Lymphatic and immune system Flashcards
(35 cards)
What does the combining form ‘Adenoid/o’ refer to?
Adenoids
What does the combining form ‘Agglutin/o’ mean?
Clumping; sticking together
What does the combining form ‘Bacteri/o’ refer to?
Bacteria
What does the combining form ‘Calc/o’ represent?
Calcium
What does the combining form ‘Cyt/o’ mean?
Cell
What does the combining form ‘Eti/o’ refer to?
The cause of a disease or condition
What does the combining form ‘Iatr/o’ represent?
Physician; treatment
What does the combining form ‘Kal/i’ refer to?
Potassium
What do the combining forms ‘kary/o’ and ‘nucle/o’ refer to?
Nucleus
What does the combining form ‘Lymphaden/o’ mean?
Lymph node
What does the combining form ‘Lymphangi/o’ refer to?
Lymphatic vessel
What does the combining form ‘morph/o’ mean?
Shape; form
What does the combining form ‘Path/o’ refer to?
Disease
What does the combining form ‘Phag/o’ mean?
Eat; swallow; engulf
What does the combining form ‘Ser/o’ represent?
Serum; serous
What does the combining form ‘Splen/o’ refer to?
Spleen
What does the combining form ‘Thym/o’ mean?
Thymus
What does the combining form ‘Tox/o’ refer to?
Poison
What do the combining forms ‘Ven/i’ and ‘ven/o’ refer to?
Vein
What does the combining form ‘Vir/o’ mean?
Virus
What does the prefix ‘Con-‘ mean?
Together; with
What does the prefix ‘mono-‘ refer to?
Single
What does the prefix ‘neo-‘ mean?
New
What does the prefix ‘pro-‘ refer to?
Before, forward