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The Blood and Lymphatic Systems—Hematology and Immunology
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| 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 |