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What does the term 'adeno/o' refer to?
What does the term 'blast/o' refer to?
What does 'chrom/o' mean?
color
What does 'erythr/o' indicate?
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What does 'granul/o' refer to?
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What does 'hem/o' signify?
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What does 'hemat/o' denote?
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What does 'immun/o' refer to?
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What does 'nucle/o' indicate?
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What does 'leuk/o' mean?
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What does 'lymph/o' represent?
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What does 'myel/o' denote?
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What does 'neutr/o' mean?
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What does 'phag/o' indicate?
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What does 'splen/o' refer to?
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Study Notes
Root Words and Their Meanings
- adeno/o: Refers to glands.
- blast/o: Indicates embryonic cells.
- chrom/o: Associated with color.
- erythr/o: Denotes red color.
- granul/o: Pertains to granules.
- hem/o and hemat/o: Both relate to blood.
- immun/o: Concerns immunity and safety.
- nucle/o: Refers to the nucleus.
- leuk/o: Indicates white color.
- lymph/o: Associated with lymphatic fluid.
- myel/o: Pertains to bone marrow or spinal cord.
- neutr/o: Refers to neutral or neither.
- phag/o: Indicates swallowing or eating.
- splen/o: Refers to the spleen.
- thromb/o: Indicates blood clots.
- thym/o: Refers to the thymus gland.
Suffixes and Their Meanings
- -blast: Refers to an embryonic cell.
- -globin: Indicates a type of protein.
- -graft: Pertains to transplantation.
- -phoresis: Refers to carrying or transmission.
- -phylaxis: Indicates protection.
- -poiesis: Relates to formation or production.
- -stasis: Pertains to standing still.
Prefixes and Their Meanings
- allo-: Indicates other or differing from the normal.
- agglutin/o: Refers to clumping or gluing.
- bas/o: Indicates base (alkaline).
- eosin/o: Refers to dawn or rose-colored.
- kary/o: Pertains to the nucleus.
- lymphaden/o: Relates to lymph glands (nodes).
- lymphangi/o: Relates to lymph vessels.
- plas/o: Pertains to formation or growth.
- reticul/o: Refers to net or mesh.
- sider/o: Indicates iron.
- ser/o: Refers to serum.
Conditions and Abnormalities
- -emia: Denotes blood conditions.
- -osis: Refers to abnormal conditions or increases, primarily with blood cells.
- -penia: Indicates a decrease or deficiency.
- -phil: Indicates attraction for a substance.
Additional Prefixes Associated with Measurement
- a-: Means without or not.
- aniso-: Indicates unequal or dissimilar.
- iso-: Refers to same or equal.
- macro-: Indicates large size.
- micro-: Indicates small size.
- mono-: Refers to one.
- poly-: Refers to many or much.
- morph/o: Relates to form, shape, or structure.
- poikil/o: Indicates varied or irregular.
- xen/o: Refers to foreign or strange.
Example Medical Terms
- hypo/chrom/ic: Pertaining to undercolor.
- eosin/o/phil: Attraction for rose-colored cells.
- erythr/o/cyte: Refers to a red blood cell.
- granul/o/cyte: Refers to a granule-containing cell.
- hem/o/phobia: Fear of blood.
- hemat/oma: Blood tumor.
- immun/o/logy: Study of immunity.
- kary/o/lysis: Destruction of the nucleus.
- mono/nucle/ar: Pertaining to one nucleus.
- leuk/emia: White blood condition (cancer of blood-forming tissues).
- lymphaden/o/pathy: Disease of the lymph glands.
- lymph/oid: Resembling lymph.
- lymphangi/oma: Tumor of lymph vessels.
- morph/o/logy: Study of form and structure.
- myel/o/gen/ic: Originating in or produced by bone marrow.
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Test your knowledge of medical prefixes and their meanings with this flashcard quiz. Chapter 9 covers essential terms related to the human body's glands, cells, and blood. Perfect for students in health sciences or anyone looking to improve their medical vocabulary.
