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Question 1

Prefixes commonly used in Hematology

Answer 1

1. cyt
2. hemo/hemato
3. a/an
4. dys
5. erythro
6. leuko
7. hypo/hyper/iso
8. aniso
9. poikilo
10. macro/mega
11. micro
12. poly
13. pan
14. meta
15. phleb
16. myel(o)
17. schis
18. thromb(o)
19. ferr
20. scler

Question 2

Suffixes commonly used in Hematology

Answer 2

1. cyte
2. emia
3. penia
4. lysis
5. oma
6. opathy
7. osis
8. itis
9. phil(ic)
10. plasia/plastic
11. poiesis
12. poietin

Question 3

Prefix for cell

Answer 3

cyt

Question 4

Prefix pertaining to blood

Answer 4

hemo/hemato

Question 5

Prefix for without, absent, decreased

Answer 5

a/an

Question 6

Prefix for red

Answer 6

eryhtro

Question 7

Prefix for white

Answer 7

leuk(o)

Question 8

Prefix for under/decreased

Answer 8

hypo

Question 9

Prefix for above

Answer 9

hyper

Question 10

Prefix for equal/same/uniformity

Answer 10

iso

Question 11

Prefix for unequal, dissimilar

Answer 11

aniso

Question 12

Prefix for varied, irregular

Answer 12

poikilo

Question 13

Prefix for large/long

Answer 13

macro

Question 14

Prefix for giant

Answer 14

mega

Question 15

Prefix for small

Answer 15

micro

Question 16

Prefix for many

Answer 16

poly

Question 17

Prefix for all, overall

Answer 17

pan

Question 18

Prefix for after, next; change

Answer 18

meta

Question 19

Prefix for vein

Answer 19

phleb

Question 20

prefix for from bone marrow; spinal cord

Answer 20

myel(o)

Question 21

prefix for split

Answer 21

schis

Question 22

prefix for clot, thrombus

Answer 22

thromb(o)

Question 23

prefix for iron

Answer 23

ferr

Question 24

prefix for hard

Answer 24

scler

Question 25

suffix for cell

Answer 25

cyte

Question 26

suffix for blood

Answer 26

emia

Question 27

suffix for decreased, deficiency

Answer 27

penia

Question 28

suffix for destruction, dissolving

Answer 28

lysis

Question 29

suffix for swelling; tumor

Answer 29

oma

Question 30

suffix for disease

Answer 30

opathy

Question 31

suffix for abnormal increase; disease

Answer 31

osis

Question 32

suffix for inflammation

Answer 32

itis

Question 33

suffix for attracted to, affinity for

Answer 33

phil(ic)

Question 34

suffix for cell production or repair

Answer 34

plasia/plastic

Question 35

suffix for cell production, formation and development

Answer 35

poiesis

Question 36

suffix for stimulates production

Answer 36

poietin

Question 37

abnormal increase in bone marrow (cells or bone marrow elements)

Answer 37

panmyelosis