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medtermch6
Medical Terminology Chapter 6
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| coagul/o | clotting |
| eosin/o | rosy red |
| hem/o | blood |
| leuk/o | white |
| phleb/o | vein |
| septic/o | infection |
| lymphangia/o | lymph vessel |
| neucle/o | nucleus |
| pneumon/o | lung |
| thym/o | thymus gland |
| cyt/o | cell |
| hemat/o | blood |
| sanguin/o | blood |
| thromb/o | clot |
| immun/o | protection |
| lymphaden/o | lymph node |
| path/o | disease |
| septic/o | infection |
| -apheresis | removal, carry away |
| -crit | separation of |
| -cyte | cell |
| -cytosis | more than normal # of cells |
| -emia | blood condition |
| globin | protein |
| lytic | destruction |
| -oid | resembling |
| -penia | too few |
| -philia | attracted to |
| -plastic | pertaining to formation |
| -rrhage | abnormal flow |
| -rrhagic | pertaining to abn flow |
| -edema | swelling |
| dys- | abnormal |
| cortic/o | outer layer |
| erythr/o | red |
| pneum/o | lung |
| splen/o | spleen |
| contra- | against |
| hyper- | excessive |