Greek and Latin word elements for Blood and Lymph Flashcards
(57 cards)
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sanguin/o
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blood
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hem/o, hemat/o, -emia
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blood
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plasm/o, -plasm
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fluid portion of blood (plasma), formed or shaped
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plast/o
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formed, shaped
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-plast
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forming cell or organelle
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-plasia
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growth
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ser/o
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fluid left over after blood clotting (blood serum)
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-poiesis
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to make, produce
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blast/o, -blast
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embryonic cell
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cyt/o, -cyte
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cell
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thromb/o
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a clot
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erythr/o
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red, red blood cell
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leuk/o, leuc/o
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white, white blood cell
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reticul/o
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net, network
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granul/o
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granule
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corpuscul/o
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corpuscle, small rounded body
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glob/o, globul/o
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ball, sphere
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morph/o
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shape, form
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nucle/o
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cell nucleus
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neutr/o
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neutral, neither
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bas/o, basi/o
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base, foundation, step, a walking
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eosin/o
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red dyes used in histology
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eos/o, eo-
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dawn, early, morning red
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phil/o, -phil, -phile
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attraction, love
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lymph/o, lymphat/o
lymph, water
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nod/o
node (lymph), swollen, knot-like
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aden/o
gland
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splen/o
spleen
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lien/o
spleen
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tonsill/o
tonsil
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coagul/o
thickening of liquid into a gel or solid, particularly blood
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fibr/o
fiber
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bubon/o
swollen lymph node(s)
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immun/o
free from, safe
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crit/o, -crit
separate, decide
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cras/o, -crasia
mixture, temperament
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micr/o
small
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macr/o
long, large
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anis/o
unequal
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poikil/o
irregular, varied, spotted, mottled
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acanth/o
thorn, spine, spiny
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echin/o
spiny
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ple/o, plei/o, pli/o
more, increased
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-emia
condition of blood
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tox/o
poison, bow and arrow
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septic/o
sepsis
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-rrhagia, -rrhage, -rrhagy
rupture with profuse discharge of a fluid (typically blood)
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rhagad/o
tear, fissure, cleft
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-penia
decrease, deficiency
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mega-, megal/o, -megaly
enlargement, large
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-staxis
dripping, oozing
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stas/o, stat/o, -stasis, -stat
a standing, stoppage, cause to stand, device for stopping, ceasing something
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embol/o
a moving clot in the blood (embolus), an interjection
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thromb/o
a clot
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edemat/o, -edema
swelling
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fus/o
a pouring, melting
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pleth/o, plethysm/o
excess, overfullness
