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Ch 5 Respiratory system Flashcards

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adenoid/o

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adenoids

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alveol/o

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alveolus

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bronch/i bronch/o

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bronchus

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diaphragmat/o

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diaphragm

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epiglott/o

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epiglottis

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laryng/o

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larynx

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lob/o

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lobe

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nas/o

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nose

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pharyng/o

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pharnyx

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pleur/o

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lung, air

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pulmon/o

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lung

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sept/o

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septum (all off, fence)

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sinus/o

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sinus

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thorac/o

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thorax (chest)

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tonsill/o

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tonsil

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trache/o

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trachea

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atel/o

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imperfect, incomplete

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capn/o

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carbon dioxide

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hem/o hemat/o

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blood

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muc/o

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mucus

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orth/o

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straight

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ox/o oxi

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oxygen

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py/o

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pus

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somn/o

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sleep

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spir/o

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breath, breathing

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a- an-

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without or absence of

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endo-

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withing

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eu-

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normal, good

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pan-

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all, total

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poly-

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many, much

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-algia

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pain

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-ar, -ary, -eal

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pertaining to

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-cele

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hernia or protrusion

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-centesis

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surgical puncture to aspirate fluid

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-ectasis

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stretching out dilation expansion

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-emia

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blood condition

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-gram

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record, x-ray image

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-graphy

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process of recording, x-ray imaging

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-meter

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instrument used to measure

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-metry

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measurement

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-oxia

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oxygen

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-pexy

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surgical fixation, suspention

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–pnea

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breathing

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-phonia

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sound or voice

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-rrhagia

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rapid flow of blood

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-scope

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instrument used for visual exam

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-scopic

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pertaining to visual exam

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-scopy

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visual exam.

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-spasm

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sudden involuntary muscle contraction

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-stenosis

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constriction or narrowing

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-stomy

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creation of an artivicial opening

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-thorax

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chest

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-tomy

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cut into or inscision

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adenoids

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adenoid/o

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alveolus

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alveol/o

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bronchus

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bronch/i bronch/o

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diaphragm

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diaphragmat/o

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epiglottis

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epiglott/o

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larynx

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laryng/o

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lobe

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lob/o

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nose

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nas/o

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pharnyx

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pharyng/o

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lung, air

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pleur/o

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lung

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pulmon/o

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septum (all off, fence)

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sept/o

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sinus

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sinus/o

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thorax (chest)

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thorac/o

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tonsil

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tonsill/o

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trachea

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trache/o

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imperfect, incomplete

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atel/o

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carbon dioxide

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capn/o

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blood

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hem/o hemat/o

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mucus

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muc/o

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straight

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orth/o

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oxygen

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ox/o oxi

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pus

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py/o

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sleep

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somn/o

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breath, breathing

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spir/o

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without or absence of

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a- an-

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withing

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endo-

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normal, good

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eu-

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all, total

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pan-

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many, much

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poly-

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pain

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-algia

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pertaining to

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-ar, -ary, -eal

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hernia or protrusion

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-cele

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surgical puncture to aspirate fluid

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-centesis

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stretching out dilation expansion

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-ectasis

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blood condition

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-emia

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record, x-ray image

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-gram

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process of recording, x-ray imaging

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-graphy

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instrument used to measure

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-meter

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measurement

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-metry

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oxygen

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-oxia

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surgical fixation, suspention

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-pexy

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breathing

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–pnea

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sound or voice

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-phonia

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rapid flow of blood

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-rrhagia

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instrument used for visual exam

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-scope

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pertaining to visual exam

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-scopic

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visual exam.

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-scopy

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sudden involuntary muscle contraction

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-spasm

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constriction or narrowing

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-stenosis

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creation of an artivicial opening

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-stomy

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chest

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-thorax

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cut into or inscision

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-tomy

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