Prefixes
leuk/o
white
-emia
blood condition
immun/o
`immune system
tonsillitis
inflammation of tonsils
protective substance to a foreign substance
color
-globin
protein
lymphat/o
tonsil stones
lumps of calcified material in the throat
Solid components of blood (3)
Red blood cells, white blood cells, platelets
erythr/o
red
-crit
separation of
splen/o
lymphoma
cancer of the lymph nodes
What are the categories of white blood cells?
Granulocytes and agranulocytes
phag/o
swallowing, eating
-cytosis
more than the normal amount of cells
tonsill/o
tonsils
anemia
lack of healthy red blood cells
3 types of granulocytes
Neutrophils, eosinophils, basophils
morph/o
form
hemat/o
blood
leukemia
blood cancer
A blood clot