o

A

clot

thrombosis

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cyt/o, -cyte

A

cell

cytomegalovirus

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hyper-

A

excessive

hypersplenism

Q

immun/o

A

immune, protection

immunodificiency

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lymph/o

A

lymph

lymphocyte

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lymphaden/o

A

lymph gland

lymphadenitis

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lymphangi/o

A

lymph vessel

lymphangiogram

Q

mon/o

A

one

mononucleosis

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sarc/o

A

flesh

Kaposi’s sarcoma