Chapter 6 [Blood and the Lymphatic and Immune Systems] Word Parts Flashcards
agglutin/o
clumping
bas/o
base
chrom/o
color
coagul/o
clotting
eosin/o
rosy red
fus/o
pouring
granul/o
granules
hem/o
hemat/o
blood
morph/o
shape
myel/o
bone marrow, spinal cord
neutr/o
neutral
phag/o
eat, shallow
sanguin/o
blood
septic/o
infection
adenoid/o
adenoids
axill/o
axilla (underarm)
immun/o
protection
inguin/o
groin region
lymph/o
lymph
lymphaden/o
lymph node
lymphangi/o
lymph vessel
nucle/o
nucleus
splen/o
spleen
thym/o
thymus gland
tonsill/o
tonsils
-apheresis
removal, carry away
-crit
separation of
-cytic
pertaining to cells
-cytosis
more than the normal number of cells
-emia
blood condition
-globin
protein
-oid
resembling
-penia
abnormal decrease, too few
-phil
attracted to
-philia
condition of being attracted to
-philic
pertaining to being attracted to
-plastic
pertaining to formation
-plastin
-poiesis
formation
-rrhagic
pertaining to abnormal flow
-stasis
standing still
-edema
swelling
-globulin
protein
-phage
to eat
-toxic
pertaining to poison