Greek and Latin Word Elements for Blood and Lymph Flashcards
1
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Sanguin/o
A
blood
2
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Hem/o
A
blood
3
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Hemat/o
A
blood
4
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-emia
A
blood
5
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Plasm/o
A
fluid portion of blood (plasma), something formed or shaped
6
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-plasm
A
fluid portion of blood (plasma), something formed or shaped
7
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Plast/o
A
formed, molded
8
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-plast
A
forming cell or organelle
9
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-plasia
A
condition of formation, growth
10
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Ser/o
A
fluid left over after blood clotting (blood serum), a watery fluid
11
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-poiesis
A
to make, produce
12
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Blast/o
A
embryonic cell, formative cell or layer, bud or shoot
13
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-blast
A
embryonic cell, formative cell or layer, bud or shoot
14
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Cyt/o
A
cell
15
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-cyte
A
cell
16
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Thromb/o
A
a clot
17
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Erythr/o
A
red, red blood cell
18
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Leuk/o
A
white, white blood cell
19
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Leuc/o
A
white, white blood cell
20
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Reticul/o
A
net, network
21
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Granul/o
A
granule
22
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Corpuscul/o
A
corpuscle, small mass or body
23
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Glob/o
A
ball, sphere
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Globul/o
A
ball, sphere
25
Morph/o
shape, form
26
Nucle/o
center of cell (nucleus), nut, kernel
27
Kary/o
center of cell (nucleus), nut, kernel
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Neutr/o
neutral, neither
29
Bas/o
base, foundation, step, a walking
30
Basi/o
base, foundation, step, a walking
31
Eosin/o
red dyes used in histology (Eosine)
32
eos/o
dawn, early, morning red
33
Eo-
dawn, early, morning red
34
Phil/o
attraction, love
35
-phil
attraction, love
36
-phile
attraction, love
37
Lymph/o
lymph, water
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Lymphat/o
lymph, water
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Nod/o
node (lymph), swollen, knot-like
40
Aden/o
gland
41
Splen/o
spleen
42
Lien/o
spleen
43
Tonsill/o
tonsil
44
Coagul/o
thickening of liquid into a gel or solid, particularly blood
45
Fibr/o
fiber
46
Bubon/o
swollen lymph node(s)
47
Immun/o
free from, safe
