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Medical Terminology
Ch. 9 - Blood, Lymph & Immune System/ Combining forms, Prefixes & Suffixes
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| 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 |