Chapter 6 Flashcards
Erythr/o-
Red
-cyte
Cell
Electr/o-
Electricity
-lyte
Dissolved substance
Hemat/o-
Blood
-poiesis
Process of formation
Hem/o-
Blood
Glob/o-
Comprehensive; shaped like a globe
-in
Substance
Leuk/o-
White
-poietin
Substance that forms
Reticul/o-
Small network
-blast
Immature cell
Norm/o-
Normal; usual
Mon/o-
One; single
Ox/y-
Oxygen; quick
Hem/o-
Blood
Corpuscle
Latin- Little body
Five types of white blood cells
Neutrophil Basophil Lymphocyte Eosinophil Monocyte
Grandul/o-
Grandule
A-
Away from; without
-Phil
Attraction to; fondness of
Neutr/o-
Not taking part
Poly-
Many; much
Morph/o-
Shape
Nucle/o-
Nucleus of an atom; nucleus of a cell
-ar
Pertaining to
Myel/o-
Bone marrow; myelin; spinal cord
Phag/o-
Eating; swallowing
Cyt/o-
Cell
-osis
Condition; process
Eosin/o-
Eosin; red acidic dye
Bas/o-
Alkaline; base of a structure
Lymph/o-
Lymph; lymphatic system
-gen
That which produces
Anti-
Against
-blast
Immature cell
Macr/o-
Large
-phage
Things that eat; that’s that swallow
Thromb/o-
Blood clot
Mega-
Large
Kary/o-
Nucleus of a cell
Anti-
Against
Fibr/o-
Fiber