Medical Terminology Chapter 13: Blood

erythrocytes

• red blood cells; transport oxygen and carbon dioxide
• white blood cells; fight infection
• platelets; important in blood clotting

leukocytes

• white blood cells; fight infection
• red blood cells; transport oxygen and carbon dioxide
• platelets; important in blood clotting

thrombocytes

• platelets; important in blood clotting
• red blood cells; transport oxygen and carbon dioxide
• white blood cells; fight infection

edema

• pooling of water in body tissues
• liquid portion of the blood
• plasma without the clotting elements

plasma

• liquid portion of the blood
• pooling of water in body tissues
• plasma without the clotting elements

serum

• plasma without the clotting elements
• pooling of water in body tissues
• liquid portion of the blood

chrom/o

• color
• blood
• large

erythr/o

• red
• white
• bone marrow

hemat/o

• blood
• white
• normal

hem/o

• blood
• large
• variation; irregular