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ML 6
ML 6 - Hematology and Immunology - prefixes, combining forms, and suffixes
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| a- | away from, without |
| aden/o | gland |
| agglutin/o | clumping, sticking |
| aggreg/o | crowding together |
| -al | pertaining to |
| an- | without, not |
| angi/o | blood vessel; lymphatic vessel |
| anis/o | unequal |
| -ant | pertaining to |
| anti- | against |
| apher/o | withdrawal |
| -ar | pertaining to |
| -ase | enzyme |
| aspir/o | to breathe in, to suck in |
| -ate | composed of; pertaining to |
| -ated | pertaining to a condition; composed of |
| -atic | pertaining to |
| -ation | a process; being or having |
| attenu/o | weakened |
| auto- | self |
| bas/o | basic (alkaline) |
| bi/o | life; living organisms |
| -blast | immature cell |
| -body | structure or thing |
| calc/o | calcium |
| chrom/o | color |
| coagul/o | clotting |
| compromis/o | exposed to danger |
| cortic/o | cortex (outer region) |
| -crasia | a mixing |
| cyt/o | cell |
| defici/o | lacking, inadequate |
| different/o | being distinct, different |
| dissect/o | to cut apart |
| dissemin/o | widely scattered throughout the body |
| dys- | painful, difficult, abnormal |
| -ectomy | surgical excision |
| -ed | pertaining to |
| -edema | swelling |
| electr/o | electricity |
| embol/o | embolus (occluding plug) |
| -emia | condition of the blood, substance in the blood |
| -ency | condition of being |
| endo- | innermost |
| eosin/o | eosin (acidic red dye) |
| erythr/o | red |
| -esis | condition |
| excis/o | to cut out |
| ferrit/o | iron |
| ferr/o | iron |
| fibrin/o | fibrin |
| fibr/o | fiber |
| fus/o | pouring |
| -gen | that which produces |
| gen/o | arising from; produced by |
| glob/o | shaped like a globe; comprehensive |
| globul/o | shaped like a globe |
| -gram | a record or picture |
| granul/o | granule |
| -graphy | the process of recording |
| hemat/o | blood |
| hem/o | blood |
| heter/o | other |
| hyper- | above; more than normal |
| hypo- | below; deficient |
| -ia | condition, state, thing |
| -iac | pertaining to |
| -ial | pertaining to |
| -ic | pertaining to |
| idi/o | unknown; individual |
| -immune | immune response |
| immun/o | immune response |
| -in | substance |
| inhibit/o | block; hold back |
| inter- | between |
| intra- | within |
| -ion | action; condition |
| -ism | process; disease from a specific cause |
| -ist | one who specializes in |
| -ity | state; condition |
| -ization | process of making, creating, or inserting |
| kary/o | nucleus |
| -kine | movement |
| leuk/o | white |
| log/o | word; the study of |
| -logy | the study of |
| lymph/o | lymph, lymphatic system |
| ly/o | break down, separate, dissolve |
| -lysis | process of breaking down or dissolving |
| -lyte | dissolved substance |
| macr/o | large |
| meg/a | large |
| megal/o | large |
| -megaly | enlargement |
| micr/o | small |
| mon/o | one, single |
| morph/o | shape |
| myel/o | bone marrow; spinal cord; myelin |
| neutr/o | not taking part |
| norm/o | normal, usual |
| nucle/o | nucleus |
| -oid | resembling |
| -oma | tumor, mass |
| opportun/o | well timed, taking advantage of |
| -opsy | the process of viewing |
| -or | person or thing that produces or does |
| -osis | condition, abnormal condition |
| -ous | pertaining to |
| ox/y | oxygen |
| pan- | all |
| path/o | disease, suffering |
| -pathy | disease, suffering |
| -penia | condition of deficiency |
| peripher/o | outer aspects |
| -phage | thing that eats |
| phag/o | eating, swallowing |
| -phil | attraction to, fondness for |
| phil/o | attraction to, fondness for |
| phleb/o | vein |
| phor/o | to bear, to carry |
| plasm/o | plasma; formed substance |
| plast/o | growth, formation |
| -poiesis | condition of formation |
| -poietin | a substance that forms |
| poikil/o | irregular |
| poly- | many, much |
| pro- | before |
| prote/o | protein |
| punct/o | hole, perforation |
| reticul/o | small network |
| -rrhage | excessive flow or discharge |
| rub/o | red |
| septic/o | infection |
| son/o | sound |
| splen/o | spleen |
| -stasis | condition of standing still, staying in one place |
| -steroid | steroid |
| suppress/o | press down |
| -therapy | treatment |
| thromb/o | thrombus (blood clot) |
| thym/o | thymus, range |
| -tic | pertaining to |
| -tomy | process of cutting or making an incision |
| tox/o | poison |
| trans- | across, through |
| transplant/o | move something to another place |
| ultra- | beyond, higher |
| -ure | system; result of |
| vaccin/o | giving a vaccine |
| vascul/o | blood vessel |
| ven/i | vein |
| viscos/o | thickness |
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