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Medical Terminology
Medical Terminology Combining Forms Lymphatic Immune Systems
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| lymph/o | lymph, lymphatic tissue |
| lymphangi/o | lymph vessels and ducts |
| lymphaden/o | lymph gland or node |
| tonsill/o, adenoid/o | Tonsils and Adenoids; Protect the entry into the respiratory system. |
| splen/o | spleen |
| myel/o | spinal cord, bone marrow |
| lymphocyt/o | lymphocytes |
| thym/o | thymus gland |
| carcin/o | cancer |
| immun/o | immune, protection, safe |
| neo-, ne/o | new, strange |
| onc/o | tumor |
| phag/o | eat, swallow |
| sarc/o | flesh, connective tissue |
| tox/o | poison |
| cervic/o | neck |
| axill/o | armpit |
| inguin/o | groin |
| hem/o | blood |
| angi/o | blood or lymph vessel |
| cyt/o | cell |
| bacilli | Rod shaped bacteria |
| staphyl/o | grapelike clusters |
| strept/o | twisted chains |
| bacteri/o | bacteria |
| my/o | muscle |
| fung/o | fungus |
| vir/o | virus |
| leuk/o | white |
| aden/o | gland |
| oste/o | bone |
| mamm/o | breast |
| mast/o | breast |
| tom/o | cut; slice; layer |