Lymphatic and Immune Systems Flashcards by Aylin Zazueta

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What does ‘Adenoid/o’ refer to?

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Adenoids

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What does ‘Agglutin/o’ mean?

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Clumping; sticking together

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What is the meaning of ‘Bacteri/o’?

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Bacteria

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What does ‘Calc/o’ signify?

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Calcium

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What does ‘Cyt/o’ stand for?

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Cell

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What does ‘Eti/o’ indicate?

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The cause of a disease or condition

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What does ‘Iatr/o’ refer to?

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Physician; treatment

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What does ‘Kal/i’ represent?

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Potassium

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What do ‘kary/o’ and ‘nucle/o’ refer to?

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Nucleus

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What does ‘Lymphaden/o’ mean?

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Lymph node

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What does ‘Lymphangi/o’ refer to?

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Lymphatic vessel

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What does ‘morph/o’ signify?

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Shape; form

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What does ‘Path/o’ indicate?

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Disease

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What does ‘Phag/o’ mean?

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Eat; swallow; engulf

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What does ‘Ser/o’ refer to?

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Serum; serous

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What does ‘Splen/o’ signify?

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Spleen

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What does ‘Thym/o’ represent?

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Thymus

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What does ‘Tox/o’ mean?

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Poison

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What do ‘Ven/i’ and ‘ven/o’ refer to?

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Vein

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What does ‘Vir/o’ indicate?

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Virus

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What does ‘Con-‘ mean?

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Together; with

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What does ‘mono-‘ signify?

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Single

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What does ‘neo-‘ represent?

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New

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What does ‘pro-‘ mean?

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Before, forward

What does '-blast' refer to?

Developing cell

What does '-capnia' signify?

Carbon dioxide

What does '-cide' mean?

To kill

What does '-fuge' refer to?

To separate by spinning

What does '-globulin' signify?

Protein

What does '-phage' mean?

Eat; swallow

What do '-phil' and '-philia' refer to?

Love; attraction for

What does '-phoresis' signify?

Transmission carrying

What does '-plasm' mean?

Formation; structure

What does '-plastic' refer to?

Pertaining to formation

What does '-poiesis' signify?

Formation