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Unit 4
Combining forms
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Bas/o | Base |
| Chrom/o | Color |
| Coagul/o | Clotting |
| Cyt/o | Cell |
| Eosin/o | Red, Dawn, Rosy |
| Erythr/o | Red |
| Granul/o | Granules |
| Hem/o or Hemat/o | Blood |
| Hmeoglobin/o | Hemoglobin |
| is/o | Same, equal |
| Kary/o | Nucleus |
| Leuk/o | White |
| Mon/o | One, Single |
| Morph/o | Shape/ Form |
| Myel/o | Bone marrow |
| Neutr/o | Neutral |
| Nucle/o | Nucleus |
| Phag/o | Eat/Swallow |
| Poikil/o | Varied/Irregular |
| Sider/o | Iron |
| Spher/o | Globe/ Round |
| Thromb/o | Clot |
| Immun/o | Pertaining to a white blood cell with multi-shaped nucleus; neutrophil |
| Lymph/o | Lymph |
| Lymphaden/o | Lymph Node |
| Splen/o | Spleen |
| Thym/o | Thymus Gland |
| Tox/o | Poison |