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hem(a), hem(o), hemat(o), or -emia
hidr(o) hydr(o) |
blood
sweat, perspiration water |
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muc(o)
py(o) sial(o) ur(o) |
mucus
pus saliva; salivary glands urine; urinary tract |
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purulent, suppurative
sanguinous |
pertaining to, consisting of, or producing pus
containing blood |
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abscess
necr(o) |
localized collection of pus in a cavity surrounded by inflamed tissue
death |
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hematoma
hyperemia |
localized collection of blood in an organ, tissue, or space
excess of blood due to inflammation |
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cellul(o)
chrom(o) cyt(o), -cyte |
little cell or compartment
color cell |
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hemoglobin(o)
kary(o), nucle(o) morph(o) |
hemoglobin
nucleus shape; form |
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norm(o)
phil(o) poikil(o) |
normal
attraction irregular |
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spher(o)
calc(i) kal(i) natr(o) |
round
calcium potassium sodium |
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coagul(o)
fibrin(o) thromb(o) |
coagulation
fibrin thrombus; clot |
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aer(o)
angi(o), vascul(o) home(o) |
air or gas
vessel sameness; constant |
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is(o)
-ant -ate |
equal
that which causes to cause an action or the result of an action |
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-cidal
-poiesis -poietin |
killing
production that which causes production |
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thrombocyte
erythrocyte hematocrit (HCT) leukocyte |
platelet
RBC measures the percentage of RBCs in a volume of blood WBC |
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thrombus
blood clot |
a blood clot that is attached to a vessel wall and tends to obstruct a blood vessel or cavity of the heart
when the blood is outside the body |
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leukocytosis
leukopenia |
increase in the number of WBCs
decrease in the number of WBCs |
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pallor
angina syncope tinnitus |
paleness
chest pain fainting ringing in ears |
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anemia
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prolonged bleeding leads to a deficiency of both RBCs and hemoglobin
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polycythemia
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increase in number of RBCs
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anisocytosis
spherocytosis hyperchromic poikilocytosis |
cells not of equal size
spherical erythrocytes low pigmentation of RBCs irregularly shaped RBCs |
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aplastic
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having no tendency to develop new tissue
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idiopathic
iatrogenic nosocomial |
disease develops without an apparant cause
an unfavorable response to medical treatment hospital acquired infection |
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iatr(o)
idi(o) immun(o) |
physician or treatment
individual immunity |
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nos(o), path(o)
seps(o) sept(i), sept(o) |
disease
infection infection |
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bacter(i), bacteri(o)
fung(i), myc(o) staphyl(o) strept(o) |
bacteria
fungus grapelike cluster; uvula twisted |
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vir(o), virus(o)
aut(o) immun(o) -phylaxis |
virus
self immune protection |
