Chapter 4 Vocab Review Flashcards

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alveol/o-

A

alveolus (air sac)

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2
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anthrac/o-

A

coal

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3
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asbest/o-

A

asbestos

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4
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aspir/o-

A

to breathe in; to suck in

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5
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asthm/o-

A

asthma

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6
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atel/o-

A

incomplete

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7
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bacteri/o-

A

bacterium

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broch/o-

A

bronchus

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bronchi/o-

A

bronchiole

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10
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capn/o-

A

carbon dioxide

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11
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carbox/y-

A

carbon monoxide

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12
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cocc/o-

A

spherical bacterium

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13
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coni/o-

A

dust

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14
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cortic/o-

A

cortex (outer region)

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15
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cyan/o-

A

blue

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16
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cyst/o-

A

bladder; fluid-filled sac; semisolid cyst

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17
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diaphrahgmat/o-

A

diaphragm

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18
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dilat/o-

A

dilate; widen

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19
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effus/o-

A

a pouring out

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20
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embol/o-

A

embolus (occluding plug)

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21
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fibr/o-

A

fiber

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22
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fus/o-

A

pouring

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23
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glob/o-

A

shaped like a globe; comprehensive

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24
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glott/o-

A

glottis (of the larynx)

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25
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hal/o-

A

breathe

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26
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hem/o-

A

blood

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27
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hil/o-

A

hilum (indentation in an organ)

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28
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lob/o-

A

lobe of an organ

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29
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malign/o-

A

intentionally causing harm; cancer

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30
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metabol/o-

A

change; transformation

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31
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muc/o-

A

mucus

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32
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mucos/o-

A

mucous membrane

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33
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opportun/o-

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well timed; taking advantage of an opportunity

34
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ox/y-

A

oxygen; quick

35
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pariet/o-

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wall of a cavity

36
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paroxysm/o-

A

sudden, sharp attack

37
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pector/o-

A

chest

38
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phil/o-

A

attraction to; fondness for

39
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phren/o-

A

diaphragm; mind

40
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phys/o-

A

inflate; distend; grow

41
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pleur/o-

A

pleura (lung membrane)

42
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pne/o-

A

breathing

43
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pneum/o-

A

lung; air

44
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purul/o-

A

pus

45
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py/o-

A

pus

46
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resuscit/o-

A

revive; raise up again

47
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sept/o-

A

septum (dividing wall)

48
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spir/o-

A

breathe; a coil

49
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steth/o-

A

chest

50
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tract/o-

A

pulling

51
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tub/o-

A

tube

52
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tuber/o-

A

nodule

53
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tubercul/o-

A

nodule; tuberculosis

54
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turbin/o-

A

scroll-like structure; turbinate

55
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tuss/o-

A

cough

56
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ventil/o-

A

movement of air

57
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circum-

A

around

58
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em-

A

in

59
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ex-

A

out; away from

60
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pan-

A

all

61
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re-

A

again and again; backward; unable to

62
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-an

A

without; not

63
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-ator

A

person who produces or does; thing that produces

64
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-cle

A

a small thing

65
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-drome

A

a running

66
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-ectasis

A

condition of dilation

67
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-ema

A

condition

68
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-emia

A

condition of the blood; substance in the blood

69
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-ent

A

pertaining to

70
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-isy

A

condition of inflammation or infection

71
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-meter

A

instrument used to measure

72
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-ole

A

small thing

73
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-or

A

person who produces or does; thing that produces

74
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-pharynx

A

pharynx (throat)

75
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-pnea

A

breathing

76
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-ptysis

A

abnormal condition of coughing up

77
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-spasm

A

sudden, involuntary muscle contraction

78
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-steroid

A

steroid

79
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-thorax

A

thorax (chest)

80
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-tic

A

pertaining to