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Lympho- is a combining form used like a prefix indicating lymph, an important liquid in the body that contains white blood cells and is conveyed to the bloodstream through lymphatic vessels. Lympho- is used in many medical terms, especially in anatomy and pathology.

Lympho- comes from the Latin lympha, meaning “water.” This Latin root has been connected to the Greek word ��ý�����ŧ, source of nymph in English. Discover more at our entry for nymph.

In some instances, such as lymphokine, lympho- specifically represents lymphocyte, a kind of white blood cell.

Closely related to lympho- is lymphangi-, a combining form meaning “lymph vessel” and connected to the combining form angio-.

What are variants of lympho-?

When combined with words or word elements that begin with a vowel, lympho- becomes lymph-, as in lymphoma .

One example of a medical term that features the combining form lympho- is lymphopathy, “a disease of the lymphatic vessels or lymph nodes.”

We know that lympho- means “lymph.” The -pathy part of the word may also look familiar; it indicates “disease.” Lymphopathy literally translates to “lymph disease.”

What are some words that use the combining form lympho-?

• lymphoblast
• lymphocyte
• lymphoduct
• lymphoglandula
• lymphology

What are some other forms that lympho- may be commonly confused with?

• litho-
• lumbo-
• nympho-
• sym-

The combining form -cyte means “cell.” With this in mind, what does lymphocyte literally translate to?