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101 Cards in this Set
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aer(o)
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air or gas
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cellul(o)
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little cell or compartment
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chlor(o)
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green
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chrom(o)
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color
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coagul(o)
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coagulation
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cyt(o)
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cell
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erythr(o)
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red
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fibrin(o)
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fibrin
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hem(a)
hem(o) hemat(o) |
blood
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hemoglobin(o)
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hemoglobin
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hydr(o)
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water
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immun(o)
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immunity
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is(o)
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equal
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kary(o)
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nucleus
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nucle(o)
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nucleus
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leuk(o)
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white
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log(o)
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words or study
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lys(o)
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destruction or dissolving
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macr(o)
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large or enlarged
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megal(o)
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large or enlarged
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melan(o)
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black
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micr(o)
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small
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morph(o)
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shape; form
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muc(o)
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mucus
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norm(o)
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normal
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phag(o)
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to eat
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phil(o)
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attraction
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poikil(o)
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irregular
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scop(o)
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to view or examine
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spher(o)
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round
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thromb(o)
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thrombus; clot
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vascul(o)
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vessel
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xanth(o)
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yellow
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a-
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no, not, without
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extra-
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outside
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hyper-
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excessive; more than normal
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hypo-
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beneath; below normal
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inter-
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between
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intra-
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between
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poly-
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many
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trans-
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across
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-ant
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that which causes
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-ar
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pertaining to
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-ate
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to cause an action or the result of an action
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-cyte
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cell
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-ectomy
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removal of; excision
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-emia
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blood
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-lysin
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substance that dissolves or destroys
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-lysis
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destruction
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-lytic
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capable of destroying
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-oid
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resembling
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-opia
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vision
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-ous
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pertaining to or characterized by
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-penia
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decreased; deficient
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-phylaxis
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protection
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-poiesis
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production
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-poietin
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that which causes production
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-scope
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instrument used to view or examine
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-scopy
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viewing
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-tic
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pertaining
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-y
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state or condition
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ABO
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blood groups
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AHF
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antihemophilic factor
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ALL
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acute lymphoblastic leukemia
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AML
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acute myelogenous leukemia
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CBC
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complete blood count
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CLL
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chronic lymphocytic leukemia
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CML
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chronic myelcytic leukemia
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diff
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differential count (wbc's)
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DIC
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disseminated intravascular coagulation
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ELISA
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enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay
(commonly used in AIDS diagnosis) |
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ESR
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erythrocyte sedimentation rate
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Hb, Hgb
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hemoglobin
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HCT
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hematocrit
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HgA
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hemoglobin A
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HgC
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hemoglobin C
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HgE
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hemoglobin E
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HgF
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hemoglobin F
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HgS
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hemoglobin S
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IgA, IgD, IgG, IgM, IgE
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immunoglobulins
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MCH
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mean corpuscular hemoglobin (amount of hemoglobin in each RBC)
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MCHC
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mean corpuscular hemoglobin concentration (amount of hemoglobin per unit of blood)
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MCV
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mean corpuscular volume (size of individual red cell)
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PCV
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packed cell volume
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PMN
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polymorphonuclear
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PT
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prothrombin time
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PTT
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partial thromboplastin time
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RBC
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red blood cell, red blood count
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RES
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reticuloendothelial system
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Rh
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rhesus factor in blood
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segs
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segmented neutrophils
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WBC
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white blood cell, white blood count
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WNL
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within normal limits
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anticoagulants
(indirect acting of clotting factors) |
prevent clotting of blood
act in liver to prevent synthesis |
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anticoagulants
(direct acting) |
prevent clotting of blood
(act in blood to prevent activation of clotting factors) |
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antihistamines
H1 types |
oppose the action of histamine
inhibit most actions of histamine, particularly block allergic reactions |
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antihistamines
H2 types |
oppose the actions of histamines
inhibit histamine action on parietal cells, thus reducing gastric acid secretion |
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antiplatelet drugs
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reduce risk of arterial thrombin formation
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hemostatics
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control bleeding
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immunosuppressants
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adjuncts for prevention of graft rejection
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vaccines
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used to prevent or modulate diseases
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