Blood, Lymphatic, and Immune Systems: Word roots, prefixes, suffixes Flashcards
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aden/o
A
gland
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agglutin/o
A
clumping, gluing
3
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blast/o
A
embryonic cell
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chrom/o
A
color
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erythr/o
A
red
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granul/o
A
granule
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hem/o
hemat/o
A
blood
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immun/o
A
immune, immunity, safe
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leuk/o
A
white
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lymph/o
A
lymph
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lymphaden/o
A
lymph gland (node)
12
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lymphangi/o
A
lymph vessel
13
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morph/o
A
form, shape, structure
14
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myel/o
A
bone marrow; spinal cord
15
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nucle/o
A
nucleus
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phag/o
A
swallowing, eating
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poikil/o
A
varied, irregular
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ser/o
A
serum
18
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sider/o
A
iron
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A
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splen/o
A
spleen
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thromb/o
A
blood clot
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thym/o
A
thymus gland
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-blast
A
embryonic cell
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-globin
protein
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-penia
decrease, deficiency
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-phil
attraction for
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-phylaxis
protection
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-poiesis
formation, production
29
-stasis
standing still
30
aniso-
unequal, dissimilar
31
intra-
in, within
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vascul/o
vessel
33
-ar
pertaining to
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globin/o
protein
35
-pathy
disease
36
mono-
one
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-osis
abnormal condition; increase (used primarily with blood cells)
38
sarc
flesh, connective tissue
39
-oma
tumor
40
-edema
swelling
41
anti-
against
42
angi/o
vessel
43
-graphy
process of recording
44
-therapy
treatment
45
forming, producing, origin
gen/o
