Ch 13 - Blood System Terminology

Question 1

bas/o

Answer 1

base (alkaline, the opposite of acid)

ex. basophil - WBC, or dark staining granule

Question 2

chrom/o

Answer 2

color

ex. hypochromic - deficiency of color

Question 3

coagul/o

Answer 3

clotting

ex. anticoagulant - substance that works against clotting

Question 4

cyt/o

Answer 4

cell

ex. cytology - study of cells

Question 5

eosin/o

Answer 5

red, dawn, rosy

ex. eosinophil - WBC

Question 6

erythr/o

Answer 6

red

ex. erythroblast - immature RBC

Question 7

granul/o

Answer 7

granules

ex. granulocyte - WBC

Question 8

hem/o

Answer 8

blood

ex. hemolysis - destruction/breakdown of RBCs

Question 9

hemat/o

Answer 9

blood

ex. hematocrit - separation of blood

Question 10

hemoglobin/o

Answer 10

hemoglobin

ex. hemoglobinopathy - disease of the hemoglobin

Question 11

is/o

Answer 11

same, equal

ex. anisocytosis - abnormal condition of unequal size of cells

Question 12

kary/o

Answer 12

nucleus

ex. megakaryocyte - cell with a large nuclei

Question 13

leuk/o

Answer 13

white

ex. leukopenia - deficiency of WBCs

Question 14

mon/o

Answer 14

one, single

ex. monocyte - WBC

Question 15

morph/o

Answer 15

shape, form

ex. study of shape/form

Question 16

myel/o

Answer 16

bone marrow

ex. myeloblast - immature bone marrow
ex. myelodysplasia - abnormal development of the bone marrow

Question 17

neutr/o

Answer 17

neutral (neither base nor acid)

ex. neutropenia - deficiency of the neutrophil

Question 18

nucle/o

Answer 18

nucleus

ex. polymorphonuclear - WBC w/ multi nucleus

Question 19

phag/o

Answer 19

eat, swallow

ex. phagocyte - cells that ingest other cells

Question 20

poikil/o

Answer 20

varied, irregular

ex. poikilocytosis - irregular shape of the RBC

Question 21

sider/o

Answer 21

iron

ex. sideropenia - deficiency of iron

Question 22

spher/o

Answer 22

globe, round

ex. spherocytosis - erythrocyte that has a rounded shape

Question 23

thromb/o

Answer 23

clot

ex. thrombocytopenia - deficiency of clotting cells

Question 24

-apheresis

Answer 24

removal, a carrying away

ex. plasmapheresis - separation of plasma
ex. leukapheresis - separation of WBC
ex. plateletpheresis - separation of platelet

Question 25

-blast

Answer 25

immature or embryonic cell

ex. monoblast - immature WBC

Question 26

-cytosis

Answer 26

abnormal condition of cells (increase in cells)

ex. macrocytosis - abnormal increase in the RBC
ex. microcytosis - abnormal decrease in the RBC

Question 27

-emia

Answer 27

blood condition

ex. leukemia - cancer of the WBC

Question 28

-gen

Answer 28

giving rise to; producing

ex. fibrinogen - plasma converting into fibrin for clotting

Question 29

• globin,

- globulin

Answer 29

protein

ex. hemoglobin - blood protein in erythrocyte
ex. immunoglobulin - protein that acts to protect the body

Question 30

-lytic

Answer 30

pertaining to destruction

ex. thrombolytic therapy - treatment to destroy the blood clot

Question 31

-oid

Answer 31

derived or originating from

ex. myeloid - derived from the bone marrow

Question 32

-osis

Answer 32

abnormal condition

ex. thrombosis - abnormal condition of clotting

Question 33

-penia

Answer 33

deficiency

ex. granulocytopenia - deficiency of the granulocytes
ex. pancytopenia - deficiency of all the cells

Question 34

-phage

Answer 34

eat, swallow

ex. macrophage - large cells that eat other cells

Question 35

-philia

Answer 35

attraction for (an increase in cell numbers)

ex. eosinophilia - increase in the number of eosinophils
ex. nutrophilia - increase in the number of neutrophils

Question 36

-phoresis

Answer 36

carrying, transmission

ex. electrophoresis - separation of protein

Question 37

-poiesis

Answer 37

formation

ex. hematopoiesis - formation of blood cells
ex. erythropoiesis - formation of erythrocyte
ex. myelopoiesis - formation of the bone marrow

Question 38

-stasis

Answer 38

stop, control

ex. hemostasis - stopping of the blood flow