Medical Terminology Ch 13 Blood System – Flashcards
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anis/o
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combining form - unequal
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bas/o
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combining form - base (alkaline, the opposite of acid)
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chrom/o
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combining form - color
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coagul/o
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combining form - clotting
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cyt/o
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combining form - cell
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eosin/o
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combining form - red, dawn, rosy
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erythr/o
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combining form - red
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granul/o
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combining form - granules
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hem/o, hemat/o
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combining form - blood
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hemoglobin/o
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combining form - hemoglobin
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is/o
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combining form - same, equal
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kary/o, nucle/o
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combining form - nucleus
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leuk/o
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combining form - white
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mon/o
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combining form - one, single
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morph/o
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combining form - shape, form
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myel/o
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combining form - bone marrow
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neutr/o
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combining form - neutral (neither base nor acid)
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phag/o
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combining form - eat, swallow
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poikil/o
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combining form - varied, irregular
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sider/o
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combining form - iron
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spher/o
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combining form - globe, round
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thromb/o
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combining form - clot
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-apheresis
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suffix - removal, a carrying away
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-blast
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suffix - immature cell, embryonic
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-crit
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suffix - to separate
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-cytosis
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suffix - abnormal condition of cells (increase of cells)
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-emia
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suffix - blood condition
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-globin, -globulin
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suffix - protein
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-lytic
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suffix - pertaining to destruction
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-oid
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suffix - derived from
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-osis
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suffix - abnormal condition
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-penia
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suffix - deficiency
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-phage
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suffix - eat, swallow
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-phil
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suffix - attraction to
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-philia
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suffix - attraction for (an increase in cell numbers)
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-phoresis
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suffix - carrying, transmission
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-poiesis
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suffix - formation
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-stasis
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suffix - stop, control
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basophil
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medical term - white blood cell attracks a base stain
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hypochromic
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medical term - pt to deficiency of color
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anticoagulant
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medical term - substance against clotting
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coagulopathy
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medical term - clotting disease
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cytology
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medical term - study of cells
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eosinophil
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medical term - WBC associated with allergic reaction
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erythroblast
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medical term - immature red blood cell
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granulocyte
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medical term - WBC with granules in it
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hemolysis
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medical term - breakdown of RBC
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hematocrit
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medical term - separation of blood
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hemoglobinopathy
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medical term - disease of blood protein
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anisocytosis
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medical term - abnormal condition of unequal RBC (different sizes
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megakaryocyte
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medical term - cell with a big nucleus
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leukopenia
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medical term - deficiency of WBC
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monocyte
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medical term - cell with a single nucleus
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morphology
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medical term - study of shapes
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myeloblast
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medical term - immature bone marrow
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myelodysplasia
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medical term - abnormal formation of bone marrow
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neutropenia
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medical term - deficiency of neutrophils
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polymorphonuclear
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medical term - cells with multiple lobes in nucleus
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phagocyte
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medical term - cell that eats other cells
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poikilocytosis
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medical term - abnormal condition of irregular shaped RBC
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sideropenia
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medical term - iron deficiency
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spherocytosis
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medical term - abnormal condition RBC that are round in shape
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thrombocytopenia
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medical term - deficiency of clotting cells
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plasmapheresis
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medical term - removing plasma from blood
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leukapheresis
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medical term - removing WBC from blood
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plateletpheresis
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medical term - removing platelets from blood
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monoblast
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medical term - immature monocyte
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macrocytosis
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medical term - abnormal condition of large RBC
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microcytosis
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medical term - abnormal condition of small RBC
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leukemia
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medical term - malignant cancer of white blood cells
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hemoglobin
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medical term - blood protein
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immunoglobulin
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medical term - immune protein
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thrombolytic therapy
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medical term - treatment to dissolve blood clots
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myeloid
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medical term - derived from bone marrow
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thrombosis
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medical term - abnormal condition of clotting cells
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granulocytopenia
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medical term - deficiency of granular cells
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pancytopenia
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medical term - deficiency of all blood cells
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macrophage
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medical term - a large phagocyte that destroys worn-out red blood cells and foreign material
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eosinophilia
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medical term - attraction for eosinophils
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neutrophilia
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medical term - attraction for neutrophils
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electrophoresis
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medical term - transmission of electricity
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hematopoiesis
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medical term - formation of blood
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erythropoiesis
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medical term - formation of RBC
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erythropoietin
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medical term - substance produced by the kidneys to stimulate erythrocyte formation
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myelopoiesis
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medical term - formation of bone marrow
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hemostasis
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medical term - to stop bleeding
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anemia
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diseases of RBC - deficiency in erythrocytes or hemoglobin
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iron deficiency anemia
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disease of RBC - lack of iron
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aplastic anemia
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disease of RBC - failure of blood cell production in the bone marrow
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hemolytic anemia
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disease of RBC - reduction in red cells due to ezcessive destruction
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pernicious anema
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disease of RBC - lack of mature erythroctes caused by inability to absorb vitamin B12 into the body (need "intrinsic factor" produced by the stomach to absorb B12)
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sickle cell anemia
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disease of RBC - hereditary condition characterized by abnormal sickle shape of erythrocytes and by hemolysis
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thalassemia
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disease of RBC - inherited defect in the ability to produce hemoglobin, usually seen in persons of Mediterranean background
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hemophilia
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disorder of blood clotting - excessive bleeding caused by hereditary lack of blood clotting factors necessary for blood clotting
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purpura
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disorder of blood clotting - multiple pinpoint hemorrhages and accumulation fo blood under the skin
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Petechiae (purpura)
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tiny purple of red flat spots appearing on the skins as a result of hemmorrhages
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Ecchymoses (purpura)
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larger blue or purpleish patches on the skin (bruises)
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Leukemia
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disease of WBC - increase in cancerous white blood cells (leukocytes)
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Mononucleosis
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disease of WBC - infectious disease marked by abnormal increased number of leukocytes and enlarged cervical lymph nodes
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Multiple Myeloma
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disease of bone marrow cells - malignant neoplasm of bone marrow, malignant cells destroy bone tissue and cause overproduction of immunoglobulins
