Roots, suffixes, and prefixes

Component	Meaning	Example
CARDIO-	heart	echocardiogram = sound wave image of the heart.
CYTE-	cell	thrombocyte = clot forming cell.
HAEM-	blood	haematoma - a tumour or swelling filled with blood.
THROMB-	clot, lump	thrombocytopenia = deficiency of thrombocytes in the blood
ETHRO-	red	ehtrocyte = red blood cell
LEUKO-	white	leukocyte = white blood cell
SEP, SEPTIV-	toxicity due to micro-organisms	septicaemia
VAS-	vessel / duct	cerebrovascular = blood vessels of the cerebrum of the brain.
HYPER-	excessive	hyperglycaemia = excessive levels of glucose in blood.
HYPO-	deficient / below	hypoglycaemia = abnormally low glucose blood levels.
-PENIA	deficiency	neutropenia = low levels of neutrophilic leukocytes.
-EMIA	condition of blood	anaemia = abnormally low levels of red blood cells.