Ch5 Flashcards
Septum (wall off, fence)
Sept/o
Sleep
Somn/o
Pus
Py/o
Lung, air
Pneum/o , pneumat/o , pneumon/o
Pleura
Pleur/o
Pharynx
Pharyng/o
Straight
Orth/o
Mucus
Muc/o
Sound /voice
Phon/o
Oxygen
Ox/I
Nose
Nas/o ,rhin/o
Lobe
Lob/o
Blood
Hem/o, hemat/o
Diaphragm
Diaphragmat/o , phren/o
Bronchus
Bronchi/o, bronch/o
Alveolus
Alveol/o
Larynx
Laryng/o
Epiglottis
Epiglott/o
Carbon dioxide
Capn/o
Imperfect/ incomplete
Atel/o
Cut into; incision
-tomy
Creation of an artificial opening
-stomy
Sudden involuntary muscle contraction
-spasm
Pertaining to visual examination
-scopic
Chest; chest cavity
-thorax
Constriction or narrowing
-stenosis
Visual examination
-scopy
Instrument used for visual examination
-scope
Breathing
-Pnea
Measurement
-metry
Process of recording
-graphy
Record
-gram
Rapid flow of blood
-Rrhagia
Surgical fixation
-pexy
Instrument used to measure
-meter
Instrument used to record
-graph
Stretching out , expansion
-Ectasis
Hernia or protrusion
-cele
Pain
-algia
Many; much
Poly-
In the blood
-emia
Surgical puncture to aspirated fluid
-centesis
Pertaining to
-ar, –ary , -eal
Fast; rapid
-tachy
Within
-endo
Trachea
Trache/o
To cut, section or slice
Tom/o
Breathe ; breathing
Spir/o
Normal, good
Eu-
Absence of; without
A-, an-
Tonsil
Tonsill/o
Thorax, chest, chest cavity
Thorac/o
Sound
Son/o
Sinus
Sinus/o
X rays
Radi/o
Lung
Pulmon/o