These include: 55%. Plasma. 45%. Components (sometimes called formed elements), i.e. 'Blood Cells'. Of these, 99% are erythrocytes (red blood cells). and 1% are leucocytes (white blood cells) and thrombocytes (blood platelets). This is summarised in the following diagram, and described in further detail below.
The prefix a- comes from the Greek meaning not.. ab-: Prefix from the Latin meaning from, away from, off as in abduction (movement of a limb away from the midline of the body), ablate (carry or cut away), abnormal (away from normal), absorb (to suck away). Abs in the plural is slang for the abdominal muscles.
(The prefix homo- which indicates the next higher member in a homologous series, is usually limited to noncyclic carbons). Nor is an abbreviation of normal. Originally, the term was used to denote the completely demethylated form of the parent compound. Later, the meaning was restricted to the removal of one group.Nor is written directly in front of the stem name, without a hyphen between, unless there is another prefix after nor (for example Î±-). If multiple groups are eliminated the prefix dinor, trinor, tetranor, etcetera is used.The prefix homo- which indicates the next higher member in a homologous series, is usually limited to noncyclic carbons). Nor is an abbreviation of normal. Originally, the term was used to denote the completely demethylated form of the parent compound. Later, the meaning was restricted to the removal of one group.