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Med. Terms Quiz 3
Med. Terms Quiz 3
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Nutrition
Undergraduate 4
09/27/2014
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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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granul/o
 Definition
granules
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hem/o
 Definition
blood
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hemat/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
neutral
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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
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-penia
 Definition
abnormal decrease, too few
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-phil
 Definition
attracted to
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-poiesis
 Definition
formation
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-stasis
 Definition
standing still
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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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-logy
 Definition
study of
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-lytic
 Definition
destruction
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-oma
 Definition
swelling
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-otomy
 Definition
cutting into
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-ous
 Definition
pertaining to
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-phil
 Definition
attracted to
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-plastic
 Definition
pertaining to development
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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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an-
 Definition
without
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anti-
 Definition
against
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auto
 Definition
self
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dys-
 Definition
abnormal
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hyper-
 Definition
excessive
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hypo-
 Definition
insufficient
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mono-
 Definition
one
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pan-
 Definition
all
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poly-
 Definition
many
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trans-
 Definition
across
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agranulocyte
 Definition
leukocyte without granules in its cytoplasm
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basophil
 Definition
granulocytic leukocyte that attracts a basic pH stain
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eosinophil
 Definition
granulocytic leukocyte that attracts a rosy red stan
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erythrocyte
 Definition
a red blood cell
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fibrinous
 Definition
pertaining to fibers
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granulocyte
 Definition
a leukocyte with granules in its cytoplasm; basophils, eosinophils, neutrophils
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hematic
 Definition
pertaining to blood
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leukocyte
 Definition
a white blood cell
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lymphocyte
 Definition
agranulocytic leukocyte with a single large nucleus
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monocyte
 Definition
agranulocytic leukocyte with a single, large nucleus
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neutrophil
 Definition
a granulocytic leukocyte that attracts a neutral pH stain
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sanguinous
 Definition
pertaining to blood
Term
thrombocyte
 Definition
a clotting cell; platelet
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hematology
 Definition
branch of medicine pertaining to blood
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blood clot
 Definition
hard collection of fibrin, blood cells, and tissue debris
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coagulate
 Definition
to convert from a liquid to a gel or solid
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dyscrasia
 Definition
presence of disease affecting blood
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