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Chapter 6 & 10 test
Hematology & Immunology & Neurology
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Undergraduate 1
06/30/2014
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Aden/o
 Definition
gland
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Agregg/o
 Definition
crowding together
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Aut/o
 Definition
self
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Bas/o
 Definition
base of a structure
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Coagul/o
 Definition
clotting
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Cyt/o
 Definition
Cell
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Defici/o
 Definition
lacking
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Electr/o
 Definition
electricity
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Embol/o
 Definition
embolus
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Eosin/o
 Definition
eosin (red acidic dye)
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Erythry/o
 Definition
red
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Fibr/o
 Definition
fiber
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Fus/o
 Definition
pouring
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Glob/o
 Definition
shaped like a globe (comprehensive)
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Globul/o
 Definition
shaped like a globe
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Granul/o
 Definition
granule
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Hemat/o
 Definition
blood
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Immun/o
 Definition
immune response
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Kary/o
 Definition
nucleus
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Leuk/o
 Definition
white
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Lymph/o
 Definition
lymph; lymphatic system
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Ly/o
 Definition
break down; destroy
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Macr/o
 Definition
large
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Meg/a
 Definition
large
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Mon/o
 Definition
one; single
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Myel/o
 Definition
bone marrow; spinal cord; myelin
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Neutr/o
 Definition
not taking part
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Ox/y
 Definition
oxygen
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Path/o
 Definition
disease or suffering
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Phag/o
 Definition
eating; swallowing
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Phleb/o
 Definition
vein
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Phil/o
 Definition
attraction to; fondness for
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Splen/o
 Definition
spleen
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Thromb/o
 Definition
thrombus (blood clot)
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Thym/o
 Definition
thymus; rage
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Tom/o
 Definition
cut; slice; layer
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Transplant/o
 Definition
move something to another place
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Vascul/o
 Definition
bood vessel
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Ven/o
 Definition
vein
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An-
 Definition
without
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A-
 Definition
away from; without
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Anti-
 Definition
against
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Inter-
 Definition
between
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Intra-
 Definition
within
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Pan-
 Definition
all
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Poly-
 Definition
many; much
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Pro-
 Definition
before
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Trans-
 Definition
across; through
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-ant
 Definition
pertaining to
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-atic
 Definition
pertaining to
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-ation
 Definition
a process
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-blast
 Definition
immature cell
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-body
 Definition
a structure or thing
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-crit
 Definition
separation of
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-cyte
 Definition
cell
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-edema
 Definition
swelling
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-emia
 Definition
condition of the blood
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-emic
 Definition
pertaning to a condition of the blood
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-ency
 Definition
condition of being
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-gen
 Definition
that which produces
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-iac
 Definition
pertaining to
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-immune
 Definition
immune response
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-in
 Definition
a substance
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-ism
 Definition
disease from a specific cause
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-ity
 Definition
state; condition
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-lyte
 Definition
dissolved substance
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-oid
 Definition
resembling
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-oma
 Definition
tumor; mass
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-osis
 Definition
abnormal condition
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-ous
 Definition
pertaining to
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-pathy
 Definition
disease
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-penia
 Definition
condition of deficiency
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-phage
 Definition
thing that eats
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-phil
 Definition
attraction to; fondness for
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-poiesis
 Definition
process of formation
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-poietin
 Definition
a substance that forms
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-rrhage
 Definition
excesssive flow or discharge
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-sis
 Definition
condition; abnormal condition; process
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-stasis
 Definition
condition of standing still
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-tic
 Definition
pertaining to
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-tomy
 Definition
process of cutting
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De-
 Definition
reversal of; without
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Epi-
 Definition
upon; above
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Hemi-
 Definition
one half
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Hyper-
 Definition
above; more than normal
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Hypo-
 Definition
below; deficient
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Para-
 Definition
beside; apart from; two parts of a pair; abnormal
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Quadri-
 Definition
four
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Sub-
 Definition
below; underneath
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Sym-
 Definition
together; with
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-al
 Definition
pertaining to
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-ar
 Definition
pertaining to
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-ated
 Definition
pertaining to a condition
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-cele
 Definition
hernia
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-cephalus
 Definition
head
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-eal
 Definition
pertaining to
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-ent
 Definition
pertaining to
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-er
 Definition
person or that thing that produces
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-gram
 Definition
record or picture
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-ia
 Definition
condition; state; being
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-ic
 Definition
pertaining to
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-ion
 Definition
action; condition
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-itis
 Definition
inflammation of
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-ite
 Definition
thing that pertains to
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-ity
 Definition
state; condition
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-logy
 Definition
the study of
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-oid
 Definition
resembling
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-oma
 Definition
tumor; mass
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-on
 Definition
a substance; structure
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-or
 Definition
person or that thing produces
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-ory
 Definition
having the function of
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-ose
 Definition
full of
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-ous
 Definition
pertaining to
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-sphere
 Definition
sphere; ball
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-ual
 Definition
pertaining to
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-ure
 Definition
system; result of
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Affer/o
 Definition
bring toward the center
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Alg/o
 Definition
pair
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Amnes/o
 Definition
forgetfulness
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Arachn/o
 Definition
spider; spider web
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Audit/o
 Definition
the sense of hearing
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Autonom/o
 Definition
independent; self governing
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Cav/o
 Definition
hollow space
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Cephal/o
 Definition
head
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Cerebell/o
 Definition
cerebellum
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Cerebr/o
 Definition
cerebrum
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Comat/o
 Definition
unconciousness
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Concuss/o
 Definition
violent shaking
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Contus/o
 Definition
bruising
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Cortic/o
 Definition
cortex
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Crani/o
 Definition
cranium
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Dendr/o
 Definition
branching structure
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Dors/o
 Definition
back; dorsum
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Dur/o
 Definition
dura mater
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Effer/o
 Definition
go out from the center
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Encaphal/o
 Definition
brain
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Esthes/o
 Definition
sensation; feeling
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Faci/o
 Definition
face
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Fiss/o
 Definition
splitting
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Gloss/o
 Definition
tongue
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Gustat/o
 Definition
the sense of taste
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Hemat/o
 Definition
blood
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Hydr/o
 Definition
water; fluid
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Infarct/o
 Definition
area of dead tissue
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Isch/o
 Definition
keep back; block
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Mening/o
 Definition
meninges
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Ment/o
 Definition
mind; chin
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Mot/o
 Definition
movement
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Myel/o
 Definition
bone marrow; spinal cord; myelin
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myelin/o
 Definition
myelin
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Nerv/o
 Definition
nerve
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Neur/o
 Definition
nerve
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Occipit/o
 Definition
occiput (back of head)
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Ocul/o
 Definition
eye
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Olfact/o
 Definition
the sense of smell
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Opt/o
 Definition
eye; vision
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Pariet/o
 Definition
wall of a cavity
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Pathet/o
 Definition
suffering
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Peripher/o
 Definition
outer aspects
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Pharyng/o
 Definition
pharynx
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Pleg/o
 Definition
paralysis
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Recept/o
 Definition
receive
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Retard/o
 Definition
slow down; delay
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Sens/o
 Definition
sensation
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Somat/o
 Definition
body
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Spher/o
 Definition
sphere; ball
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Spin/o
 Definition
spine
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Tempor/o
 Definition
temple (side of the head)
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Thalam/o
 Definition
thalamus
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Transmitt/o
 Definition
to send across or through
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Vascul/o
 Definition
blood vessel
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Ventr/o
 Definition
front; abdomen
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Ventricul/o
 Definition
ventricle
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Vis/o
 Definition
sight; vision
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