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LOM Ch 13 Blood System Set 5
Language of Medicine, 9th Edition, Davi-Ellen Chabner Blood System
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06/11/2010

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plateletpheresis
Definition
platelets are removed frm the donor's blood and used in a patient--and the remainder is reinfused into the donor
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-blast
Definition
Suffix meaning embryonic
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monoblast
Definition
immature monocyte
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-phoresis
Definition
Suffix meaning transmission
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electrophoresis
Definition
transmission of electricity to separate substances
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macrocytosis
Definition
increase in erythrocytes that are larger than normal
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macro-
Definition
prefix meaning large
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microcytosis
Definition
increase in number of erythrocytes that are smaller than normal
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micro-
Definition
prefix meaning small
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-emia
Definition
Suffix meaning blood condition
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-globin, -globulin
Definition
Two suffixex meaning protein
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hemoglobin
Definition
blood protein
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-lytic
Definition
Suffix meaning pertaining to destruction
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-oid
Definition
Suffix meaning derived from
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myeloid
Definition
derived from bone marrow
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abnormal condition
Definition
What does the suffix -osis mean?
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-penia
Definition
Suffix meaning deficiency
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thrombosis
Definition
abnormal condition of clotting
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granulocytopenia
Definition
deficiency of granule cells
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pancytopenia
Definition
deficiency of all cells
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-phage
Definition
Suffix meaning eat or swallow
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macrophage
Definition
a large phagocyte that destroys worn-out red blood cells and foreign material
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-phoresis
Definition
Suffix meaning carrying
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-poiesis
Definition
Suffix meaning formation
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hematopoiesis
Definition
blood formation
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erythropoiesis
Definition
formation of red blood cells
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erythropoietin
Definition
produced by the kidneys to stimulate erythrocyte formation
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myelopoiesis
Definition
bone marrow formation
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-stasis
Definition
Suffix meaning stop or control
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anisocytosis
Definition
red blood cells are unequal in size
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