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Word root Routine Blood Collections

Disease.

Example: pathogen (organism that causes disease)

Sources

• Appendix A: Word Parts and What They Mean · MedlinePlus, U.S. National Library of Medicine
• Fundamentals of Nursing, Chapter 10 Key Terms · OpenStax

Terms built with path/o

• bloodborne pathogensDisease-causing germs carried in human blood, such as HBV, HCV and HIV. OSHA's Bloodborne Pathogens Standard…
• empathyRecognizing and naming the patient's feeling while keeping the focus on them ("That sounds stressful")…
• pathogenAny disease-causing microorganism, such as the bloodborne viruses HBV, HCV and HIV.

Related terms

• myc/oFungus.
• myel/oBone marrow or spinal cord.
• necr/oDeath (of cells or tissue).
• neur/oNerve or nervous system.
• ped/oChild; in some words, foot.
• phleb/o, ven/oVein.
• py/oPus.
• pyr/oFever or fire.

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