HSC3537 Module 6 Lymphatic System

adenoid/o

adenoids

axill/o

axilla, underarm

agglutin/o

clumping

bas/o

base

chrom/o

color

coagul/o

clotting

cyt/o

cell

conjuctiv/o

conjuctiva

cortic/o

outer layer

dermat/o

skin

eosin/o

rosy red

erythr/o

red

fibrin/o

fibers

fus/o

pouring

granul/o

granules

hem/o

blood

hemat/o

blood

immun/o

protection

inguin/o

groin

leuk/o

white

lip/o

fat

lymph/o

lymph

lymphaden/o

lymph node

lymphangi/o

lymph vessel

morph/o

shape

myel/o

bone marrow

neutr/o

neutral

nas/o

nose

nucle/o

nucleus

phleb/o

vein

path/o

disease

pneumon/o

lung

phag/o

eat or swallow

rhin/o

nose

sanguin/o

blood

septic/o

infection

sarc/o

flesh

splen/o

spleen

thromb/o

clot

thym/o

thymus gland

tonsill/o

tonsils

-apheresis

removal, carry away

-crit

separation of

-cyte

cell

-cytic

pertaining to cells

-cytosis

more than the normal number of cells

-emia

blood condition

-ectomy

surgical removal

-edema

swelling

-globin

protein

-ia

condition

-ion

action

-logy

study of

-lytic

destruction

-oid

resembling

-oma

mass

-osis

abnormal condition

-otomy

cutting into

-penia

too few

-philia

condition of being attracted to

-philic

pertaining to being attracted to

-plastic

pertaining to formation

-rrhage

abnormal flow

-rrhagic

pertaining to abnormal flow

-stasis

standing still

-toxic

poison

a-

without

an-

without

anti-

against

auto-

self

contra-

against

dys-

abnormal

homo-

same

hyper-

excessive

hypo-

insufficient

pan-

all

poly-

many

trans-

across

fibrinous

pertaining to fibers

hemorrhage

blood flowing out of a vessel

leukocyte

white blood cell

erythrocyte

red blood cell

thrombocytosis

condition of having too many platelets

pancytopenia

having too few of all cells

tonsillar

pertaining to tonsils

thymectomy

surgical removal of thymus

immunology

study of protection

lymphadenopathy

lymph gland disease

lymphangioma

lymph vessel tumor

splenomegaly

enlarged spleen

splenic

pertaining to the spleen

agranulocyte

nongranular cell

lymphatic

pertaining to lymph

thrombocyte

clotting cell

pathogenic

disease producing

leukopenia

too few white blood cells

hemolytic

blood destruction

leukocytosis

too many white blood cells

type O

universal blood donor type

type AB

universal blood recipient type