Chapter 7 Combining forms and abbreviations Flashcards
aden/o
gland
adenoid/o
adenoid
angi/o, vas/o
vessel
bacteri/o
bacteria
immun/o
immune
lymph/o
lymph
lymphaden/o
lymph gland
lymphangi/o
lymphatic vessel
lymphocyt/o
lymph cell
myel/o
bone marrow, spinal cord
path/o
disease
ser/o
serum
splen/o
spleen
thym/o
thymus
tonsill/o
tonsil
tox/o
toxin, poison
toxic/o
poison
AB, Ab
antibody
AG, Ag
antigen
AIDS
acquired immunodeficiency syndrome
CA
cancer or carcinoma
EBV
Epstein-Barr Virus
EIA
Enzyme immunosorbent assay
ESR
erythrocyte sedimentation rate
GVHD
graft-versus-host disease
HIV
human immunodeficiency virus
Ig
immunoglobulin
KS
Kaposi sarcoma
MET, met
metastasis, metastasize
PCP
pneumocystis carinii (pneumonia), pneumocystis (pneumonia)
SLE
systemic lupus erythematosus