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The combining form leuk/o- means ________.

A) blood
B) connection
C) infection
D) white

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________ is the medical specialty that studies the immune response.

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In iron deficiency anemia, the erythrocytes are microcytic and hypochromic.

Generalized swelling of an arm or leg that occurs after surgical removal of a chain of lymph nodes is known as:

________ are cells that engulf and eat microorganisms and destroy them with enzymes.

The combining form poikil/o- means ________.

________ are all of the different types of cells that engulf and eat microorganisms and destroy them with enzymes.

A/An ________ is a type of white blood cell that is a granulocyte and has three or more lobes in its nucleus.

Another name for a blood clot is a ________.

Briefly describe how the blood forms a clot.

________ is the medical specialty that studies the immune response.

Tumor necrosis factor destroys cancerous cells and endotoxins produced by certain bacteria.

________ are the least common type of leukocyte.

Hemorrhage is the loss of a small amount of blood over time.

All of the following are antigens that might be included in allergy skin tests except ________.

Lymphatic capillaries have large openings in their walls that allow microorganisms or cancerous cells to enter.

The abbreviation H&H is a laboratory test that is related to:

The suffix -rrhage means ________.

________ is a red, iron-containing molecule in red blood cells.

The hematocrit laboratory test measures the total number of white blood cells in a blood sample.