Lymphatic and Immune Systems - Prefixes, Suffixes and Combining Forms

a- (prefix)

absence of, without

an- (prefix)

absence of, without

ana- (prefix)

up, upward or back, backward

brady- (prefix)

slow

inter- (prefix)

between

pan- (prefix)

all

-ac (suffix)

one affected with

-apheresis (suffix)

withdrawal or removal

-cyte (suffix)

cell

-ectomy (suffix)

excision, cut out

-itis (suffix)

inflammation

-logist (suffix)

specialist, physician who studies and treats

-logy (suffix)

study of

megaly (suffix)

enlarged, enlargement

-oid (suffix)

resembling

-oma (suffix)

tumor, swelling

-osis (suffix)

abnormal condition

-pathy (suffix)

disease

-penia (suffix)

decrease, deficiency

-poiesis (suffix)

formation, production

-rrhaphy (suffix)

suturing

immun/o (combining form)

immune, immunity

lymph/o (combining form)

lymph, lymph tissue

lymphaden/o (combining form)

lymph gland, lymph node)\

myel/o (combining form)

bone marrow, spinal cord

splen/o (combining form)

spleen

thym/o (combining form)

thymus gland

tox/o (combining form)

poison