Word List 6

Question 1

aden/o

Answer 1

gland

Question 2

agglutin/o

Answer 2

clumping, gluing

Question 3

embol/o

Answer 3

embolus

Question 4

erythr/o

Answer 4

red

Question 5

hem/o & hemat/o

Answer 5

blood

Question 6

immune/o

Answer 6

immune

Question 7

leuk/o

Answer 7

white

Question 8

lymph/o

Answer 8

lymph

Question 9

lymphaden/o

Answer 9

lymph gland (node)

Question 10

lymphangei/o

Answer 10

lymph vessel

Question 11

myel/o

Answer 11

bone marrow

Question 12

phag/o

Answer 12

swallowing, eating

Question 13

thromb/o

Answer 13

blood clot

Question 14

thym/o

Answer 14

thymus gland

Question 15

ven/o

Answer 15

vein

Question 16

-phage

Answer 16

swallowing, eating

Question 17

phylaxsis

Answer 17

protection

Question 18

poiesis

Answer 18

formation, production

Question 19

-stasis

Answer 19

standing still

Question 20

agglutination

Answer 20

process of clumping, gluing

Question 21

anaphylaxis

Answer 21

against protection

Question 22

anemia

Answer 22

blood condition of without (deficiency of red blood cells)

Question 23

embolectomy

Answer 23

removal of embolus (plug)

Question 24

erythrocyte

Answer 24

red blood cell

Question 25

hematoma

Answer 25

tumor of blood

Question 26

hemophilia

Answer 26

attraction for blood (bleeding disorder from lack of blood clotting)

Question 27

hemophobia

Answer 27

fear of blood

Question 28

hemopoiesis

Answer 28

formation, production of blood

Question 29

hemostasis

Answer 29

blood standing still (stagnant blood)

Question 30

leukemia

Answer 30

blood condition of white (cancer developing from leukocytes - white blood cells)

Question 31

leukocytes

Answer 31

white blood cells

Question 32

lymphadenitis

Answer 32

inflammation of lymph gland (node)

Question 33

lymphangiography

Answer 33

process of recording a lymph vessel

Question 34

lymphedema

Answer 34

swelling of lymph

Question 35

lymphopoiesis

Answer 35

formation, production of lymph

Question 36

macrophage

Answer 36

large swallowing, eating (type of white blood cell, phagocyte)

Question 37

mononucleosis

Answer 37

abnormal condition of one nucleus (acute viral infection “mono”)

Question 38

myelogenic

Answer 38

formed or produced in the bone marrow

Question 39

phagocyte

Answer 39

swallowing, eating cell (cell that carries out phagocytosis)

Question 40

splenomegaly

Answer 40

enlargement of spleen

Question 41

thalassemia

Answer 41

blood condition of the sea (type of anemia, in people of Mediterranean origin)

Question 42

thrombolysis

Answer 42

separation, destruction, loosening of blood clot

Question 43

thymoma

Answer 43

tumor of the thymus