Chapter 6, Lymphatic and Immune System Word Roots and Combining Forms

Adenoid/o

adenoid, pharyngeal tonsil

Angi/o

vessel

Axill/o

armpit

Bacteri/o

bacteria

Carcin/o

cancerous, cancer

Cervic/o

cervical, neck

Cyt/o

cell

Fung/o

fungus

immun/o

immune, protection, safe

Inguin/o

groin

Lymph/o

lymph; lymphatic system

Lymphaden/o

lymph node

Lymphangi/o

lymphatic vessels and ducts

Lymphocyt/o

lymphocytes

Mamm/o

breast

Mast/o

breast

Megal/o

large

Myel/o

bone marrow, spinal cord

Ne/o

new, strange

Onc/o

tumor

Phag/o

eat, swallow

Plast/o

growth

Splen/o

spleen (combining form)

Strept/o

twisted chains

Thym/o

thymus

Tom/o

to cut, section, or slice

Tox/o

poison

Vir/o

virus