unit 5 (blood, lymphatic, and immune system) word parts & abbreviations Flashcards
(130 cards)
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-al
A
pertaining to
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-ar
A
pertaining to
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-ation
A
process; condition
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-blast
A
developing cell
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-crit
A
to separate
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-cyte
A
cell
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-e
A
(noun suffix with no meaning)
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-ectomy
A
surgical removal; excision
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-emia
A
blood condition
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-emic
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pertaining to blood condition
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-fusion
A
to pour; to come together
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-gen
A
substance that produces
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-globulin
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protein
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-ia
A
condition
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-ic
A
pertaining to
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-ical
A
pertaining to
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-in
A
chemical; chemical compound; substance
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-ine
A
chemical; chemical compound; substance
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-itis
A
inflammation
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-logist
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specialist
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-logy
A
study of
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-lysis
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breakdown; separation; loosening
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-lytic
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pertaining to breakdown or destruction
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-megaly
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enlargement
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-oma
tumor; mass
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-osis
abnormal condition
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-penia
deficiency
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-phage
eat; swallow
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-pheresis
removal
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-phil
love; attraction for
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-philia
love; attraction for
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-phoresis
transmission; carrying
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-plasm
formation; structure
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-plastic
pertaining to formation
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-plasty
surgical repair
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-poiesis
formation
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-rrhage
rupture; bursting forth (of blood)
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-sis
state; condition
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-stasis
stoppage of flow
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-suppression
to stop
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-therapy
treatment
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-tic
pertaining to
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-tomy
process of cutting; incision
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adenoid/o
adenoids
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agglutin/o
clumping; sticking together
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AIDS
acquired immunodeficiency syndrome
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angi/o
vessel (blood)
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anti-
against
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arteri/o
artery
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auto-
self
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bands
immature white blood cells (granulocytes)
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baso
basophils
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c/o
complains of; complaining of
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CBC
complete blood count (consists of an RBC, WBC, hgb, Hct, and PLT count and WBC differential)
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con-
together; with
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CT
computed tomography; computerized tomography
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cu mm
cubic millimeters
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cyt/o
cell
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diff
differential
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Dx
diagnosis
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en-
in; within
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eos
eosinophils
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epi-
on; over; upon
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erythr/o
red
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fung/o
fungus
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g/dL
grams per deciliter
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HCT
hematocrit (the proportion of the volume of blood that contains RBCs)
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Hct
hematocrit (the proportion of the volume of blood that contains RBCs)
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hem/a
blood
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hem/o
blood
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hemat/o
blood
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Hgb
hemoglobin
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hgb
hemoglobin
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HIV
human immunodeficiency virus
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Hx
history
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hx
history
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iatr/o
physician; treatment
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IgA
immunoglobin A
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IgD
immunoglobulin D
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IgE
immunoglobulin E
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IgG
immunoglobulin G
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IgM
immunoglobulin M
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immun/o
immune; protection
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kary/o
nucleus
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lab
laboratory
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leuk/o
white
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log/o
study
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ly/o
break down; dissolve; loosen
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lymph/o
lymph
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lymphaden/o
lymph node
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lymphangi/o
lymphatic vessel
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lymphat/o
lymph
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lymphs
lymphocytes
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macro-
large
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mega-
large
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meta-
change; beyond
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million/uL
million per microliter
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mono
monocytes
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mono-
one; single
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morph/o
shape; form
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myel/o
bone marrow; spinal cord
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neo-
new
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NK cells
natural killer cells
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nucle/o
nucleus
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path/o
disease
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phag/o
eat; swallow; engulf
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phleb/o
vein
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PLT
platelet; platelet or thrombocyte (clotting cell) count
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plt
platelet; platelet or thrombocyte (clotting cell) count
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poly-
many; much
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pro-
before; forward
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Pt
patient
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pt.
patient
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RBC
red blood cell or erythrocyte; red blood cell or erythrocyte count
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Rm
room
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segs (polys)
segmented, mature white blood cells (neutrophils)
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ser/o
serum; serous
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splen/o
spleen
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STAT
immediately
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Strep A
group A Streptococcus bacterium
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thromb/o
clot
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thym/o
thymus
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tonsill/o
tonsils
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tox/o
poison
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trans-
across
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ven/i
vein
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ven/o
vein
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vir/o
virus
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WBC
white blood cell or leukocyte; white blood cell or leukocyte count
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WBC differential
measure of the percentage of different types of white blood cells present in the blood
