Ch11 Word Parts: Respiratory System Flashcards by Violet Bachorik

Q

adenoid/o

A

adenoid

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alveol/o

A

alveolus

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aspir/o

A

to breathe or to suck in

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atel/o

A

incomplete

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ausculat/o

A

listening

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bronchi/o, bronch/o

A

bronchus (windpipe)

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capn/o, capn/i

A

carbon dioxide

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cost/o

A

rib

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diaphragmat/o

A

diaphragm

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epiglott/o

A

epiglottis

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larygn/o

A

larynx

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lob/o

A

lobe

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mediastin/o

A

mediastinum (middle septum)

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muc/o

A

mucus

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nas/o

A

nose

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ox/o, ox/a

A

oxygen

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pector/o

A

chest

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pharyng/o

A

pharynx

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phon/o

A

sound, voice

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phren/o

A

diaphragm

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pleur/o

A

rib, side, pleura (lung)

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pneum/o, pneumat/o, pneumon/o

A

lung, air

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pulmon/o

A

lung

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rhin/o

A

nose

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sept/o

A

septum, thin wall

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sinus/o

A

sinus, hollow space

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spir/o

A

breathe

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thorac/o

A

thorax, chest

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tonsill/o

A

tonsil

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a-, an-

A

wihout, not

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dys-

A

painful, difficult, abnormal

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em-

A

in

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eu-

A

good, normal

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hypo-

A

below, deficient

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in-

A

not

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pan-

A

all, entire

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per-

A

through

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tachy-

A

rapid, fast

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-algia

A

pain

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-al, -ar, -ary, -ic

A

pertaining to

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-cele

A

herniation, protrusion

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-centesis

A

puncture to aspirate

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-ectasis

A

dilation, stretching

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-ectomy

A

excision, surgical removal

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-emia

A

blood (condition of )

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-graphy

A

a writing, description

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-itis

A

inflammation

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-metry

A

measurement of

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-phonia

A

condition of the voice

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-plasty

A

surgical repair, reconstruction

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-plegia

A

paralysis

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-pnea

A

breathing

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-rrhagia

A

flowing forth

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-scopy

A

process of examining, examination

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-spasm

A

involuntary movement

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-stomy

A

artificial or surgical opening

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-tomy

A

incision (a cutting operation)