Combining Forms
Medical term that means blood.
What is hem/o or hemat/o?
Medical term that means blood condition.
What is -emia?
Abbreviation that means bone marrow transplant.
What is BMT?
Any substance that prevents clot formation.
What is an anticoagulant?
Medical term that means abnormal cell condition.
What is -cytosis?
Medical term that means sugar.
What is glyc/o?
Medical term that means protein.
What is -globin?
Abbreviation that means complete blood count.
What is CBC?
Collecting and storing one's own blood to use to replace blood lost during surgery.
What is autotransfusion?
Medica term that means rosy red.
What is eosin?
Medical term means plug.
What is embol/o
Medical term that means stopping.
What is -stasis?
Abbreviation that means blood culture and sensitivity.
What is C&S?
Transfusion of blood from from one person to another.
What is a blood transfusion?
Patient recieves red bone marrow donation.
What is a bone marrow transplant or BMT?
Medical term that means infection.
What is septic/o?
Medical term that means too few.
What is -penia?
Abbreviation for hematocrit.
What is Hct or crit?
Commonly called a floating clot.
What is a embolus?
Collection of blood under the skin commonly called a bruise.
What is a hematoma?
Medical term that means clotting.
What is coagul/o?
Medical terms that mean formation.
What is -plasm or -poiesis?
Abbreviation that means hemoglobin.
What is Hgb or Hb?
The formation of a blood clot.
What is coagulate?
An inherited lack of a vital clotting factor; results in almost complete inability to stop bleeding.
What is hemophilia?