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Medical Terminology
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10/30/2012
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bas/o
 Definition
base
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chrom/o
 Definition
color
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coagul/o
 Definition
clotting
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cyt/o
 Definition
cell
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eosin/o
 Definition
red, dawn, rosy
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erythr/o
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red
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granul/o
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granules
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hem/o
 Definition
blood
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hemat/o
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blood
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hemoglobin/o
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hemoglobin
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is/o
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same, equal
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kary/o
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nucleus
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leuk/o
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white
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mon/o
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one, single
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morph/o
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shape, form
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myel/o
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bone marrow
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neutr/o
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neurtral
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nucle/o
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nucleus
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phag/o
 Definition
eat, swallow
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poikil/o
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varied, irregular
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sider/o
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iron
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spher/o
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globe, round
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thromb/o
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clot
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-phil
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attraction for
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-apheresis
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removal, carrying away
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-blast
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immature cell, embryonic
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-cytosis
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abnormal condition of cells (increase in cells)
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-emia
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blood condition
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-globin
 Definition
protein
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-globulin
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protein
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-lytic
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pertaining to destruction
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-oid
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derived from
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-osis
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abnormal condition
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-penia
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deficiency
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-phage
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eat, swallow
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-philia
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attraction for (an increase in cell numbers)
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-phoresis
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carrying, transmission
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-poiesis
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formation
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-stasis
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stop, control
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anemia
 Definition
deficiency in erythrocytes or hemoglobin
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aplastic anemia
 Definition
failure of blood cell production in the blood marrow
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hemolytic anemia
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reduction in red cells due to excessive destruction
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pernicious anemia
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lack of mature erythrocytes caused by inability to absorb vitamin b12 into the body
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sickle cell anemia
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hereditary condition characterized by abnormal sickle shape of erythrocytes and by hemolysis
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thalassemia
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inherited defect in the ability to produce hemoglobin, usually seen in persons of Mediterranean background
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hemochromatosis
 Definition
excess iron deposits throughout the body
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polycythemia vera
 Definition
general increase in red blood cells
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hemophilia
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excessive bleeding caused by hereditary lack of blood clotting factors (factor VIII or IX) necessary for blood clotting
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RBC
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red blood cell count
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PTT
 Definition
partial thromboplastin time
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HGB
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Hemoglobin
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HcT
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hematocrit
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-ia
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condition
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Hypochromic
 Definition
pertaining to color less
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an/is/o/cyt/osis
 Definition
low quantities of all blood types
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morph/ology
 Definition
study of shapes
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myelo/blast
 Definition
immature cell from the bone marrow
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poly/morpho/nucler
 Definition
multiple shape nucleus in different cells
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purpura
 Definition
pinpoint hemorrage on the skin
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granulocytosis
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abnormal increase in granulocytes in the blood
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mononucleosis
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an infectious disease marked by increased numbers of leukocytes and enlarged cervical lymph nodes
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antiglobulin
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bleeding time
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coagulation time
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cbc
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ESR
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platelate count
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white blood cell differential count
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autologus
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receiving yoru own blood transfusion
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bone marrow biopsy
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hematopoietic stem cell transplantation
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eosinophilia
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ancytopenia
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remisision
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palliative
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relapse
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