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The Blood and Lymphatic Systems—Hematology and Immunology
Term | Definition |
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coagul/o | coagulation |
thromb/o | clot |
hem/o | blood |
hemat/o | blood |
cyt/o | cell |
leuk/o | white |
phleb/o | vein |
ven/o | vein |
lymph/o | lymph |
myel/o | bone marrow, spinal cord |
-emia | blood condition |
tonsill/o | tonsils |
splen/o | spleen |
thym/o | thymus |
immun/o | immune system |
-penia | deficiency |
gastr/o | stomach |
hept/o | Liver |
Neur/o | Nerve |
Cutane/o | Skin |
Derm/o | Skin |
dermat/o | Skin |
lip/o | fat |
adip/o | fat |
steat/o | fat |
pil/o | hair |
trich/o | hair |
seb/o | oil |
sebace/o | oil |
hidr/o | sweat |
crypt/o | hidden |
squam/o | scale |
kerat/o | hard |
kerat/o | horny |
onych/o | nail |
ungu/o | nail |
xer/o | dry |
xanth/o | yellow |
erythr/o | red |
alb/o | white |
melan/o | black |
arthr/o | joint |
cardi/o | heart |
enter/o | small intestine |
my/o | muscle |
muscul/o | muscle |
angi/o | vessel |
vas/o | vessel |
vascul/o | vessel |
pneum/o | lung |
pneumat/o | lung |
pulmon/o | lung |
gen/o | generation |
gen/o | cause |
hydr/o | water |
morph/o | change |
myc/o | fungus |
necr/o | death |
orth/o | straight |
path/o | suffering |
path/o | disease |
phag/o | eat |
plas/o | formation |
py/o | pus |
sten/o | narrowing |
troph/o | nourishment |
troph/o | development |
xen/o | foreign |
a- | not |
ab- | away |
ad- | toward |
an- | not |
ante- | before |
anti- | against |
bi- | two |
brady- | slow |
circum- | around |
con- | with |
con- | together |
contra- | against |
de- | down |
de- | away from |
dia- | through |
dys- | bad |
e- | out |
ec- | out |
ecto- | outside |
en- | inside |
en- | in |
endo- | in |
endo- | inside |
epi- | upon |
eu- | good |
ex- | out |
exo- | outside |
extra- | outside |
hemi- | half |
hyper- | over |
hypo- | under |
inter- | between |
intra- | in |
intra- | inside |
macro- | large |
micro- | small |
mono- | one |
multi- | many |
oligo- | few |
pan- | all |
peri- | around |
poly- | many |
post- | after |
pre- | before |
pro- | before |
pro- | on behalf of |
re- | again |
semi- | half |
sub- | beneath |
sym- | with |
sym- | together |
syn- | with |
syn- | together |
tachy- | fast |
trans- | through |
uni- | one |
ankyl/o | stiff |
brachi/o | arm |
burs/o | bursa |
carp/o | wrist |
cervic/o | neck |
chondr/o | cartilage |
cost/o | rib |
crani/o | head |
crani/o | skull |
ankyl/o | bent |
dactyl/o | finger |
fasci/o | fascia |
femor/o | femur |
kinesi/o | movement |
kinesi/o | motion |
lumb/o | loin |
lumb/o | lower back |
myos/o | muscle |
oste/o | bone |
-physis | growth |
spondyl/o | vertebra |
tars/o | ankle |
tax/o | arrangement |
tax/o | order |
tax/o | coordination |
ten/o | tendon |
tend/o | tendon |
tendin/o | tendon |
tibi/o | tibia (shinbone) |
ton/o | tone |
ton/o | tension |
cerebr/o | brain |
encephal/o | brain |
cerebell/o | cerebellum |
lob/o | lobe |
cephal/o | head |
mening/o | meninges |
meningi/o | meninges |
dur/o | dura |
gangli/o | nerve bundle |
gang/o | nerve bundle |
esthesi/o | feeling, sensation |
phas/o | speech |
phren/o | mind |
psych/o | mind |
somn/o | sleep |
somni/o | sleep |
hypn/o | sleep |
gnosi/o | know |
-mania | excessive desire |
-phobia | excessive fear |
-paresis | slight paralysis |
-plagia | paralysis |
-asthenia | weakness |
con- | within |
acous/o | sound |
-acusis | hearing condition |
audi/o | sound |
aur/o | ear |
blephnar/o | eyelid |
cerumin/o | ear wax |
cochle/o | cochlea |
conjunctiv/o | conjunctiva |
corne/o | cornea |
cycl/o | ciliary body |
dacry/o | tear |
ir/o | iris |
irid/o | iris |
kerat/o | cornea |
labyrinth/o | labyrinth |
lacrim/o | tear |
mastoid/o | mastoid process |
myring/o | eardrum |
ocul/o | eye |
ophthalm/o | eye |
-opia | vision condition |
-opsia | vision condition |
opt/o | eye |
ot/o | ear |
phac/o | lens |
phak/o | lens |
retin/o | retina |
salping/o | eustachian tube |
scler/o | sclera |
tympan/o | eardrum |
vestibul/o | vestibule |
endocrine | inside secretion |
aden/o | gland |
adren/o | adrenal gland |
adrenal/o | adrenal gland |
cortic/o | outer surface |
gonad/o | gonads (sex organs) |
pancreat/o | pancreas |
thym/o | thymus |
thyr/o | thyroid |
thyroid/o | thyroid |
gluc/o | sugar |
glucos/o | sugar |
glyc/o | sugar |
crin/o | to secrete |
hormon/o | hormone |
ket/o | ketone body |
-tropin | stimulating |
-uria | urine condition |