Chapter 4- Respiratory System Flashcards by chelsea mcvay | Brainscape

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Adenoid/o

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Adenoids

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Alveol/o

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Alveolus (plural: alveoli)

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Atel/o

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Incomplete, imperfect

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Bronch/o, bronchi/o

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Bronchus (plural: bronchi)

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Chondr/o

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Cartilage

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Epiglott/o

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Epiglottis

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Laryng/o

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Larynx (voice box)

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Nas/o, Rhin/o

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Nose

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Or/o

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Mouth

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Ox/o

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Oxygen

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Pharyng/o

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Pharynx (throat)

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Pleur/o

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Pleura

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Pneum/o, pneumon/o

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Air, lung

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Pulmon/o

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Lung

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Sinus/o

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Sinus, cavity

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Spir/o

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To breathe

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Thorac/o

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Chest

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Tonsill/o

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Tonsils

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Trache/o

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Trachea (windpipe)

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Acid/o

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Acid

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Aer/o

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Air

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Arteri/o

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Artery

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Carcin/o

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Cancer

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Cyst/o

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Bladder

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Fibr/o

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Fiber, fibrous tissue

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Gastr/o

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Stomach

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Hem/o

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Blood

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Hepat/o

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Liver

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Hydr/o

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Water

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Melan/o

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Black

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Muc/o

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Mucus

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My/o

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Muscle

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Myc/o

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Fungus

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Orth/o

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Straight

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Tom/o

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To cut

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-centesis

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Surgical puncture

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-ectomy

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Excision, removal

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-plasty

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Surgical repair

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-rrhaphy

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Suture

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-tome

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Instrument to cut

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-tomy

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Incision

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-algia, -dynia

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Pain

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-cele

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Hernia, swelling

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-ectasis

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Dilation, expansion

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-emia

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Blood condition

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-graphy

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Process of recording

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-itis

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Inflammation

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-logist

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Specialist in the study of

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-malacia

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Softening

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-metry

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Act of measuring

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-oma

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Tumor

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-osis

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Abnormal condition, increase (used primarily with blood cells)

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-pathy

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Disease

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-phagia

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Swallowing, eating

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-phobia

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Fear

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-plasm

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Formation, growth

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-plegia

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Paralysis

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-pnea

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Breathing

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-rrhagia

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Bursting forth (of)

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-scope

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Instrument for examining

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-scopy

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Visual examination

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-spasm

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Involuntary contraction, twitching.

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-stenosis

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Narrowing stricture

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-therapy

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Treatment

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-thorax

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Chest

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-ist

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Specialist

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Macro-

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Large

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Micro-

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Small

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Neo-

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New

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Peri-

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Around

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-al, -ic, -ous

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Pertaining to

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-ia

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Condition

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An-

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Without, not

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Epi-

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Above, upon

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Eu-

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Good, normal

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Hyp-, hypo-

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Under, below, deficient