Blood & Immune System — Word Roots

Word roots naming blood, its cells and the immune system that defends the body.

This page lists all 7 of them. Open any root for example words that use it.

Word partTypeMeaning
erythrWord rootred
hemWord rootblood
hematWord rootblood
immunWord rootimmune; immunity
leukWord rootwhite
lymphWord rootlymph
splenWord rootspleen
Please note: This section teaches the language of medicine — what word parts mean and how terms are built. It is an educational reference, not medical advice. For the meaning of a word in your own medical record, ask the clinician who wrote it.