Water enters the body by eating and drinking and leaves the body as urine, feces, sweat, tears, pus, sputum, and mucus. Hemato logy is the study of the blood. A Hemato logist is a clinical laboratory scientist or physician that studies hematology. The following words comprise the fundamental terminology of hematology. Erythrocytes are red blood cells, these cells contain iron and transport oxygen, carbon deoxide, and nutrients.
Leukocytes are white blood cells and function in fighting disease.
There are five basic types of leukocytes found in the blood. Thrombocyte is the medical term for platelets. Platelets function in the clotting of blood. The following root words, prefixes, and suffixes are associated with medical terminology of the blood, diseases, conditions, and descriptions. Now lets put together medical terms that incorporate many of the root words you have learned in this chapter and in previous chapters.