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root words for lymphatic and immune system; medical terminology
| word part | definition |
|---|---|
| aden/o | gland |
| adenoid/o | adenoids |
| agglutin/o | clumping; sticking together |
| angi/o | vessel (blood) |
| arteri/o | artery |
| bacteri/o | bacteria |
| calc/o | calcium |
| cyt/o | cell |
| erythr/o | red |
| eti/o | the cause of a disease or condition |
| fung/o | fungus |
| hem/a | blood |
| hem/o | blood |
| hemat/o | blood |
| iatr/o | physician; treatment |
| immun/o | immune; protection |
| kal/i | potassium |
| kary/o | nucleus |
| leuk/o | white |
| lipid/o | fatty deposits; lipids |
| log/o | study |
| ly/o | break down; dissolve; loosen |
| lymph/o | lymph |
| lymphat/o | lymph |
| lymphaden/o | lymph node |
| lymphangi/o | lymphatic vessel |
| morph/o | shape; form |
| myel/o | bone marrow; spinal cord |
| nucle/o | nucleus |
| path/o | disease |
| phag/o | eat; swallow; engulf |
| phleb/o | vein |
| ser/o | serum; serous |
| splen/o | spleen |
| thromb/o | clot |
| thym/o | thymus |
| tonsill/o | tonsils |
| tox/o | poison |
| ven/i | vein |
| ven/o | vein |
| vir/o | virus |