CC 306M Unit 4 Cardiovascular System Blood and Lymph Pathology Terminology

Crit/o, -Crit

Separate, decide

Cras/o, -Crasia

Mixture, temperament

Micr/o

Small

Macr/o

Long, large

Anis/o

Unequal

Poikil/o

Irregular, varied, spotted, mottled

Acanth/o

Loan Word: Acantha

Thorn, spine, spiny

Echin/o

Spiny

Ple/o, Plei/o, Pli/o

More, increased

Tox/o

Poison, bow, and arrow

Septic/o

Loan Word: Sepsis

Sepsis

-Rrhagia, -Rrhage, -Rrhagy

Rupture with profuse discharge of a fluid (typically blood)

Tear, fissure, cleft

-Penia

Decrease, deficiency

Mega-, Megal/o, -Megaly

Enlargement, large

-Staxis

Loan Word: Staxis

Dripping, oozing

Stas/o, Stat/o, -Stasis, -Stat

Loan Word: Stasis, pl. Stases

A standing, stoppage, cause to stand, a device for stopping, ceasing something

Embol/o

Loan Word: Embolus, pl. Emboli

A moving clot in the blood (embolus), an interjection

Thromb/o

Loan Word: Thrombus, pl. Thrombi

A clot

Edemat/o, -Edema

Loan Word: Edema

Swelling

Fus/o

A pouring, melting

Pleth/o, Plethysm/o

Loan Word: Plethora

Excess, overfullness

Immun/o

Free from, safe