Session 9: Blood/Lymph System Flashcards
Aden
Gland
Bacter, Bacteri
Bacteria
Blast
Immature, embryonic
Carcin
Cancer
Cellul
Cell
Chrom, chromat
color
Cyt
Cell
Erythr
Red
Hem, Hemat
Blood
Immun
Immun, immune system
Leuk
White
Lymph
Lymph
Lymphaden
Lymph gland or lymph node
Lymphangi
Lymph vessel
Morph
Form, shape
Myel
Bone marrow
Onc
Tumor
Path
Disease
Phag
Swallowing, eating
Ser
Serum
Sider
Iron
Splen
Spleen
Thrombocyt
Thrombocyte or platelet
Thym
Thymus gland
Tox, toxic
Poison
-al
Pertaining to
-algia
pain
-ar
Pertaining to
-blast
immature, embryonic
-cide
Killing
-cidal
Pertaining to killing
-cyte
Cell
-dynia
Pain
-edema
Swelling
-emia
Blood
-gen
Producing, produced by
-genesis
Producing, produced by
-globin
Protein
-ia
Condition of
-ic
Pertaining to
-ism
Condition of
-logist
Specialist in the study of
-logy
Study of
-lysis
Destruction (also: separation, lossening)
-megaly
Enlargement
-meter
Instrument to measure
-metry
Process of measuring
-oma
Tumor
-osis
Abnormal condition; increase (used primarily with blood cells)
-pathy
Disease
-penia
Deficiency
-phil, philia
Attraction for
-plasia
Formation, growth
-plam
Formation, growth
-poiesis
Production of; to make
-rrhagia
Bleeding
-stasis
Stop, control
-toxic
Poison, poisonous
-uria
Urine
a-, an-
Without
ana-
Backward
aniso-
Unequal
Anti-
Against
Dys-
Bad, difficult, painful
Extra-
Outside
Hyper-
Excessive, above normal
Hypo-
Below, deficient
Intra-
Within
Neo-
New
Poly-
Many, much
Anaphylaxis
A severe and life-threatening allergic reaction.
Autoimmune disease
When the bodys immune system mistakenly attacks healthy organs and tissues.
Hemorrhage
Major blood loss
Sepsis
Overwhelming bacterial infection in the blood