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lymph & blood 2
common terminology (pharmacy)
| term | meaning |
|---|---|
| aden/o/pathy | disease of the lymph nodes |
| an/emia | decrease in red blood cells |
| bacter/emia | bacteria in the bloodstream |
| emia | blood condition |
| hemat/oma | a collection of blood, often clotted |
| hem/o/philia | a disease in which the blood does not clot normally |
| leuk/emia | increase in white blood cells |
| lymph/o/cyte | immune response cell |
| lymph/o/cyt/o/penia | decreased number of lymphocytes |
| lymph/oid | resembling clear lymph fluid |
| phleb/o/tomy | puncture of vein to draw blood |
| septic/emia | systematic blood infection |
| splen/ec/tomy | removal of the spleen |
| thromb/osis | blood clotting within blood vessel |