Ch. 7 & 8 Respiratory System & Digestive System Word Parts Flashcards
-tomy
Process of cutting; incision
-thorax
Chest; pleural cavity
-stomy
Surgical opening
-stenosis
Narrowing; tightening
-spasm
Muscle contraction
-rrhea
•the way diarrhea comes out
Flow; excessive discharge
-pnea
Breathing
-phonia
•I hear your voice on the phone
Voice
-osmia
Smell
-or
One who (or something that) takes action or does something
-metry
Process of measuring
-meter
Measure
-ism
Process; condition
-ion
Process; state; condition
-ia
Condition
-genic
Produced by or in
-emia
Blood condition
-ema
Condition
-ectasis
Dilation; expansion
-centesis
Surgical puncture to remove fluid
-capnia
Carbon dioxide
-ation
Process; condition
-ant
Substance that promotes
-al, -ary, -ial, -ic, -tic
Pertaining to
-tachy
Fast
Poly-
Many; much
In-
In; into; not
Hypo-
Below; below normal; deficient
Hyper-
Above; above normal; excessive
Eu-
Good; normal
Epi-
On; over; upon
Endo-
In; within
Em-
In
Dys-
Painful; difficult
Brady-
Slow
Anti-
Against
A-
Not; without
Tub/o
Tube
Trache/o
Trachea; windpipe
Tonsil/o
Tonsils
Thorac/o
Chest
Spir/o
Breathing
Sinus/o
Sinus; cavity
Rhin/o
Nose
Resuscit/o
To revive
Py/o
Pus
Pulmon/o
Lung
Pneum/o, pneumon/o
Lung; air
Pleur/o
Pleura; serous membrane that enfolds the lung
Pharyng/o
Pharynx; throat
Ox/o, ox/i
Oxygen
Nas/o
•nasal
Nose
Laryng/o
Larynx; voice box
Hist/o
Tissue