Ch. 9 Blood, Lymphatic, and Immune Systems 9-2

Use -osis (abnormal condition; increase [used primarily with blood cells) to build words that mean:

abnormal increase in erythrocytes

erythrocytosis

Use -osis (abnormal condition; increase [used primarily with blood cells) to build words that mean:

abnormal increase in leukocytes

leukocytosis

Use -osis (abnormal condition; increase [used primarily with blood cells) to build words that mean:

abnormal increase in lymphocytes

lymphocytosis

Use -osis (abnormal condition; increase [used primarily with blood cells) to build words that mean:

abnormal increase in reticulocytes

reticulocytosis

Use -penia (deficiency, decrease) to build words that mean:

decrease in leukocytes

leukopenia or leukocytopenia

Use -penia (deficiency, decrease) to build words that mean:

decrease in erythrocytes

erythropenia or erythrocytopenia

Use -penia (deficiency, decrease) to build words that mean:

decrease in thrombocytes

thrombocytopenia or thrombopenia

Use -penia (deficiency, decrease) to build words that mean:

decrease in lymphocytes

lymphocytopenia

Use -poiesis (formation, production) to build words that mean:

production of blood:

hemopoiesis or hematopoiesis

Use -poiesis (formation, production) to build words that mean:

production of white blood cells

leukopoiesis or leukocytopoiesis

Use -poiesis (formation, production) to build words that mean:

production of thrombocytes

thrombocytopoiesis

Use immun/o (immune, immunity, safe) to build words that mean:

specialist in the study of immunity

immunologist

Use immun/o (immune, immunity, safe) to build words that mean:

study of immunity

immunology

Use splen/o (spleen) to build words that mean

herniation of the spleen

splenocele

Use splen/o (spleen) to build words that mean

destruction of the spleen

splenolysis

Build surgical words that mean

excision of the spleen

splenectomy

Build surgical words that mean

removal of the thymus.

thymectomy

Build surgical words that mean

removal of a lymph node

lymphadenectomy

Build surgical words that mean

incision of the spleen

splenotomy

Build surgical words that mean

fixation of (a displaced) spleen

splenopexy