Blood, Lymphatic, and Immune Systems: Word roots, prefixes, suffixes Flashcards

1
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aden/o

A

gland

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2
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agglutin/o

A

clumping, gluing

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3
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blast/o

A

embryonic cell

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4
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chrom/o

A

color

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5
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erythr/o

A

red

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6
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granul/o

A

granule

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7
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hem/o

hemat/o

A

blood

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8
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immun/o

A

immune, immunity, safe

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9
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leuk/o

A

white

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10
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lymph/o

A

lymph

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11
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lymphaden/o

A

lymph gland (node)

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12
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lymphangi/o

A

lymph vessel

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13
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morph/o

A

form, shape, structure

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14
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myel/o

A

bone marrow; spinal cord

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15
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nucle/o

A

nucleus

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16
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phag/o

A

swallowing, eating

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17
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poikil/o

A

varied, irregular

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17
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ser/o

A

serum

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18
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sider/o

A

iron

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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

23
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-blast

A

embryonic cell

24
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-globin

A

protein

25
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-penia

A

decrease, deficiency

26
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-phil

A

attraction for

27
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-phylaxis

A

protection

28
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-poiesis

A

formation, production

29
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-stasis

A

standing still

30
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aniso-

A

unequal, dissimilar

31
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intra-

A

in, within

32
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vascul/o

A

vessel

33
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-ar

A

pertaining to

34
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globin/o

A

protein

35
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-pathy

A

disease

36
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mono-

A

one

37
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-osis

A

abnormal condition; increase (used primarily with blood cells)

38
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sarc

A

flesh, connective tissue

39
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-oma

A

tumor

40
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-edema

A

swelling

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anti-

A

against

42
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angi/o

A

vessel

43
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-graphy

A

process of recording

44
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-therapy

A

treatment

45
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forming, producing, origin

A

gen/o