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Lymphatic system
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| adeno | gland |
| agglutino | clumping, gluing |
| blasto | embryonic cell |
| chromo | color |
| erythro | red |
| granulo | granule |
| hemo hemato | blood |
| immuno | immunity immune safe |
| leuko | white |
| lympho | lymph |
| lymphadeno | lymph gland |
| lymphangio | lymph vessel |
| morpho | form, shape, structure |
| myelo | bone marrow, spinal cord |
| nucleo | nucleus |
| phago | eating swallowing |
| poikilo | varied, irregular |
| sero | serum |
| sidero | iron |
| spleno | spleen |
| thrombo | blood clot |
| thymo | thymus gland |
| blast | embryonic cell |
| globin | protein |
| penia | decrease, deficiency |
| phil | attraction for |
| phylaxis | protection |
| poiesis | formation, production |
| stasis | standing still |
| aniso | unequal, dissimilar |
| antibody | protective protein produced by B lymphocytes in response to a specific foreign substance in the body |
| antigen | substance recognized as harmful to the host that stimulates antibody formations. |
| cytokine | chemical substance produced by certain cells that intiates, inhibits, or decreases activity in other cells |