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- pronunciation:
- eI
plae
stihk
ni
mi
- features:
- Word Parts
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noun |
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a type of anemia caused by inadequate production of leukocytes, platelets, and the like by the bone marrow.
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The word aplastic anemia
contains the following parts:
a-1, an-1
Greek
prefix
that means not, without
  More about this word part:
Words prefixed with a-1, an-1 are nouns and adjectives. Some are loanwords from Greek (amorphous
, atrophy
). Others are English formations, which may attach the prefix to English words of Latin origin (asocial
, amoral
) or Greek origin (apolitical). The form a-1 is used before bases beginning with a consonant, while an-1 is used before bases beginning with a vowel.
Example words:
abiogenesis, abiotic, abranchiate, abysmal, abyss, achene, achromatic, achromic, adiabatic, agnostic, alexia, amenorrhea, amethyst, ametropia, amnesia, amnesty, amoral, amorphous, anaemia, anaerobe, anaerobic, analgesia, analgesic, anarchy, anecdote, anemia, aneroid, anesthesia, anesthesiology, anodyne, anomalous, anomaly, anomie, anonym, anonymous, anorexia, anoxia, anuria, apathy, aperiodic, apetalous, aphasia, aplastic anemia, apraxia, apterous, apteryx, arrhythmia, aseptic, asexual, asocial, asphyxia, astatine, asthenia, astigmatism, asymmetry, asymptote, ataractic, ataxia, atheist, atom, atonal, atrophy, avitaminosis, azygous, neurasthenia
hem, hemo, hemat, hemato, hema, -emia, -aemia
Greek
root
that means blood; blood condition
Example words:
anaemia, anemia, aplastic anemia, hemacytometer, hematic, hematite, hematoblast, hematocrit, hematology, hematoma, heme, hemochromatosis, hemocyanin, hemocytometer, hemodialysis, hemoflagellate, hemoglobin, hemolymph, hemolysis, hemophilia, hemoptysis, hemorrhage, hemorrhoid, hemostasis, hemostat, hemostatic, hyperglycemia, hypoglycemia, ischemia, leukemia, pyemia, sapremia, sickle cell anemia, toxemia, uremia
plas, plast, plasm, -plasty
Greek
root
that means mold, form; growth
Example words:
aplastic anemia, cataplasia, ceroplastic, chloroplast, cytoplasm, dysplasia, ectoplasm, endoplasm, heteroplasty, hyperplasia, hypoplasia, neoplasm, plasma, plasmagene, plasmapheresis, plasmid, plasmin, plasmolysis, plaster, plastic, plasticizer, plastid, protoplasm, rhinoplasty, somatoplasm, thermoplastic, trophoplasm
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