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Medical Terminology · Chapter 8

The Clot and Count Splitter

White cells are named for the dye their granules take; platelets are named for the clot they start; and the suffixes -osis, -penia, -lysis and -rrhage turn those names into chartable findings. Click the boundaries inside each term to cut it apart, then name every piece suffix first. When you have the hang of it, switch to the Plural Forge and settle thrombus, embolus, petechia and ecchymosis once and for all.
Step 1 · cut the term into its parts
Click between letters to drop a slash. Click a slash again to take it back.