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The suffix -ics in orthopedics means:
Immune Response
The body's defensive reaction to foreign substances, including microbes and pathogens, involving recognition and response.
Embolus
A blood clot, air bubble, piece of fatty deposit, or other object that has been carried in the bloodstream to lodge in a vessel and cause an embolism.
Thrombus
A blood clot that forms within a blood vessel or the heart and may cause vascular obstruction.
Thrombocytes
Another term for platelets, the blood cells that play a critical role in blood clotting.
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