The prefix poly- means, “__________________ .”

Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).


excessive, over, many

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Blood disorder characterized by excessive increase in abnormal white blood cells is

a. Hodgkin’s disease. b. leukemia. c. hemophilia. d. leukopenia.

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Below are terms built from word parts used in this and previous chapters. Analyze each term presented below and list and define the word parts used to build each term

Medical Term Word Part Analysis 1. basophil 2. eosinophil 3. lymphocyte 4. neutrophil 5. hemostasis 6. hematology 7. hematoma 8. hypochromic 9. morphology 10. phlebotomy 11. axillary 12. immunoglobulin 13. immunology 14. lymphadenitis 15. lymphangiography 16. immunotherapy

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An infection of the skin fold around the nail is called:

A) paronychia. B) onychia. C) onychophagia. D) perionychitis.

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The most common treatment for skin cancer is

A. chemotherapy. B. radiation therapy. C. surgical removal. D. immunotherapy.

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