Question: Alice Adams is an African-American who suffers from a chronic illness that causes her blood to have abnormally shaped cells that become sticky, clump together, and block capillaries in her body. What is the medical term for her illness?

Answer: sickle cell anemia

Question: In the term agranulocyte, what does the prefix mean?

Answer: without, not

Question: In the term hemoglobin, what does hemo- refer to?

Answer: blood

Question: In the word, hemoglobinopathy, what does the suffix mean?

Answer: disease

Question: Mrs. Jones is to have hip surgery next Tuesday. She and her doctor discussed using an autologous blood transfusion. What does this mean for Mrs. Jones?

Answer: Mrs. Jones will be receiving her own blood, which she donated and stored before her surgery.

Question: The large, white blood cell that removes bacteria, foreign particles, and dead cells is known as a(n):

Answer: macrophage.

Question: The term lymphadenopathy means:

Answer: any disease process affecting a lymph node(s).

Question: What does the prefix of the word anemia mean?

Answer: without

Question: What does the root of the word attenuated mean?

Answer: to weaken

Question: What does the suffix -phil mean?

Answer: attraction