lymph/o

• lymphomalymph·oma

  1. Rootlymph/olymph, lymphatic tissue
  2. +Suffix-omatumor, swelling

  cancer that begins in lymphocytes, the immune cells of the lymph nodes and other lymph tissue · In the dictionary

• lymphocytelympho·cyte

  1. Rootlymph/olymph, lymphatic tissue
  2. +Suffix-cytecell

  a white blood cell made in the bone marrow and found in blood and lymph tissue, where it helps control immune responses

• lymphedemalymph·edema

  1. Rootlymph/olymph, lymphatic tissue
  2. +Suffix-edemaswelling from excess fluid

  swelling, usually of an arm or leg, caused by lymph building up when lymph vessels or nodes are damaged or blocked · UK spelling: lymphoedema

• lymphoidlymph·oid

  1. Rootlymph/olymph, lymphatic tissue
  2. +Suffix-oidresembling

  relating to or resembling lymph, or the tissue that makes lymphocytes, as in lymph nodes, thymus, tonsils and spleen

• lymphopenialympho·penia

  1. Rootlymph/olymph, lymphatic tissue
  2. +Suffix-peniadeficiency, abnormally low number

  a low number of lymphocytes in the blood

• prolymphocytepro·lympho·cyte

  1. Prefixpro-before, in front of
  2. +Rootlymph/olymph, lymphatic tissue
  3. +Suffix-cytecell

  a cell at a stage of development between a lymphoblast and a mature lymphocyte

• lymphangiectasialymph·angi·ectasia

  1. Rootlymph/olymph, lymphatic tissue
  2. +Rootangi/ovessel (blood or lymph)
  3. +Suffix-ectasisdilation, expansion

  abnormal widening of lymph vessels; in the small intestine it leaves them damaged and leaky

• lymphangiographylymph·angio·graphy

  1. Rootlymph/olymph, lymphatic tissue
  2. +Rootangi/ovessel (blood or lymph)
  3. +Suffix-graphyprocess of recording or imaging

  x-ray imaging of lymph vessels and lymph nodes after a contrast medium is injected

• lymphaden/olymph node

Terms in our life science dictionary that list lymph/o among their word parts.

• B cell
• T cell

Written for biofideX in plain words, after checking these references:

• 11.1 – Introduction to the Lymphatic and Immune Systems – Building a Medical Terminology Foundation 2e
• Guide to Common Medical Terminology
• LYMPHO- Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com

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