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Blood & the Lymphatic & Immune Systems
Vobaculary
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01/12/2013
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agglutin/o
 Definition
clumping
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bas/o
 Definition
base
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chrom/o
 Definition
color
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coagul/o
 Definition
clotting
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cyt/o
 Definition
cell
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eosin/o
 Definition
rosy red
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erythr/o
 Definition
red
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fibrin/o
 Definition
fibers, fibrous
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fus/o
 Definition
pouring
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granule/o
 Definition
granules
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hem/o
 Definition
blood
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hemato/o
 Definition
blood
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leuk/o
 Definition
white
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lymph/o
 Definition
lymph
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morph/o
 Definition
shape
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neutr/o
 Definition
neurtal
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phag/o
 Definition
eat, swallow
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sanguin/o
 Definition
blood
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septic/o
 Definition
infection
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thromb/o
 Definition
clot
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-apheresis
 Definition
removal, carry away
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-crit
 Definition
separation of
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-cytosis
 Definition
more than the normal number of cells
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-emia
 Definition
blood condition
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-globin
 Definition
protein

hemoglobin - blood protein
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-penia
 Definition
abnormal decrease, too few
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-phil
 Definition
attracted to

basophil, eosinophil, neutrophil (all leukocytes, specifically granulocytes) They eat bacteria in a process called phagocytosis)
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-poiesis
 Definition
formation, producing

hematopoiesis - the blood forming process
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-stasis
 Definition
standing still

hemostasis-stopping of bleeding
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-septico
 Definition
infection
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-thromb/o
 Definition
clot
Term
-apheresis
 Definition
removal, carry away
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-ia
 Definition
condition
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-ic
 Definition
pertaining to
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-ion
 Definition
action
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-lytic
 Definition
destruction
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-oma
 Definition
swelling, growth, tumor, mass
Term
-otomy
 Definition
cutting into
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-ous
 Definition
pertaining to
Term
-penia
 Definition
too few
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-phil
 Definition
attracted to
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-plastic
 Definition
pertaining to development
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-plasty
 Definition
surgical repair
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-rrhage
 Definition
abnormal flow
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-rrhagic
 Definition
pertaining to abnormal flow
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a-
 Definition
without
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de-
 Definition
without
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dys-
 Definition
painful, difficult, abnormal
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anti-
 Definition
against
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auto-
 Definition
self
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homo-
 Definition
same
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hyper-
 Definition
excessive
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hypo-
 Definition
insufficient; under, below
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mono-
 Definition
one
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poly-
 Definition
many
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trans-
 Definition
across
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per-
 Definition
through
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adenoid/o
 Definition
adenoids
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immun/o
 Definition
protection
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lymph/o
 Definition
lymph
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lymphaden/o
 Definition
lymph vessel
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lymphangi/o
 Definition
lymph vessel
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path/o
 Definition
disease
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splen/o
 Definition
spleen
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thym/o
 Definition
thymus
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tonsill/o
 Definition
tonsils
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tox/o
 Definition
poison
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-globulin
 Definition
protein
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adenoid/o
 Definition
adenoids
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immun/o
 Definition
protection
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lymph/o
 Definition
lymph
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lymphaden/o
 Definition
lymph node
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lymphangi/o
 Definition
lymph vessel
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path/o
 Definition
disease
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splen/o
 Definition
spleen
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thym/o
 Definition
thymus
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tonsill/o
 Definition
tonsils
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tox/o
 Definition
poison
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-globulin
 Definition
protein
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