Which term means too few white blood cells?
A) leukopenia
B) hematopoiesis
C) erythropenia
D) thrombopoiesis
A
Explanation: Leuk/o means white and -penia means too few, so leukopenia means too few white blood cells. Hemat/o means blood, -poiesis means formation; thus hematopoiesis means blood formation. Erythr/o means red, so erythropenia means too few red blood cells. Thromb/o means clotting; therefore, thrombopoiesis means clotting cell formation.
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