Blood, Lymphatic, and Immune System Combining Forms Flashcards
aden/o
gland
adenoid/o
adenoids
agglutin/o
clumping, gluing
arthr/o
joint
axill/o
axilla, underarm
bas/o
base, alkaline (opposite or acid)
blast/o
embryonic cell
carcin/o
cancer
chrom/o
color
coagul/o
clotting
cyt/o
cell
electr/o
electricity
embol/o
embolus plug
eosin/o
dawn (rose colored)
erythr/o
red
fibrin/o
fibers, fibrous
fus/o
pouring
granul/o
granule
hem/o
blood
hemat/o
blood
immun/o
immune, immunity, safe
inguin/o
groin region
kary/o
nucleus
leuk/o
white
lymph/o
lymph
lymphaden/o
lymph gland (node)
lymphangi/o
lymph vessel
morph/o
form, shape, structure
myel/o
bone marrow, spinal cord
neutr/o
neutral, neither
nucleu/o
nucleus
path/o
disease
phag/o
swallowing, eating
plas/o
formation, growth
plasm/a
plasma or cytoplasm
plasm/o
plasma or cytoplasm
poikil/o
varied, irregular
pyr/o
fever, fire
pyret/o
fever, fire
reticul/o
net, mesh
sanguin/o
blood
septic/o
infection
ser/o
serum
sider/o
iron
splen/o
spleen
therapeut/o
treatment
thromb/o
blood clot
thym/o
thymus gland
tonsill/o
tonsils
tox/o
poison
xen/o
foreign, strange