Chapter 9 Terms Flashcards
Appendix
Append/o, Appendic/o
Axilla,Armpit
Axill/o
Base
Bas/o
Blood
Hem/o, hemat/o
Bone marrow
Myel/o
Clotting, clot
Thromb/o
Clumping
Agglutin/o
Disease
Path/o
Eat, Swallow
Phag/o
Fever, fire
Pyr/o
Fiber
Fibr/o
Groin
Inguin/o
Little Grain
Granul/o
Lymph
Lymph/o, lymphat/o
Lymph gland (node)
Lymphaden/o
Lymph Vessel
Lymphangi/o
Mediastinum
Mediastin/o
Neck
Cervic/o
Neutral
Neutr/o
Nucleus
Nucle/o
Plasma
Plasm/o
Red
Erythr/o
Rosey-colored
Eosin/o
Safety/Protection
Immun/o
Same
Home/o
Serum
Ser/o
Shape
Morph/o
Spleen
Splen/o
Thymus
Thym/o
Tonsil
Tonsill/o
White
Leuk/o
A-
Without
Anti-
Against
Inter-
Between
Macro-
Large
Mono-
One
Poly-
Many
Pro-
Before
-cyte
Cell
-exia
Condition
-gen
Producing
-globin
Protein substance
-in
Substance
-kine
Movement
-leukin
White substance
-logy
Study of
-lysis
Breaking down
-lytic
Pertaining to breaking down
-osis
Abnormal condition
-phil
Attraction
-poiesis
Formation
-poietin
Forming substance
-siderin
Iron substance
-stasis
Controlling, stopping
Thrombin
Clotting substance
Anticoagulants
Prevent or delay the coagulation of blood and the formation of thrombi.
Thrombopoietic factors
Stimulate the production of thrombocytes or platelets.
Antihistamines
Block histamine receptors to manage allergy symptoms
Antiretrovirals
Minimize the replication of HIV and its progression into AIDS.