3. Medical Terminology – (Cells) Combining Forms Denoting Color – Flashcards
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cytology
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study of cells
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-cyte
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cell
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erythrocyte
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red cell
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leukocyte
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white cell
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melanocyte
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black cell
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xanthocyte
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yellow cell
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-penia
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decrease or deficiency
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leuk/o
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white
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leukoctyopenia, leukopenia
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deficiency in white blood cell production
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white blood cell, white blood count
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WBC
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xanthemia
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yellow blood condition
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xanthoma
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yellow tumor
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leukemia
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unrestrained growth of immature white blood cells
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albinism
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deficiency or absence of pigment in the skin, hair, and eyes due to an abnormality in production of melanin
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melanoma
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black tumor
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cyanoderma
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deficiency of oxygen and an excess of carbon dioxide in the blood
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cyanosis
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abnormal condition of blue
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erythrosis
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abnormal condition of red
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melanosis
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abnormal condition of black
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xanthosis
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abnormal condition of yellow
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erythrocytosis
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increase in red blood cells
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leukocytosis
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increase in white blood cells
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carcinoma
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skin cancer that affects the basal layer
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acquired immune deficiency syndrome
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AIDS
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kaposi sarcoma
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skin cancer associated with the AIDS virus
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necr/o
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death
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necrosis
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abnormal condition of death
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cellular necrosis, necrocytosis
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cells are dead
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gangrene
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a form of necrosis associated with loss of blood supply
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autohypnosis
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hypnosis of one's self
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autoexamination
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examination of one's self
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autograft
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graft done with tissue transplanted from the patient's own skin
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dermatome
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instrument used to incise or cut the skin
