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Lymphatic and Respiratory System
prefixes suffix, root, abbreviations
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Undergraduate 1
10/28/2025
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Term
ana-
 Definition
Up, upward or back, backward
Term
anti-
 Definition
Against
Term
macro-
 Definition
Large
Term
mono-
 Definition
One, single
Term
neo-
 Definition
New
Term
tele-
 Definition
Distant
Term
A, An-
 Definition
Without, not
Term
Brady-
 Definition
Slow
Term
Cyano
 Definition
Blue
Term
Dys-
 Definition
Difficult, painful, abnormal
Term
Endo-
 Definition
Within, inside
Term
Eu-
 Definition
Good, normal
Term
Hyper-
 Definition
Excessive, above
Term
Hypo-
 Definition
Below, deficient
Term
Para-
 Definition
Beside, near
Term
Poly-
 Definition
Many, excessive
Term
Tachy-
 Definition
Fast
Term
-ac,-al,-ary,-ic
 Definition
Pertaining to
Term
-apheresis
 Definition
Removal
Term
-cide
 Definition
Killing
Term
-edema
 Definition
Swelling
Term
-genesis
 Definition
Creation, formation
Term
-logist
 Definition
Specialist in the study of
Term
-logy
 Definition
Study of
Term
-lytic
 Definition
Destruction
Term
-opsy
 Definition
View of
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-plasm
 Definition
Formation, growth
Term
-poiesis
 Definition
Formation or production
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-static
 Definition
Inhibiting
Term
-therapy
 Definition
Treatment
Term
aden/o
 Definition
Gland
Term
adenoid/o
 Definition
Adenoids
Term
carcin/o
 Definition
Cancer
Term
cerv/o, cervic/o
 Definition
Neck
Term
cyt/o
 Definition
Cell
Term
fung/o
 Definition
Fungus
Term
immun/o
 Definition
immune, immunity
Term
lymph/o
 Definition
Lymph
Term
lymphaden/o
 Definition
Lymph node
Term
lymphangi/o
 Definition
Lymph vessel
Term
lymphocyt/o
 Definition
Lymphocyte
Term
mamm/o, Mast/o
 Definition
Breast
Term
onc/o
 Definition
: Tumor
Term
phag/o
 Definition
Eat, swallow
Term
plast/o
 Definition
: Formation, development
Term
splen/o
 Definition
Spleen
Term
thym/o
 Definition
Thymus gland
Term
tonsill/o
 Definition
Tonsil
Term
vir/o
 Definition
Virus
Term
Pharyng/o
 Definition
Pharynx (throat)
Term
Phon/o
 Definition
Voice
Term
Phren/o
 Definition
Diaphragm
Term
Pleur/o
 Definition
: Pleura (membrane surrounding the lungs)
Term
Pneum/o, Pneumon/o
 Definition
Lung, air
Term
Radi/o
 Definition
: X-rays, radiation
Term
Respir/o
 Definition
Breathing
Term
Rhin/o
 Definition
Nose
Term
Sept/o
 Definition
Septum
Term
Sinus/o
 Definition
Sinus
Term
Somn/o
 Definition
Sleep
Term
Tom/o
 Definition
To cut, section
Term
Ab
 Definition
(Antibody)
Term
Ag
 Definition
(Antigen)
Term
CA, Ca
 Definition
(Cancer)
Term
CIS
 Definition
(Carcinoma In Situ)
Term
DCIS
 Definition
(Ductal Carcinoma In Situ)
Term
ELISA
 Definition
(Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay)
Term
HL
 Definition
(Hodgkin Lymphoma)
Term
HZ
 Definition
(Herpes Zoster)
Term
IgA
 Definition
(Immunoglobulin A)
Term
IgD
 Definition
(Immunoglobulin D)
Term
IgE
 Definition
(Immunoglobulin E)
Term
IgG
 Definition
(Immunoglobulin G)
Term
IgM
 Definition
(Immunoglobulin M)
Term
IG
 Definition
(Immunoglobulin)
Term
LE
 Definition
(Lupus Erythematosus)
Term
MET
 Definition
(Metastasis)
Term
Met
 Definition
(Metastatic)
Term
MMR
 Definition
(Measles, Mumps, and Rubella)
Term
NHL
 Definition
(Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma)
Term
VSZ
 Definition
(Varicella Zoster Virus)
Term
ARDS
 Definition
(Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome)
Term
BiPAP
 Definition
(Bilevel Positive Airway Pressure)
Term
BVM
 Definition
(Bag-Valve Mask)
Term
CF
 Definition
(Cystic Fibrosis)
Term
COPD
 Definition
(Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease)
Term
CPAP
 Definition
(Continuous Positive Airway Pressure)
Term
CXR
 Definition
(Chest X-Ray)
Term
FESS
 Definition
(Functional Endoscopic Sinus Surgery)
Term
HBOT
 Definition
(Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy)
Term
MDI
 Definition
(Metered-Dose Inhaler)
Term
OSA
 Definition
(Obstructive Sleep Apnea)
Term
PNA
 Definition
(Pneumonia)
Term
PFT
 Definition
(Pulmonary Function Test)
Term
SIDS
 Definition
(Sudden Infant Death Syndrome)
Term
TB
 Definition
(Tuberculosis)
Term
URI
 Definition
(Upper Respiratory Infection)
Term
VATS
 Definition
(Video-Assisted Thoracoscopic Surgery)
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