Blood Vessels
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Platelets 

What is a Thrombocyte?

150

Strept/o

What is twisted chains?

150

-er

What is, one who?

150

-sclerosis 

What is hardening?

150

Acrophobia 

What is fear of heights?

300

No Nucleus; Contain Hemoglobin

What is Erythrocytes.

300

Acu/o

Sharp, severe, sudden 

300

-Malacia

What is Softening?

300

-cele 

 What is hernia?

300

Blepharoptosis 

What is the prolapse of an eyelid. 
400

One large nucleus, made in spleen, bone marrow, and lymph nodes.

What is Mononuclear cytes?

400

phag/o

to eat, swallow 

400

-Coccus, -Cocci

What is Berry-Shaped bacterium?

400

-Trophy

What is development and nourishment?

400

Tracheostomy

What is new opening of the windpipe to the outside of the body?

600

Granules stain blue; Inflammation 

What is Basophil?

600

Angi/o

vessel

600

-Stomy

What is opening to form a mouth (Stoma)?

600

-plasia

What is development, formation, and growth?

600

Hydronephrosis

What is abnormal condition of fluid (water) in the kidneys?

800

Granules stain purple; Polymorphonuclear leukocyte, or poly.

What is a Neutrophil?

800

Neutr/o

neutrophil ( a white blood cell)

800

-ptosis

What is Falling, dropping, prolapse?

800

-Centesis 

What is surgical puncture to remove fluid?

800

Thrombocytopenia

What is deficiency of clotting cells (Platelets)?

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