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 'dys-' can mean difficult or abnormal and is used to form several medical terms around the body. 1. The brain performs many important functions for the body. It is the organ of reasoning and language, processor of sensory information and mastermind of many functions of the body such as walking, speaking and feeling emotion.