Hematologic terminologies Flashcards
(37 cards)
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a- or an-
A
without; absent
2
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aniso-
A
unequal/dissimilar
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cyt-
A
cell
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dys-
A
abnormal; difficult; bad
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erythro-
A
red
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ferr- or ferro-
A
iron
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hemo- or hemato-
A
pertaining to blood
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hyper-
A
above; increased
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hypo-
A
under decreased
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iso-
A
same; equal
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leuk- or leuko-
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white
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macro-
A
large; long
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mega-
A
giant; very large; huge
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meta-
A
after; next; change
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micro-
A
small
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myel- or myelo-
A
bone marrow
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normo-
A
normal
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pan-
A
all; overall
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phleb-
A
vein
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poikilo-
A
varied; irregular
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poly-
A
many
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pro-
A
before
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schis-
A
split
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scler-
A
hard
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thromb- thrombo-
clot; thrombus
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-blast
youngest; nucleated
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-chromic
colored
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-emia
in the blood
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-itis
inflammation
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-lysis
destruction; dissolving
31
-opathy
disease
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-osis
abnormal increase; disease
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-penia
decreased; deficiency
34
-phil or -philia or -philic
attracted to; affinity for; increased
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-plasia or -plastic
formation; cell production or repair
36
-poiesis
cell production, formation, and development
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-poietin
stimulates production
