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Medical Terminology
Ch. 9 - Blood, Lymph & Immune System/ Combining forms, Prefixes & Suffixes
Term | Definition |
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aden/o | gland |
agglutin/o | clumping, gluing |
bas/o | base (alkaline, opposite of acid) |
blast/o | immature, embryonic cell |
thromb/o | blood clot |
thym/o | thymus gland |
xen/o | foreign, strange |
-blast | embryonic cell |
-emia | blood condition |
-globin | protein |
-graft | transplantation |
-osis | abnormal condition |
-penia | decrease, deficiency |
-phil | attraction for |
-phoresis | carrying, transmission |
-phylaxis | protection |
-poiesis | formation, production |
-stasis | standing still |
a- | w/out, not |
allo- | other, differing from the normal |
lymph/o | lymph |
lymphaden/o | Lymph Node |
angi/o | vessel |
lymphangi/o | lymph vessel |
hem/o | blood |
hemat/o | blood |
erythr/o | red |
leuk/o | white |
granul/o | granule (particles) |
bas/o | basic, alkaline, basophil |
eosin/o | rose colored, eosinophil |
neutr/o | neutral, neutrophil |
phag/o | eating, swallow |
nucle/o | nucleus |
splen/o | spleen |
myel/o | bone marrow, spinal cord |
immun/o | immunity, safe |