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Chapter 6: Blood & the Lymphatic and Immune Systems
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agglutin/o
clumping
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bas/o
base
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chrom/o
color
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coagul/o
clotting
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eosin/o
rosy red
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fibrin/o
fibers
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fus/o
pouring
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granul/o
granules
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hem/o
blood
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hemat/o
blood
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morph/o
shape
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neutr/o
neutral
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phag/o
eat, swallow
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sanguin/o
blood
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septic/o
infection
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\-apheresis
removal, carry away
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\-crit
separation of
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\-cytic
pertaining to cells
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\-cytosis
more than the normal number of cells
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\-emia
blood condition
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\-globin
protein
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\-penia
abnormal decrease, too few
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\-phil
attracted to
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\-philia
condition of being attracted to
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\-philic
pertaining to being attracted to
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\-plastic
pertaining to formation
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\-plastin
formation
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\-poiesis
formation
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\-rrhagic
pertaining to abnormal flow
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\-stasis
standing still
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cyt/o
cell
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erythr/o
red
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leuk/o
white
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lip/o
fat
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lymph/o
lymph
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phleb/o
vein
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septic/o
infection
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thromb/o
clot
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\-cyte
cell
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\-ia
condition
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\-ic
pertaining to
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\-ion
action
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\-lytic
destruction
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\-oma
mass
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\-otomy
cutting into
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\-ous
pertaining to
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\-rrhage
abnormal flow
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\-rrhagic
pertaining to abnormal flow
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a-
without
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an-
without
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anti-
against
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auto-
self
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dys-
abnormal
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homo-
same
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hyper-
excessive
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hypo-
insufficient
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mono-
one
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pan-
all
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poly-
many
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trans-
across
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adenoid/o
adenoids
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axill/o
axilla (underarm)
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immun/o
protection
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inguin/o
groin region
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lymph/o
lymph
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lymphaden/o
lymph node
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lymphangi/o
lymph vessel
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nucle/o
nucleus
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splen/o
spleen
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thym/o
thymus gland
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tonsill/o
tonsils
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\-edema
swelling
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\-globulin
protein
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\-phage
to eat
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\-toxic
pertaining to poison
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cortic/o
outer layer
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pneumon/o
lung
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sarc/o
flesh
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\-al
pertaining to
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\-ar
pertaining to
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\-ary
pertaining to
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\-atic
pertaining to
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\-ectomy
surgical removal
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\-gram
record
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\-graphy
process of recording
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\-iasis
abnormal condition
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\-itis
inflammation
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\-megaly
enlarged
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\-oma
tumor
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\-osis
abnormal condition
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\-pathy
disease
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\-therapy
treatment
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AIDS
acquired immunodeficiency syndrome
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ELISA
enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay; blood test for HIV virus antibodies
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HIV
human immunodeficiency virus
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SCIDS
severe combined immunodeficiency syndrome
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plasma
non-living portion of blood
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erythrocytes
* anucleated
* filled with hemoglobin
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leukocytes
* large nucleus
* provide protection against pathogens
* granulocytes:
* basophils
* eosinophils
* neutrophils
* agranulocytes:
* monocytes
* lymphocytes
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platelets
not whole cells, cell fragments; important in blood clotting (hemostasis)
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