84.
Spleno is a stem which means
spleen. A person who has had a
splenectomy has had an excision of
the __________.
sple-nek'to-me
spleen
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85.
Phago is a stem which means to eat.
A phagocyte is a cell that _________
microorganisms.
fag'o-sit
eats
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86.
As a review, give the meaning of
each of the following stems
pertaining to the hematopoietic and
lymphatic systems.
a. cyto: __________
cell (frame 81)
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b. hema/hemato: __________
blood (frame 82)
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c. Spleno: __________
spleen (frame 84)
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d. lympho: __________
lymph (frame 83)
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e. phago: __________
to eat (frame 85)
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