Medical Terminology Blood/Lymph Exam

The suffix -emia means:

• Formation or production

• Blood condition

• Decrease or deficiency

• Carrying or transmission

The term meaning "deficiency or decrease of red blood cells":

• Erythropoiesis

• Polycythemia

• Leukopenia

• Erythrocytopenia

The term meaning excessive bleeding or bursting forth of blood:

• Hemophobia

• Hemorrhage

• Hemostasis

• Hemophilia

The suffix -cyte means:

• Color

• Culture

• Clot

• Cell

The suffix meaning standing still:

• -emia

• -pheresis

• -poiesis

• -stasis

The combining form meaning bone marrow:

• Myel/o

• Lymph/o

• Ser/o

• My/o

The combining form meaning blood:

• Hem/o

• Erythr/o

• -emia

• Cyt/o

A classification of medication used to dissolve existing blood clots is called:

• Thrombolytics

• Anticoagulants

• Hemostasis

• Antineoplastics

The abbreviation RBC refers to a(n):

• Erythrocyte

• Leukocyte

• Thrombocyte

• Platelet

The term leukopenia means:

• Decrease or deficiency in the number of white blood cells

• Abnormal paleness of the skin

• Increase in the number of white blood cells

• Malignant disease of the blood forming organs