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All

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Root

Other, strange

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Erg

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Root

Work

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Ist

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Suffix

Specialist

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Allergist

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Root + Root + Suffix

Specialist in hypersensitivity reaction

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An

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Prefix

With out

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Emia

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Root

A blood condition

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Anemia

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Prefix + Root

Decreases number of red blood cells

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Emic

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Root

Pertaining to a condition of the blood

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Anemic

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Prefix + Root

Pertaining to or suffering from anemia

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Coll

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Root

Glue

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Oid

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Suffix

Resembling

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Collide

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Root + Suffix

Liquid containing suspended particles

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Hemat/o

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Root + Combining form

Blood

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Crit

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Suffix

To separate

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Hematocrit

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Root + Combining form + Suffix

Percentage of red blood cells in the blood

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Hemat/o

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Root + Combining form

Blood

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Logy

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Suffix

Study of

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Hematology

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Root + Combining form + Suffix

Medical specialty of the blood and its disorders

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Logist

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Suffix

One who studies, specialist

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Hematologist

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Root + Combining form + Suffix

Specialist in hematology

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Matrix

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Latin Mater mother

Substance that surrounds and protects cells, is manufactured by the cells, and holds them together

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Nutrient

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Latin to nourish

Constituent of food necessary for the body to function normally

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Nutrit

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Root

Nourishment

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Ion

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Suffix

Action, condition

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Nutrition
Root + Suffix | The study of food and liquid requirements for normal function of the human body
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Ist
Suffix | Specialist
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Nutritionist
Root + Suffix + Suffix | A person who specializes in the study of food and liquid requirements for normal function of the human body
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Plasma
Greek Something formed | Fluid, noncellular component of blood
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Plate
Root | Flat
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Let
Suffix | Little, small
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Platelet
Root + Suffix | Small particle involved in the clotting process
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Serum
Latin Whey | Fluid remaining after removal of blood cells and the formation of a clot
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Vita
Root | Life
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Amine
Suffix | Nitrogen containing substance
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Vitamin
Root + Suffix | Essential organic substance necessary in small amounts for normal cell function
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Ag
Prefix | To
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Glutin
Root | Stick
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Ate
Suffix | Composed of, pertaining to
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Agglutinate
Prefix + Root + Suffix | Stick together to form clumps
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A
Prefix | Without
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Plas
Root | Formation
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Tic
Suffix | Pertaining to
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An
Prefix | Without
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Emia
Root | A blood condition
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Aplastic Anemia
Prefix + Root + Suffix+ Prefix + Root | Condition in which the bone marrow is unable to produce sufficient red cells, white cells and platelets
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Erythr/o
Root + Combining form | Red
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Cyte
Suffix | Cell
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Erythrocyte
Root + Combining form + Suffix | Red blood cell
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Heme
Greek Blood | The iron-based component of hemoglobin that carries oxygen
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Hem/o
Root + Combining form | Blood
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Globin
Root | Protein
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Hemoglobin
Root + Combining form + Root | Red-pigmented protein that is the main component of red blood cells
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Oxy
Root | Oxygen
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Hem/o
Root + Combining form | Blood
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Globin
Root | Protein
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Oxyhemoglobin
Root + Root + Combining form + Root | Combination of hemoglobin and oxygen
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Hem/o
Root + Combining form | Blood
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Globin/o
Root + Combining form | Protein
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Pathy
Suffix | Disease
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Hem/o
Root + Combining form | Blood
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Lysis
Suffix | Destruction
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Hemolysis
Root + Combining form + Suffix | Destruction of red blood cells so that hemoglobin is liberated
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Lyt
Root | Destroy
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Ic
Suffix | Pertaining to
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Hemolytic
Root + Combining form + Root + Suffix | Pertaining to the destruction of red blood cells
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Hypo
Prefix | Below, deficient
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Ox
Root | Oxygen
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Ia
Suffix | Condition
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Hypoxia
Prefix + Root + Suffix | Below- normal levels of oxygen in tissues, gases or blood
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Ic
Suffix | Pertaining to
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Hypoxic
Prefix + Root + Suffix | Deficient in oxygen
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Pallor
Latin Paleness | Paleness of the skin
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Per
Prefix | Through
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Nici
Root | Lethal
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Ous
Suffix | Pertaining to
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An
Prefix | Without
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Emia
Root | A blood condition
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Pernicious Anemia
Prefix + Root + Suffix + Prefix + Root | Chronic anemia due to lack of vitamin B12
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Trait
Latin an extension | A discrete characteristic that has a known quality
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A
Prefix | Without
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Granul/o
Root + Combining form | Granule
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Cyte
Root | Cell
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Agranulocyte
Prefix + Root + Combining form + Root | A white blood cell without any granules in its cytoplasm
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Bas/o
Root + Combining form | Base
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Phil
Suffix | Attraction
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Basophil
Root + Combining form + Suffix | A basophil's granules attract a basic blue stain in the laboratory
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Eosin/o
Root + Combining form | Dawn
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Phil
Suffix | Attraction
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Eosinophil
Root + Combining form + Suffix | A eosinophil's granules attract rosy-red color on staining
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Granul/o
Root + Combining form | Small grain
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Cyte
Root | Cell
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Granulocyte
Root + Combining form + Root | A white blood cell that contains multiple small granules in its cytoplasm
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Leuk
Root | White
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Emia
Suffix | A blood condition
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Leukemia
Root + Suffix | Disease when the blood is taken over by white blood cells and their precursors
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Emic
Suffix | Pertaining to a blood condition
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Leukemic
Root + Suffix | Pertaining to or affected by leukemia
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Leuk/o
Root + Combining form | White
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Cyte
Root | Cell
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Leukocyte
Root + Combining form + Root | Another term for a white blood cell
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Osis
Suffix | Condition
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Leukocytosis
Root + Combining form + Root + Suffix | An excessive number if white blood cells
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Penia
Suffix | Deficiency
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Leukopenia
Root + Combining form + Suffix | A deficient number of white blood cells
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Lymph/o
Root + Combining form | Lymph
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Cyte
Root | Cell
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Lymphocyte
Root + Combining form + Root | Small white blood cell with a large nucleus
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Mono
Prefix | Single
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Cyte
Root | Cell
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Monocyte
Prefix + Root | Large white blood cell with a single nucleus
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Mono
Prefix | Single
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Nucle
Root | Nucleus
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Osis
Suffix | Condition
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Mononucleosis
Prefix + Root + Suffix | Presence of large numbers of specific, diagnostic mononuclear leukocytes
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Neutr/o
Root + Combining form | Neutral
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Phil
Suffix | Attraction
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Neutrophil
Root + Combining form + Suffix | Neutrophils' granules take up purple stain equally, whether stain is acid or alkaline
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Penia
Suffix | Deficiency
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Neutropenia
Root + Combining form + Suffix | A deficiency of neutrophils
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Philia
Suffix | Attraction
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Pan
Prefix | All
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Cyt/o
Root + Combining form | Cell
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Penia
Suffix | Deficiency
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Pancytopenia
Prefix + Root + Combining form + Suffix | Deficiency of all types of blood cells
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Poly
Prefix | Many
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Morph/o
Root + Combining form | Shape
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Nucle
Root | Nucleus
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Ar
Suffix | Pertaining to
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Polymorphonuclear
Prefix + Root + Combining form + Root + Suffix | White blood cell with a multilobed nucleus
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Coagul
Root | Clot, clump
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Ant
Suffix | Forming, pertaining to
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Coagulant
Root + Suffix | Substance that causes clotting
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Ation
Suffix | Process
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Coagulation
Root + Suffix | Process of blood clotting
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Anti
Prefix | Against
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Anticoagulant
Prefix + Root + Suffix | Substance that prevents clotting
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Embolus
Greek Plug, stopper | Detached piece of thrombus, a mass of bacteria, quantity of air, or foreign body that blocks a blood vessel
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Fibrin
Latin Fiber | Stringy protein fiber that is a component of a blood clot
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Fibr/o
Root + Combining form | Fiber
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Blast
Suffix | Immature cell
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Fibroblast
Root + Combining form + Suffix | Cell that forms collagen fibers
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Hemat
Root | Blood
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Oma
Suffix | Mass, tumor
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Hematoma
Root + Suffix | Collection of blood that has escaped from vessels into surrounding tissues
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Hem/o
Root + Combining form | Blood
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Philia
Suffix | Attraction
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Hemophilia
Root + Combining form + Suffix | An inherited disease from a deficiency of clotting factor VIII
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Hem/o
Root + Combining form | Blood
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Stasis
Suffix | Control, stop
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Hemostasis
Root + Combining form + Suffix | Control of or stopping bleeding
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Petechia
Latin Spot on the skin | Pinpoint capillary hemorrhagic spot in the skin
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Pro
Prefix | Before
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Thromb
Root | Blood clot
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In
Suffix | Substance
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Purpura
Greek Purple | Skin hemorrhages that are red initially and then turn purple
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Thromb/o
Root + Combining form | Blood clot
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Cyte
Root | Cell
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Thrombocyte
Root + Combining form + Root | Another name for a platelet
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Thromb/o
Root + Combining form | Blood clot
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Cyt/o
Root + Combining form | Cell
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Penia
Suffix | Deficiency
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Thrombocytopenia
Root + Combining form + Root + Combining form + Suffix | Deficiency of platelets in circulating blood
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Von Willebrand
Finnish Physician
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Ag
Prefix | To
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Glutin
Root | Glue
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Ation
Suffix | Process
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Agglutination
Prefix + Root + Suffix | Process by which cells or other particles adhere to each other to form clumps
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Anti
Prefix | Against
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Body
Root | Substance, body
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Antibody
Prefix + Root | Protein produced in response to an antigen
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Anti
Prefix | Against
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Gen
Root | Produce, create
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Antigen
Prefix + Root | Substance capable of triggering an immune response
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Auto
Prefix | Self, same
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Logous
Root | Relation
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Autologous
Prefix + Root | Blood transfusion with the same person as donor and recipient- self transfusion
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In
Prefix | In
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Fusion
Root | To pour
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Infusion
Prefix + Root | Introduction intravenously of a substance other than blood
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Trans
Prefix | Across
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Fusion
Root | To pour
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Transfusion
Prefix + Root | Transfer of blood or a blood component from donor to recipient
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Erythr/o
Root + Combining form | Red
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Blast
Root | Immature cell
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Osis
Suffix | Condition
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Fetal
Root | Fetus
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Is
Suffix | Belonging to
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Erythroblastosis Fetalis
Root + Combining form + Root + Suffix + Root + Suffix | Erythroblastosis fetalis is a hemolytic disease of the newborn
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In
Prefix | Not
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Compat
Root | Tolerate
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Ible
Suffix | Can do
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Incompatible
Prefix + Root + Suffix | Substances that interfere with each other physiologically
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Fetus
Latin Offspring | Human organism from the end of the eighth week after conception to birth
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Fet
Root | Fetus
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Al
Suffix | Pertaining to
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Fetal
Root + Suffix | Pertaining to the fetus
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Matern
Root | Mother
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Al
Suffix | Pertaining to
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Maternal
Root + Suffix | Pertaining to or derived from the mother
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Mis
Prefix | Not, correct
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Carriage
Old English to carry
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Miscarriage
Prefix | Spontaneous expulsion of the products of pregnancy before fetal viability
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Placenta
Latin A cake | Organ that allows metabolic exchange between the mother and the fetus
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Spher/o
Root + Combining form | Sphere
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Cyte
Root | Cell
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Spherocyte
Root + Combining form + Root | A spherical cell
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Osis
Suffix | Condition
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Spherocytosis
Root + Combining form + Root + Suffix | Presence of spherocytes in blood
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All
Root | Other, strange
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Erg
Root | Work
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Gen
Suffix | Create
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Allergen
Root + Root + Suffix | Substance creating a hypersensitivity reaction
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Ic
Suffix | Pertaining to
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Allergic
Root + Root + Suffix | Pertaining to or suffering from an allergy
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Ergy
Suffix | Process of working
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Allergy
Root + Suffix | Hypersensitivity to a particular allergen
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Lymph
Latin clear, spring water | A clear fluid collected from tissues and transported by lymph vessels to the venous circulation
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Lymph
Root | Lymph
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Atic
Suffix | Pertaining to
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Lymphatic
Root + Suffix | Pertaining to lymph or the lymphatic system
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Oid
Suffix | Resembling
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Lymphoid
Root + Suffix | Resembling lymphatic tissue
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Node
Latin A knot | A circumscribed mass of tissue
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Path/o
Root + Combining form | Disease
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Gen
Suffix | Produce, create, form
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Pathogen
Root + Combining form + Suffix | A disease-causing microorganism
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Pollut
Root | Unclean
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Ant
Suffix | Pertaining to
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Polluant
Root + Suffix | Substance that makes an environment unclean and impure
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Spleen
Greek Spleen | Vascular, lymphatic organ in left upper quadrant of abdomen
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Thymus
Greek Sweetbread | Endocrine gland located in the mediastinum
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Tonsil
Latin Tonsil | Mass of lymphoid tissue on either side of the throat at the back of the tongue
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Effer
Root | Move away from the center
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Ent
Suffix | End result, pertaining to
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Efferent
Root + Suffix | Moving away from a center
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Affer
Root | Move toward the center
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Afferent
Root + Suffix | Moving toward a center
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Immune
Latin Protected from | Protected from an infectious disease
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Immun
Root | Immune
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Ity
Suffix | Condition
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Immunity
Root + Suffix | State of being protected
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Immun/o
Root + Combining form | Immune
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Logy
Suffix | Study of
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Immunology
Root + Combining form + Suffix | The science and practice of immunity and allergy
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Logist
Suffix | One who studies, specialist
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Immunologist
Root + Combining form + Suffix | Medical specialist in immunology
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Ize
Suffix | Affect in a specific way
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Immunize
Root + Suffix | Make resistant to an infectious disease
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Immunization
Root + Suffix | Administration of an agent to provide immunity
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Interstiti
Root | Space between tissues
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Al
Suffix | Pertaining to
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Interstitial
Root + Suffix | Pertaining to spaces between cells in a tissue or organ
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Aden
Root | Gland
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Oid
Suffix | Resemble
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Adenoid
Root + Suffix | Single mass of lymphoid tissue in the midline at the back of the throat
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Ectomy
Suffix | Surgical excision
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Adenoidectomy
Root + Suffix | Surgical removal of the adenoid tissue
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Bacterium
Greek A staff | A unicellular, simple, microscopic organism
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Follicle
Latin a small sac | Spherical mass of cells containing a cavity; or a small cul-de-sac, such as a hair follicle
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Immun/o
Root + Combining form | Immune
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Globul
Root | Globular, protein
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In
Suffix | Chemical compound, substance
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Immunoglobulin
Root + Combining form + Root + Suffix | Specific protein evoked by an antigen. All antibodies are immunoglobulins
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Spleen
Greek Spleen | Vascular, lymphatic organ in the left upper quadrant of abdomen
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Splen
Root | Spleen
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Ectomy
Suffix | Surgical excision
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Splenectomy
Root + Suffix | Surgical removal of the spleen
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Splen/o
Root + Combining form | Spleen
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Megaly
Suffix | Enlargement
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Splenomegaly
Root + Combining form + Suffix | Enlarged spleen
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Hyper
Prefix | Excessive
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Splen
Root | Spleen
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Ism
Suffix | Condition
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Hypersplenism
Prefix + Root + Suffix | Condition in which the spleen removes blood components at an excessive rate
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Inguin
Root | Groin
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Al
Suffix | Pertaining to
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Inguinal
Root + Suffix | Pertaining to the groin
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Lymphaden
Root | Lymph node
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Ectomy
Suffix | Surgical excision
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Lymphadenectomoy
Root + Suffix | Surgical excision of a lymph node
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Itis
Suffix | Inflammation
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Lymphadenitis
Root + Suffix | Inflammation of a lymph
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Lymphaden/o
Root + Combining form | Lymph node
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Pathy
Suffix | Disease
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Lymphadenopathy
Root + Combining form + Suffix | Any disease process affecting a lymph node
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Lymphangi/o
Root + Combining form | Lymphatic vessels
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Gram
Suffix | Recording
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Lymphangiogram
Root + Combining form + Suffix | Radiographic images of lymph vessels and nodes following injection of contrast material
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Lymph
Root | Lymph
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Edema
Root | Edema
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Lymphedema
Root + Root | Tissue swelling due to lymphatic obstruction
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Lymph
Root | Lymphatic system, lymph
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Oma
Suffix | Tumor, mass
294
Hodgkin
British Physician | Hodgkin lymphoma is marked by chronic enlargement of lymph nodes spreading to other nodes in an orderly way
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Neo
Prefix | New
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Plasm
Root | To form
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Neoplasm
Prefix + Root | A new growth, either a benign or malignant tumor
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Tic
Suffix | Pertaining to
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Neoplastic
Prefix + Root + Suffix | Pertaining to neoplasm
300
Ia
Suffix | Condition
301
Neoplasia
Prefix + Root + Suffix | Process that results in formation of a tumor
302
Ante
Prefix | In front of, before
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Cubit
Root | Elbow
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Al
Suffix | Pertaining to
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Antecubital
Prefix + Root + Suffix | In front of the elbow
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Auto
Prefix | Self, same
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Immune
Root | Protected
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Autoimmune
Prefix + Root | Immune reaction directed against a person's own tissue
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Dis
Prefix | Away from
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Crimin
Root | Distinguish
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Ation
Suffix | Process
312
Discrimination
Prefix + Root + Suffix | Ability to distinguish between different things
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Mutation
Latin to change | Change in the chemistry of a gene
314
Specif
Root | Species
315
Ic
Suffix | Pertaining to
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Specific
Root + Suffix | Relating to a particular entity
317
Ity
Suffix | Condition, state
318
Specificity
Root + Suffix | State of having a specific, fixed relation to a particular entity
319
Toxin
Greek Poison | Poisonous substance formed by a cell or organism
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Toxic
Root | Poison
321
Ity
Suffix | State, condition
322
Toxicity
Root + Suffix | The state of being poisonous
323
Attenu
Root | Weaken
324
Ate
Suffix | Composed of, pertaining to
325
Ated
Suffix | Pertaining to a condition
326
Attenuated
Root + Suffix | Weakened
327
Complement
Latin that which completes | Group of proteins in serum that finish off the work of antibodies to destroy bacteria and other cells
328
Humor
Root | Fluid
329
Al
Suffix | Pertaining to
330
Immun
Root | Immune
331
Ity
Suffix | Condition
332
Humeral Immunity
Root + Suffix + Root + Suffix | Defense mechanism arising from antibodies in the blood
333
Vaccin
Root | Vaccine, giving a vaccine
334
Ate
Suffix | Pertaining to, composed of
335
Vaccinate
Root + Suffix | To administer a vaccine
336
Ation
Suffix | Process
337
Vaccination
Root + Suffix | Administration of a vaccine
338
Vaccine
Latin, related to a cow | Preparation to generate active immunity
339
All/o
Prefix | Other, strange
340
Immune
Root | Immunity
341
Alloimmune
Prefix + Root | Immune reaction directed against foreign tissue
342
Ana
Prefix | Excessive
343
Phylaxis
Root | Protection
344
Anaphylaxis
Prefix + Root | Immediate severe allergic response
345
Phylac
Root | Protect
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Tic
Suffix | Pertaining to
347
Anaphylactic
Prefix + Root + Suffix | Pertaining to anaphulaxis
348
Asthma
Greek Asthma | Episodes of breathing difficulty due to narrowed or obstructed airways
349
Asthm
Root | Asthma
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Atic
Suffix | Pertaining to
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Asthmatic
Root + Suffix | Suffering from or pertaining to asthma
352
Dorm
Root | Sleep
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Ant
Suffix | Forming
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Dormant
Root + Suffix | Inactive
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Hist
Root | Derived from histidine
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Amine
Root | Nitrogen containing substance
357
Anti
Prefix | Against
358
Antihistamine
Prefix + Root + Root | Drug used to treat allergic symptoms because of its action antagonistic to histamine
359
Hyper
Prefix | Excessive
360
Sensitiv
Root | Feeling
361
Ity
Suffix | Condition
362
Hypersensitivity
Prefix + Root + Suffix | Exaggerated abnormal reaction to an allergen
363
Immun/o
Root + Combining form | Immune response
364
Defici
Root | Failure, lacking
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Immunodeficiency
Root + Combining form + Root + Suffix | Failure of the immune system
366
Supress
Root | Press under
367
Ion
Suffix | Action, condition
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Immunosupression
Root + Combining form + Root + Suffix | Failure of the immune system caused by an outside agent
369
Incub
Root | Lie on, hatch
370
Ation
Suffix | Process
371
Incubation
Root + Suffix | Process to develop an infection
372
Opportun
Root | Take advantage of
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Istic
Suffix | Pertaining to
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Opportunistic
Root + Suffix | An organism or a disease in a host with lowered resistance
375
Retro
Prefix | Backward
376
Rerovirus
Prefix + Root | Virus with an RNA core
377
Urticaria
Latin nettle | Rash of itchy wheals
378
Con
Prefix | With, together
379
Tag
Root | Touch
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Ious
Suffix | Pertaining to
381
Contagious
Prefix + Root + Suffix | Infection can be transmitted from person to person or from a person to a surface to a person
382
En
Prefix | In
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Dem
Root | The people
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Ic
Suffix | Pertaining to
385
Endemic
Prefix + Root + Suffix | Pertaining to a disease always present in a community
386
Epi
Prefix | Above
387
Epidemic
Prefix + Root + Suffix | Pertaining to an outbreak in a community of a disease or a health-related behavior
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Pan
Prefix | All
389
Pandemic
Prefix + Root + Suffix | Pertaining to a disease attacking the population of a very large area
390
Flora
Latin Flower | Microorganism covering the exterior and interior surfaces of a healthy animal
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Infect
Latin invade internally | To invade an organism by a microorganism
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Infect
Root | Internal invasion
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Ion
Suffix | Condition, action
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Infection
Root + Suffix | Invasion of the body by disease-producing microorganisms
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Ious
Suffix | Pertaining to
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Infectious
Root + Suffix | Capable of being transmitted to a person; or a disease caused by the action of a microorganism
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Micro
Prefix | Small
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Be
Root | Life
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Microbe
Prefix + Root | Short for microorganism
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Organ
Root | Organ, instrument
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Ism
Suffix | Process
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Microorganism
Prefix + Root + Root + Suffix | Any organism too small to be seen by the naked eye
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Micro
Prefix | Small
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Scope
Root | Instrument for viewing
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Microscope
Prefix + Root | Instrument for viewing something small that cannot be seen in detail by the naked eye
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Ic
Suffix | Pertaining to
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Microscopic
Prefix + Root + Suffix | Visible only with the aid of a microscope
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Scopy
Root | To examine, to view
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Microscopy
Prefix + Root | Investigation of minute objects through a microscope
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Nos/o
Root + Combining form | Disease
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Com
Root | Take care of
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Ial
Suffix | Pertaining to
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Nosocomial
Root + Combining form + Root + Suffix | Acquired while in the hospital
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neutrophilia
an increase in neutrophils
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prothrombin
protein formed by the liver and converted to thrombin in the blood-clotting mechanism
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ization
Suffix | Process of inserting or creating
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Attenuate
weaken the ability of an organism to produce disease
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Histamine
compound liberated in tissues as a result of injury or immune response
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Kaposi Sarcoma
a skin cancer often seen in AIDS patients

Med Terminology (15 decks)

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