OSTE 4 Flashcards
aden/o
gland
agglutin/o
clumping, gluing
embol/o
embolus (plug)
erythr/o
red
hem/o
blood
hemat/o
blood
immune/o
immune, immunity, safe
leuk/o
white
lymph/o
lymph
lymphaden/o
lymph gland (node)
lymphangi/o
lymph vessel
myel/o
bone marrow (also spinal cord)
phag/o
swallowing, eating
thromb/o
blood clot
thym/o
thymus gland
ven/o
vein
-phage
swallowing, eating
-phylaxis
protection
-poiesis
formation, production
-stasis
standing still
agglutination
process of clumping, gluing
anemia
blood condition of without, not (deficiency of red blood cells)
embolectomy
excision, removal of an embolus (plug)
erythrocyte
red blood cell
hematoma
tumor (collection) of blood
hemophilia
attraction for blood (bleeding disorder from lack of blood clotting)
hemophobia
fear of blood
hemopoiesis
formation, production of blood
leukemia
blood condition of white (cancer developing from leukocytes – white blood cells)
hemostasis
standing still blood (stagnant blood)
leukocyte
white blood cell
lymphadenitis
inflammation of lymph gland (node)
lymphangiography
process of recording a lymph vessel
lymphangioma
tumor of a lymph vessel
lymphedema
swelling of lymph
lymphopoiesis
formation, production of lymph
macrophage
large swallowing, eating
mononucleosis
abnormal condition of one nucleus
myelogenic
formed or produced in the bone marrow
phagocyte
swallowing, eating cell
splenomegaly
enlargement of the spleen
thalassemia
blood condition of the sea
thrombolysis
separation, destruction, loosening of a blood clot
thymoma
tumor of the thymus
an/o
anus
append/o
appendix