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Medical Terminology
Medical Terminology Combining Forms Lymphatic Immune Systems
Term | Definition |
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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 |