Med Term: Blood, Lymphatic, and Immune Systems

bas/o

base

chrom/o

color

coagul/o

clotting

cyt/o

cell

eosin/o

rosy red

erythr/o

red

fibrin/o

fibers

fus/o

pouring

granul/o

granules

hem/o

blood

hemat/o

blood

leuk/o

white

lip/o

fat

lymph/o

lymph

morph/o

shape

neutr/o

neutral

phleb/o

vein

sanguin/o

blood

septic/o

infection

thromb/o

clot

adenoid/o

adenoids

axill/o

axilla, underarm

cortic/o

outer region, cortex

immun/o

protection

inguin/o

groin

lymphaden/o

lymph node

lymphangi/o

lymph vessel

nucle/o

nucleus

path/o

disease

pneumon/o

lung

sarc/o

flesh

splen/o

spleen

thym/o

thymus gland

tonsill/o

tonsils

-apheresis

removal, carry away

-crit

separation of

-cyte

cell

-cytosis

more than the normal number of cells

-emia

blood condition

-globin

protein

-ia

condition

-ion

action

-logy

study of

-lytic

destruction

-oma

swelling

-otomy

cutting into

-penia

too few

-phil

attracted to

-plastic

pertaining to development

-rrhage

pertaining to abnormal flow

-rrhagic

pertaining to abnormal flow

-al, -ar, -ary, -atic, -ic, -ous

pertaining to

-ectomy

surgical removal

-edema

swelling

-genic

producing

-globulin

protien

-gram

record

-graphy

process of recording

-ia

condition

-iasis, -osis

abnormal condition

-itis

inflammation

-logy

study of

-megaly

enlarged

-oma

tumor

-therapy

treatment

a-, an-

without

anti-

against

auto-

self

dys-

abnormal

homo-

same

hyper-

excessive

hypo-

insufficient

mono-

one

pan-

all

poly-

many

trans-

across

ALL

acute lymphocytic leukemia

AML

acute myelogenous leukemia

basos

basophils

BMT

bone marrow transplant

CBC

complete blood count

CLL

chronic lymphocytic leukemia

CML

chronic myelogenous leukemia

diff

differential

eosins, oes

eosinophils

ESR, SR, sed rate

erythrocyte sedimentation rate

HCT, Hct, crit

hematocrit

Hgb, Hb, HGB

hemoglobin

lymphs

lymphocytes

monos

monocytes

PA

pernicious anemia

PVC

packed cell volume

PMN, polys

polymorphonuclear neutrophil

PT, pro-time

prothrombin time

RBC

red blood cells

Rh+

Rh-positive

Rh-

Rh-negative

segs

segmented neutrophils

SMAC

sequential multiple analyzer computer

WBC

white blood cell