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56 Cards in this Set
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bas/o
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R. base, alkaline
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chrom/o
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R. color
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coagul/o
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R. clotting
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cyt/o
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R. cell
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eosin/o
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R. red, dawn, rosy
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erythr/o
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R. red
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granul/o
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R. granules
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hem/o
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R. blood
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hemat/o
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R. blood
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hemoglobin/o
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R. hemoglobin
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is/o
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R. same, equual
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kary/o
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R. nucleus
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leuk/o
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R. white
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mon/o
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R. one, single
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morph/o
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R. shape, form
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myel/o
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R. bone marrow or spinal cord
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neutr/o
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R. neutral
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nucle/o
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R. nucleus
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phag/o
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R. eat, swallow
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poikil/o
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R. varied, irregular
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sider/o
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R. iron
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spher/o
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R. globe, round
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thromb/o
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R. clot
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-apheresis
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S. removal, carrying away
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-blast
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S. immature cell, embryonic
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-cytosis
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S. abnormal condition of cells (increase in cells)
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-emia
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S. blood condition
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-globin, -globulin
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S. protein (2)
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-lytic
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S. pertaining to destruction
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-oid
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S. derived from, or resembling
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-osis
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S. abnormal condition
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-penia
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S. deficiency
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-phage
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S. eat, swallow
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-philia
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S. attraction for (increase in cell numbers)
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-phoresis
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S. carrying, transmission
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-poiesis
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S. formation
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-stasis
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S. stop, control
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anisocytosis
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cells are unequal in size
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hypochromia
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cells have reduced color
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macrocytosis
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cells are large
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microcytosis
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cells are small
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poikilocytosis
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cells are irregularly shaped
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spherocytosis
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cells are rounded
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blood dycrasia
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blood disease
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hypochromic anemia
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condition marked by decreased concentration of hemoglobin in red blood cells
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-crit
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S. to separate
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hematocrit
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separation of blood - gives percentage of red blood cells in a volume of blood
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anisocytosis
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abnormality of red blood cells - cells of unequal size increase in number
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anis/o
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R. unequal
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myelodysplasia
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abnormal growth in bone marrow - a precursor to leukemia
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poikilocytosis
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irregularity in the shape of red blood cells, occurs in certain types of anemia
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spherocytosis
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condition in which erythrocytes are round, and thus fragile, and easily destroyed
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plasmapheresis
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a centrifuge spins blood to remove plasma from the other parts of the blood
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plateletpheresis
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platelets are removed from the donor's blood and the remainder of blood is reinfused to the donor
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thrombolytic therapy
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treatment to dissolve clots
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erythropoietin
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produced by the kidneys to stimulate erythrocyte formation
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