MEDICAL TERMINOLOGY: BLOOD, LYMPHATIC, CARDIO,
AND IMMUNE SYSTEM|COMPLETE STUDY GUIDE WITH
100% ACCURATE QUESTIONS & ANSWERS | ACE EVERY
TEST | GUARANTEED EXCELLENCE.
Neck Answer: Cervic/o
axilla, armpit Answer: axill/o
groin Answer: inguin/o
mediastinum Answer: mediastin/o
spleen Answer: splen/o
thymus Answer: thym/o
tonsil Answer: tonsill/o
appendix Answer: append/o, appendic/o
homeostasis Answer: Home/o = same, -stasis=controlling or stopping
blood Answer: hem/o, hemat/o
lymph Answer: lymph/o, lymphat/o
pathogen Answer: Path/o=disease, -gen=producing
hematologist Answer: hemat/o=blood, -logist=one who studies
immunology Answer: immun/o = safety, protection. -logy=study of
hematopoiesis Answer: hemat/o=blood. -poiesis=formation
erythrocyte Answer: erythr/o=red. -cyte=cell
leukocyte Answer: leuk/o=white. -cyte=cell
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, thrombocyte Answer: thromb/o=clotting, clot. -cyte=cell
hemoglobin Answer: hem/o=blood. -globin = protein substance
bone marrow Answer: myel/o
erythropoietin Answer: erythr/o=red. -poietin substance
hemosiderin Answer: hem/o=blood. -siderin=iron substance
hemolysis Answer: hem/o=blood. -lysis=breaking down
morphology Answer: morph/o=shape. -logy=study of.
granulocyte Answer: granul/o=little grain. -cyte=cell
polymorphonucleocyte Answer: poly- =many. morph/o=shape. nucle/o=nucleus. -cyte=cell.
eosinophil Answer: eosin/o=rosy-colored. -phil=attraction
neurtophil Answer: neutr/o=neutral. -phil=attraction.
phagocyte Answer: phag/o=eat, swallow -cyte=cell
basophil Answer: bas/o=base. -phil=attraction
plasma Answer: plasm/o
serum Answer: ser/o
Phagocytosis Answer: phag/o=eat, swallow. cyt/o=cell. -osis=abnormal condition
Pyrexia Answer: pyr/o=fever, fire. -exia=condition
Cytokine Answer: cyt/o=cell. -kine=movement
Lymphokine Answer: lymph/o = lymph. -kine = movement
Monokine Answer: mono- = one. -kine = movement
interleukin Answer: inter- = between. -leukin = white substance
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AND IMMUNE SYSTEM|COMPLETE STUDY GUIDE WITH
100% ACCURATE QUESTIONS & ANSWERS | ACE EVERY
TEST | GUARANTEED EXCELLENCE.
Neck Answer: Cervic/o
axilla, armpit Answer: axill/o
groin Answer: inguin/o
mediastinum Answer: mediastin/o
spleen Answer: splen/o
thymus Answer: thym/o
tonsil Answer: tonsill/o
appendix Answer: append/o, appendic/o
homeostasis Answer: Home/o = same, -stasis=controlling or stopping
blood Answer: hem/o, hemat/o
lymph Answer: lymph/o, lymphat/o
pathogen Answer: Path/o=disease, -gen=producing
hematologist Answer: hemat/o=blood, -logist=one who studies
immunology Answer: immun/o = safety, protection. -logy=study of
hematopoiesis Answer: hemat/o=blood. -poiesis=formation
erythrocyte Answer: erythr/o=red. -cyte=cell
leukocyte Answer: leuk/o=white. -cyte=cell
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, thrombocyte Answer: thromb/o=clotting, clot. -cyte=cell
hemoglobin Answer: hem/o=blood. -globin = protein substance
bone marrow Answer: myel/o
erythropoietin Answer: erythr/o=red. -poietin substance
hemosiderin Answer: hem/o=blood. -siderin=iron substance
hemolysis Answer: hem/o=blood. -lysis=breaking down
morphology Answer: morph/o=shape. -logy=study of.
granulocyte Answer: granul/o=little grain. -cyte=cell
polymorphonucleocyte Answer: poly- =many. morph/o=shape. nucle/o=nucleus. -cyte=cell.
eosinophil Answer: eosin/o=rosy-colored. -phil=attraction
neurtophil Answer: neutr/o=neutral. -phil=attraction.
phagocyte Answer: phag/o=eat, swallow -cyte=cell
basophil Answer: bas/o=base. -phil=attraction
plasma Answer: plasm/o
serum Answer: ser/o
Phagocytosis Answer: phag/o=eat, swallow. cyt/o=cell. -osis=abnormal condition
Pyrexia Answer: pyr/o=fever, fire. -exia=condition
Cytokine Answer: cyt/o=cell. -kine=movement
Lymphokine Answer: lymph/o = lymph. -kine = movement
Monokine Answer: mono- = one. -kine = movement
interleukin Answer: inter- = between. -leukin = white substance
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