Chapter 9: Blood, Lymphatic, and Immune Systems

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aden/o

gland

agglutin/o

clumping, gluing

blast/o

embryonic cell

chrom/o

color

erythr/o

red

granul/o

granule

hem/o

blood

hemat/o

blood

immun/o

immune, immunity state

leuk/o

white

RA

right atrium, rheumatoid arthritis

NK cell

natural killer cells

PA

pernicious anemia

lymph/o

lymph

lymphaden/o

lymph gland

lymphangi/o

lymph vessel

morph/o

form, shape, structure

myel/o

bone marrow, spinal cord

nucle/o

nucleus

phag/o

swallowing, eating

poikil/o

varied, irregular

ser/o

serum

sider/o

iron

splen/o

spleen

thromb/o

blood clot

thym/o

thymus gland

-blast

embryonic

-globin

protein

-penia

decrease, deficiency

-phil

attraction for

-phylaxis

protection

-poiesis

formation, production

-stasis

standing still

ansio-

unequal, dissimilar

CBC

complete blood count

PT

prothrombine time

BMT

bone marrow transplant