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LOM Ch 13 Blood System Set 3
Language of Medicine, 9th Edition, Davi-Ellen Chabner Blood System
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06/09/2010

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stem cell
Definition
unspecialized cell that gives rise to mature, specialized forms
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hematopoeitic stem cell
Definition
progenitor for all different typs of blood cells
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thrombin
Definition
enzyme that converts fibrinogen to fibrin during coagulation
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thrombocyte
Definition
platelet
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bas/o
Definition
combined form meaning base
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alkaline
Definition
What is the opposite of acid?
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-phil
Definition
suffix that means attraction to
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basophil
Definition
attraction to base
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chrom/o
Definition
combined form meaning color
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hypochromic anemia
Definition
anemia marked by decreased concentration of hemoglobin in red blood cells
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coagul/o
Definition
combined form meaning clotting
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coagulopathy
Definition
disease process of clotting
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cyt/o
Definition
combined form meaning cell
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cytology
Definition
study of cells
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eosin/o
Definition
combined form meaning red, dawn, or rosy
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erythr/o
Definition
combined form meaning red
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eosinophil
Definition
attraction to red
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-blast
Definition
suffix meaning immature
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erythroblast
Definition
immature red blood cell
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granul/o
Definition
combined form meaning granules
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granulocyte
Definition
cell with granules
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hem/o, hemat/o
Definition
Two combined forms meaning blood
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hemolysis
Definition
destruction of red blood cells
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-crit
Definition
suffix means to separate
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hematocrit
Definition
to separate blood
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hematocrit
Definition
gives the percentage of red blood cells in a volume of blood
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hemoglobin/o
Definition
combined form meaning hemoglobin
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hemoglobinopathy
Definition
disease process of hemoglobin
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is/o
Definition
combined form meaning same or equal
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kary/o
Definition
combined form meaning nucleus
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