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Chap 6 Word Building
Word building terms from Chapter 6 to study with combining forms/suffix cards
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| fibrinogen | fiber producing |
| fibrinolysis | destruction of fibers |
| fibrinous | pertaining to fibers |
| hemoglobin | blood protein |
| hemolysis | blood destruction |
| hemolytic | blood destruction |
| hemorrhage | rapid flow of blood |
| hematologist | blood specialist |
| hematic | pertaining to blood |
| sanguinous | pertaining to blood |
| erythrocyte | red cell |
| leukocyte | white cell |
| thrombocyte | clotting cell |
| granulocyte | granular cell |
| agranulocyte | nongranular cell |
| erythrocytosis | too many red cells |
| leukocytosis | too many white cells |
| thrombocytosis | too many clotting cells |
| erythropenia | too few red (cells) |
| leukopenia | too few white (cells) |
| thrombopenia | too few clotting (cells) |
| pancytopenia | too few of all cells |
| erythropoiesis | red (cell) producing |
| hematopoiesis | blood producing |
| leukopoiesis | white (cell) producing |
| thrombopoiesis | clotting (cell) producing |
| adenoidectomy | removal of the adenoids |
| adenoiditis | inflammation of the adenoids |
| immunologist | immunity specialist |
| lymphadenectomy | removal of lymph gland |
| lymphadenopathy | lymph gland disease |
| lymphangiogram | record of lymph vessels |
| lymphangioma | lymph vessel tumor |
| lymphoma | lymph tumor |
| lymphatic | pertaining to lymph |
| pathogenic | disease producing |
| pathology | study of disease |
| splenectomy | removal of spleen |
| splenomegaly | enlarged spleen |
| thymectomy | removal of thymus |
| thymoma | thymus tumor |
| tonsillar | pertaining to tonsils |
| tonsillectomy | removal of tonsils |
| tonsillitis | inflammation of the tonsils |