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MedTerm Chapter 9
Medical Terminology Systems: A Body Systems Approach
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| aden/o | gland |
| bas/o | base |
| chrom/o | color |
| erythr/o | red |
| granul/o | granule |
| hem/o hemat/o | blood |
| immun/o | immune, immunity, safe |
| kary/o nucle/o | nucleus |
| leuk/o | white |
| lymphaden/o | lymph gland |
| lymph/o | lymph |
| lymphangi/o | lymph vessel |
| myel/o | bone marrow, spinal cord |
| phag/o | swallowing, eating |
| reticul/o | net, mesh |
| ser/o | serum |
| sider/o | iron |
| splen/ | spleen |
| 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 |
| allo- | other, differing from normal |
| iso- | same, equal |