3–70 Cyt/o/logy is the study of ____________________.
3–71 Use -cyte(cell) to form words that mean
cell that is red:____________________ / _____ / __________
cell that is white:__________ / _____ / __________
cell that is black:____________________ / _____ / __________
cell that is yellow:____________________ / _____ / __________
3–72 Leuk/o/cyt/o/penia, an abnormal decrease in white blood cells (WBCs),
may be caused by an adverse drug reaction, radiation poisoning, or a path/o/logic/al
condition. The term leuk/o/cyt/o/penia is formed from the
suffix that means decrease or deficiency:____________________
CF that means white:__________ / _____
CF that means cell:__________ / _____
3–73 A deficiency in white blood cell production may be a sign of a
path/o/logic/al condition known as leuk/o/penia or __________ / _____ /
__________ / _____ / ____________________
3–74 The abbreviation for white blood cell is __________.
3–75 The suffix -emiais used in words to mean blood condition.Xanth/emia, an
occurrence of yellow pigment in the blood, literally means yellow
____________________.
3–76 High cholesterol levels may cause small yellow tumors called
____________________ / __________.
3–77 Leuk/emia is a progressive malignant disease of the blood-forming organs. It
is characterized by proliferation and development of immature leuk/o/cytes in the
blood and bone marrow.
Leuk/emia literally means white____________________.
Leuk/o/cytes are ____________________blood cells.
3–78 A disease of unrestrained growth of immature white blood cells is called
__________ / __________.
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cells
erythr/o/cyte
ĕ-RĬTH-rō-sīt
leuk/o/cyte
LOO-kō-sīt
melan/o/cyte
mĕl-ĂN-ō-sīt
xanth/o/cyte
ZĂN-thō-sīt
-penia
leuk/o
cyt/o
leuk/o/cyt/o/penia
loo-kō-sī-tō-PĒ-nē-ă
WBC
blood
xanth/omas
zăn-THŌ-măz
blood
white
leuk/emia
loo-KĒ-mē-ă