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Lymphatic and respiratory system word roots
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Term
Lymph/o
 Definition
lymph, lymphatic tissue 
Term
lymphaden/o
 Definition
lymph node (gland)
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lymphangi/o
 Definition
lymph vessel
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splen/o
 Definition
spleen
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thym/o
 Definition
thymus gland
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tonsill/o
 Definition
tonsil 
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Aden/o
 Definition
gland
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angi/o
 Definition
vessel
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phag/o
 Definition
eat, engulf 
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immun/o
 Definition
immune, protection 
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myel/o
 Definition
bone marrow, spinal cord 
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hemat/o
 Definition
blood
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hem/o
 Definition
blood
Term
cyt/o
 Definition
cell
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blast/o
 Definition
immature cell
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erythr/o
 Definition
red
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leuk/o
 Definition
white
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granul/o
 Definition
granule
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kary/o
 Definition
nucleus 
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nucle/o 
 Definition
nucleus 
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plasm/o
 Definition
plasma, formation 
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reticul/o
 Definition
network
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ser/o
 Definition
serum
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path/o
 Definition
disease 
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tox/o
 Definition
poison 
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toxic/o
 Definition
poison 
Term
auto-
 Definition
self
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all/o
 Definition
other,different 
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xen/o
 Definition
foreign 
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necr/o
 Definition
death of tissue
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carcin/o
 Definition
cancer 
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onc/o
 Definition
tumor 
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sarco/o
 Definition
flesh, connective tissue 
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py/o
 Definition
pus
Term
prote/o
 Definition
protein 
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hist/o
 Definition
tissue
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plas/o
 Definition
formation, development 
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erythr/o
 Definition
red (blood cell)
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leukocyt/o
 Definition
white blood cell
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thromb/o
 Definition
clot 
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mon/o
 Definition
one, single 
Term
macro
 Definition
large
Term
micro-
 Definition
small
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interstit/i
 Definition
space between 
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reticuloendothel/i
 Definition
relating to the reticuloendothelial (immune defense) system
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nas/o
 Definition
nose 
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rhin/o
 Definition
nose
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sinus/o
 Definition
sinus, cavity 
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sept/o
 Definition
septum (wall dividing two cavities) 
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pharyng/o 
 Definition
pharynx (throat)
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tonsill/o
 Definition
tonsil
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epiglott/o
 Definition
epiglottis
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laryng/o
 Definition
larynx (voice box)
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trache/o
 Definition
trachea (wind pipe)
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bronch/o
 Definition
bronchus (airway)
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bronchi/o
 Definition
bronchus (airway)
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bronchiol/o
 Definition
bronchiole (small airway)
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alveol/o
 Definition
alveolus (air sac) 
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pneum/o
 Definition
lung,air 
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pneumon/o
 Definition
lung,air 
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pulm/o
 Definition
lung
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pulmon/o
 Definition
lung 
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pleur/o
 Definition
pleura (membranes around lungs)
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thorac/o
 Definition
chest, thorax 
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pector/o
 Definition
chest 
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steth/o
 Definition
chest 
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phren/o
 Definition
diaphragm, mind 
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diaphragm/o 
 Definition
diaphragm 
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spir/o
 Definition
breathing 
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pne/o
 Definition
breathing
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ox/i
 Definition
oxygen
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ox/o
 Definition
oxygen
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capn/o
 Definition
carbon dioxide 
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carbon/o
 Definition
carbon dioxide 
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atel/o
 Definition
incomplete, imperfect 
Term
cyan/o
 Definition
blue (low oxygen)
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muc/o
 Definition
mucus 
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athrac/o
 Definition
coal, carbon (as in antheracosis)
Term
coni/o
 Definition
dust (as in pneumoconiosis) 
Term
silic/o
 Definition
silica (dust)
Term
lob/o
 Definition
lobe (section of lung)
Term
somn/o
 Definition
sleep (as in sleep apnea)
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phon/o
 Definition
voice,sound 
Term
son/o
 Definition
sound 
Term
tuss/i
 Definition
cough
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Hydr/o
 Definition
water, fluid 
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hemat/o
 Definition
blood
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sider/o
 Definition
iron (as in siderosis of lung)
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py/o
 Definition
pus 
Term
necr/o
 Definition
death of tissue 
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