Blood Lymph and Immune Systems Medical Word Elements Flashcards
agglutin/o
clumping, gluing
agglutination: process of clumping
aden/o
gland
adenoid: resembling a gland
bas/o
base (alkaline)
basophil: attraction to base
phil means attraction for
blast/o
embryonic cell
erythroblastosis: abnormal increase of embryonic red cells
erythroblastosis fetalis is a potentially fatal disease of newborns occurring when a blood incompatibility exists between mother and fetus.
chrom/o
color
hypochromic: under coloration
Hypochromic cells are erythrocytes that contain inadequate hemoglobin. These cells are commonly associated with iron-deficiency anemia.
eosin/o
dawn (rose colored)
eosinophil: attraction for rose colored dye
erythr/o
red
granul/o
granule
hem/o
hemat/o
blood
a hematoma is a mass of extravasated, usually clotted blood caused by a break or leak in a blood vessel. It may be found in any organ, tissue, or space within the body.
immun/o
immune, immunity, safe
kary/o; nucle/o
nucleus
karyolysis: destruction of the nucleus
leuk/o
white
leukemia: white blood condition; increased number of leukocytes in the blood and or tissues.
lymphaden/o
lymph gland
lymph/o
lymph
lymphoid: resembling lymph
lymphangi/o
lymph vessel
lymphangioma: tumor (composed of) lymph vessels
morph/o
form, structure, shape
morphology: study of form, shape and structure
myel/o
bone marrow; spinal chord
myelogenic: relating to the origin in bone marrow
neutr/o
neutral; neither
neutrophilic: pertaining to the attraction for neutral dyes
phag/o
swallowing; eating
the neutrophil is phagocytic and protects the body by consuming foreign substances that may cause disease of injury.
plas/o
formation; growth
aplastic: pertaining to the failure to form.
aplastic anemia is a failure of the one marrow to produce adequate blood cells
poikil/o
varied, irregular
poikilocyte: cell that is irregular or varied (in shape)
reticul/o
net, mesh
reticulocyte: cell (that contains a) net or meshwork.
a reticulocyte is an immature erythrocyte that contains strands of nuclear material. appears as a tiny net when observed microscopically.
ser/o
serum
serology includes the study of antigens and antibodies in serum as well as sources other than serum, including plasma, saliva, and urine
sider/o
iron
sideropenia: deficiency of iron; usually results from inadequate iron uptake or from hemorrhage
splen/o
spleen
splenorrhagia: bursting forth of spleen ( a hemorrhage from a ruptured spleen)
thromb/o
blood clot
thrombosis: abnormal condition of a blood clot.
thrombosis is the formation of blood clots in blood vessels
thym/o
thymus gland
xen/o
foreign, strange
