Medical Terminology: Chapter 13
Terms
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- bas/o
- base (the opposite of acid)
- chrom/o
- color
- coagul/o
- clotting
- cyt/o
- cell
- eosin/o
- red,dawn,rosy
- erythr/o
- red
- granul/o
- granules
- hem/o
- blood
- hemat/o
- blood
- hemoglobin/o
- hemoglobin
- is/o
- same, equal
- kary/o
- nucleus
- leuk/o
- white
- mon/o
- one,single
- morph/o
- shape, form
- myel/o
- bone marrow
- neutr/o
- neutral (neither base nor acid)
- nucle/o
- nucleus
- phag/o
- eat, swallow
- poikil/o
- varied, irregular
- sider/o
- iron
- spher/o
- globe, round
- thromb/o
- clot
- -apheresis
- removal, carry away
- -blast
- immature, embryonic
- -cytosis
- abnormal condition of cells (increase in cells)
- -emia
- blood condition
- -globin
- protein
- -globulin
- protein
- -lytic
- pertaining to destruction
- -oid
- derived from
- -osis
- abnormal condition
- -penia
- deficiency
- -phage
- eat, swallow
- -philia
- attraction for (an increase in cell numbers)
- -phoresis
- carrying, transmission
- -poiesis
- formation
- -stasis
- stop, control
- Deficiency in erythrocytes or hemoglobin is called ___.
- anemia
- Failure of blood cell production due to aplasia (absence of development, formation) of bone marrow cells.
- aplastic anemia
- Reduction in red cells due to excessive destruction is called?
- hemolytic anemia
- Lack of mature erythrocytes caused by inability to absorb vitamin B12 into the body is called?
- pernicious anemia
- A hereditary condition characterized by abnormal shape of erythrocytes and by hemolysis is called?
- sickle cell anemia
- An inherited defect in the ability to produce hemoglobin, usually seen in persons of Mediterranean background.
- thalassemia
- Excess iron deposits throughout the body is called?
- hemochromatosis
- General increase in red blood cells (erythremia) is called?
- polycythemia vera
- Multiple pinpoint hemorrhages and accumulation of blood under the skin is called?
- purpura
- Excessive bleeding caused by hereditary lack of one of the protein substances (either factor VIII or factor IX) necessary for blood clotting is called?
- hemophilia