Verified corpus entry

lymphocytosis

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Morphology rail

Construction: Root lympho-, lymph; Combining form cyt/o, cell; Suffix -osis, condition, usually abnormal; reconstructs lymphocytosis.

  1. 01ROOT / Root

    lympho-

    Surface: lympho

    lymph

  2. 02C/F / Combining form

    cyt/o

    Surface: cyt

    cell

    Combining vowel o is dropped before the next part.

  3. 03SUF / Suffix

    -osis

    Surface: osis

    condition, usually abnormal

lymphocytosis

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NLM MeSH descriptor D008218 verifies this medical headword; the word-part analysis uses existing source-backed parts.

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  1. Source 1

    Appendix A: Word Parts and What They Mean

    National Library of Medicine, NIH

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  2. Source 2

    Download MeSH Data

    National Library of Medicine

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  3. Source 3

    Medical Terminology, 2nd ed., Chapter 1 - Identifying Word Parts

    National Library of Medicine, Open Resources for Nursing

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