| Suffixs | Prefixes | combining form | blood cells | full |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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What is -drome?
to run
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What is supra-?
above, upper
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What is abdimin/o
abdomen
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What is erythrocyte?
red blood cells
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What is tonsilitis
inflammation of the tonsils
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What is -partum?
birth, labor
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What is pros-?
before or forward
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What is mamm/o
breast
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What is leukeocyte?
white blood cells
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What is blepharoptosis
drooping of the eyelid
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What is -penia?
deficiancy
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What is the prefix for beyond, or change??
Meta-
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What is mast/o
breast
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What is thromboctye?
platelets (clotting cells)
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What is radiotherapy
high energy radiation used to treat, not diagnose, illness
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What is -centesis?
surgical puncture to remove fluid
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What is the prefix for in, within or , into ?
Intra-
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What is strept/o
twisted chains
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What is a neutrophil
blood cell that has granules stain pale purple
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What is hemostasis
when blood flow is stopped naturally by clotting
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What is -plasm?
structure or formation
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What is the prefix for against or opposite?
contra-
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What is amnion
sac surrounding the embryo in the uterus
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What is an erythrocyte?
blood cell that has no nucleus
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What is ischemia
to hold back
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