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agglutin/o
clumping
bas/o
base
chrom/o
color
coagul/o
clotting
eosin/o
rosy red
erythr/o
red
fibrin/o
fibers, fibrous
granul/o
granules
hem/o
blood
hemat/o
blood
leuk/o
white
morph/o
shape
neutr/o
neutral
phag/o
eat, swallow
sanguin/o
blood
thromb/o
clot
-apheresis
removal, carry away
-cytosis
more than the normal number of cells
-emia
blood condition
-globin
protein
-penia
abnormal decrease, too few
-phil
attracted to
-poiesis
formation
-stasis
standing still
Function of Blood
Transports gases, nutrients, and wastes to all areas of the body by RBC's or plasma.
White Blood Cell Function
Fight infections and disease
Function of Platelets
Initiate the blood clotting process.
Substance which suspends cells that make up blood
Plasma
general term meaning blood disease
dyscrasia
A blood test to measure volume of red blood cells
hematocrit
bacteria, viruses, and other foreign materials
pathogens
Group of conditions that prevent oxygen from reaching cells
anemia
As a group, the cells in blood are called:
Formed Elements