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30 Cards in this Set
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blas/o
-blast |
germ or bud
erythroblastemia megaloblast |
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chrom/o
chromat/o |
color
chromic hemochromatosis |
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chyl/o
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juice
chylemia |
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hem/o
hemat/o |
blood
hemostat hemotopoiesis |
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immun/o
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safe
immunology |
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lymph/o
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clear fluid
lymphogenous |
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morph/o
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form
morphologic |
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myel/o
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bone marrow (spinal cord)
myelogenous |
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phag/o
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eat or swallow
phagocytosis |
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plas/o
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formation
aplastic |
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reticul/o
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a net
reticulocyte |
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splen/o
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spleen
splenomegaly |
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thromb/o
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clot
thrombocyte |
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thym/o
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thymus gland
thymic |
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plasma
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liquid portion of the blood and lymph containing water, proteins, salts, nutrients, hormones, vitamins, cellular components
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serum
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liquid portion of the blood left after the clotting process
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erythrocyte
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red blood cell that transports oxygen and carbon dioxide within the bloodstream
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hemoglobin
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protein-iron compound contained in the erythrocyte that has bonding capabilities for the transport of oxygen and carbon dioxide
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leukocyte
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white blood cell that protects the body from invasion of harmful substances
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granulocytes
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a group of leukocytes containing granules in their cytoplasm
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neutrophil
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a granular leukocyte, named for the neutral stain of its granules that fights infection by swallowing bacteria
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polymorphonuclear leukocyte
PMN |
neutrophil, named for the many segments present in its nucleus
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band
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an immature neutrophil
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eosinophil
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a granular leukocyte, named for the rose-color stain of its granules, that increases with allergy and some infections
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basophil
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a granular leukocyte, named for the dark stain of its granules, that brings anticoagulant substances to inflamed tissues
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agranulocytes
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a group of leukocytes without granules in their nucleus
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lymphocyte
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an agranulocytic leukocyte that is active in the process of immunity: T, B, NK, K
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monocyte
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an agranulocytic leukocyte that performs phagocytosis to fight infection
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platelets
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thrombocytes, cell fragments in the blood essential for blood clotting (coagulation)
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thymus
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the primary gland of the lymphatic system, located within the mediastinum, helps maintain the body's immune response by producing T lymphocytes
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