Unit 7 - Blood words Flashcards
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haemat/o
blood - haematology - study of blood and its diseases
haem/o
blood - haemorrhage - profuse loss of blood
granul/o
granules - granulocyte - a cell made up of granules
bas/o
base, alkaline (opp of acid) - basophil - a granular cell that stains spec. with basic dyes
neutr/o
neutral, neither base nor acid
eosin/o
red, rosy dawn colour
acid/o
acid
mon/o
one, single - monocyte - a cell which has a single nucleus
erythr/o
red - erythrocyte - red blood cell
leuk/o
white - leukocyte - white blood cell
phag/o
eat, swallow - phagocyte - a cell that eats bacteria, foreigh particles or dead cells
reticul/o
network, netlike
globin/o
protein - haemoglobin, portein in red blood cells that carry oxygen to the cells ….
haemoglobin/o
haemoglobin
sider/o
iron
kary/o
nucleus
nucle/o
nucleus
morph/o
shape, form
poikil/o
varied, irregular
is/o
equal
anis/o
unequal
spher/o
sphere, globe, round
myel/o
bone marrow
coagul/o
clotting, coagulation