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terminology ch. 15
ch. 15:" Feed and Protect me" from romich book veterinary medical terminology
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| hem/o and hemat/o | blood |
| -poiesis | formation |
| fibrin/o | fibrin or threads of a clot |
| pro- | before |
| thromb/o | clot |
| erythr/o | red |
| -cyte | cell |
| myel/o | bone barrow (and spinal cord) |
| macr/o | large |
| -phage | eating |
| leuk/o | white |
| -cytosis | condition of cell but implies elevated cell numbers |
| lip/o | fat |
| -emia | blood condition |
| -penia | less then normal, or deficiency |
| lymph/o | lymph fluid |
| para- | near |
| tonsill/o | tonsil |
| immun/o | protected |
| splen/o | spleen |
| onc/o | tumor |
| carcin/o | cancer |
| sarc/o | flesh |
| -gen | producing |