Chapter 9

erythr/o

red, dawn, rosy

granul/o

granules

hem/o
hemat/o

blood

immun/o

protection

lymph/o

lymph

lymphaden/o

lymph node (gland)

morph/o

shape, form

myel/o

bone marrow

nucle/o

nucleus

phag/o

eat, swallow

poikil/o

varied, irregular

sider/o

iron

splen/o

spleen

thromb/o

clotting

thym/o

thymus gland

aden/o

gland

aggultin/o

clumping, gluing

blast/o

embryonic cell

ser/o

serum

bas/o

base
alkaline, the opposite of acid

coagul/o

clotting

eosin/o

red, dawn, rosy

is/o

same, equal

neutr/o

neutral
neither base nor acid

spher/o

globe, round

tox/o

poison

-cytosis

abnormal condition of the cells

-phil
-philia

attraction for

-phoresis

carrying, transmission

-blast

embryonic cell

-poiesis

formation, production

-phylaxis

protection

-globin
-globulin

protein

-apheresis

removal, carrying away

-oid

resembling, derived from

lymphangi/o

lymph vessels