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Hematology is made from a word part meaning blood and a suffix meaning this.
What is study of?
This prefix means one.
What is mono-?
The medical term for low blood sugar is this.
What is hypoglycemia?
This term means the puncture of a vein with a needle to collect blood.
What is venipuncture?
If peri- is used in a medical term, it means this.
What is around or surrounding?
Intravenous means this.
What is within a vein?
This prefix means two.
What is bi- or di-?
A condition involving an abnormally low level of oxygen in the blood is called this.
What is hypoxemia?
This term means related to a vein.
What is venous?
If endo- appears in a medical term, it means this.
What is within or inside?
Subcutaneous can be broken into parts meaning "under" and "skin." What does subcutaneous mean?
What is under the skin?
This prefix means three.
What is tri-?
An abnormally high number of red blood cells is called this.
What is erythrocytosis?
The term arterio means related to a(n):
What is arterial?
If intra- appears in a medical term, it means this.
What is within or inside?
Pericardium refers to the membrane located this way around the heart.
What is around or surrounding the heart?
This prefix means many or much.
What is poly-?
An abnormally high number of white blood cells is called this.
What is leukocytosis?
This term refers to the process of obtaining blood by puncturing the skin with a lancet, often used for glucose testing.
What is capillary puncture?
A subcutaneous injection is given into the tissue located this way in relation to the skin.
What is under the skin?
Endocardium refers to the layer located this way in relation to the heart.
What is within or lining the heart?
This prefix means half.
What is hemi-?
A condition in which the blood has an abnormally low level of platelets is called this.
What is thrombocytopenia?
This term describes the abnormal accumulation of blood in the tissues, often appearing as a bruise after blood collection.
What is a hematoma?
This term means inflammation of the liver.
What is hepatitis?