Chapter 6

Hematology and Immunology

hem(at)/o-

blood

lymph/o-

lymph/lymphatic

-atic

pertaining to

-poiesis

process of formation

erythr/o-

red

-cyte

cell

-blast

immature cell

reticul/o-

small network

glob/o-

comprehensive/shaped like a globe

-in

substance

ox/y-

oxygen/quick

-poietin

substance that forms

leuk/o-

white

granul/o-

granule

a-

away from/ without

neutr/o-

not taking part

-phil

attraction to/fondness for

poly-

many

morph/o-

shape

nucle/o-

nucleus

eosin/o-

eosin,red, acidic dye

bas/o-

alkaline/base of a structure

mon/o-

one/single

thromb/o-

blood clot

mega-

large

kary/o-

nucleus of cell

plasm/o-

plasma

-oid

resembling

thym/o-

thymus/rage

-sin

substance

splen/o-

spleen

aggreg/o-

group/crowded together

fibr/o-

fiber

thrombi

latin plural of thrombus

coagul/o-

clotting

-stasis

standing still/staying in one place

sensitiv/o-

sensitivity

loc/o-

one place

ana-

apart/excessive

phylact/o-

guarding/protecting

immun/o-

immune response

micr/o-

one millionth/small

organ/o-

organ/organism

-ism

disease from a specific cause/process

path/o-

disease

phag/o-

eating/swallowing

tox/o-

poison

supress/o-

press down

-in

substance

inter-

between

endo-

innermost

carbox/y-

carbon monoxide

plast/o-

formation/growth

-rrhage

excessive discharge/flow

pan-

all

-penia

condition of deficiency

septic/o-

infection

-emia

condition of the blood/substance in the blood

norm/o-

normal, usual

chrom/o-

color

hyp/o-

below/deficient

pernicious

related to Vit B12

defici/o-

inadequate/lacking

-ency

condition of being/having

compromis/o-

exposed to danger

-ed

pertaining to

EBV

epstein-barr virus (mono)

myel/o-

bone marrow/myelin/spinal cord

-oma

mass/tumor

thrombi

plural of thrombus

embol/o-

embolus/occluding plug

embolism

thrombus that detaches from a deep vein and enters the blood

dissemin/o-

scattered throughout the body

-iac

pertaining to

petechiae

small, pinpoint bruising

ecchymoses

larger hemorrhages

aden/o-

gland

meta-

change

-stasis

staying in one place

-edema

swelling

-oma

mass/tumor

-megaly

enlargement

auto-

self

defferent/o-

different/distinct

-crit

separation of

agglutin/o-

clumping/sticking

ferrit/o-

iron

heter/o-

different

electr/o-

electricity

phor/o-

bear/carry/range

-esis

process/abnormal condition

angi/o-

blood vessel

log/o-

study of/word

punct/o-

hole/perforation

-ure

result of/system

apher/o

withdrawl

-zation

process of creating/inserting/making

cortic/o-

cortex/outer region

prote/o-

protein

-ase

enzyme