Chapter 4 Vocab Review Flashcards by Kezia Varughese

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alveol/o-

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alveolus (air sac)

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anthrac/o-

A

coal

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asbest/o-

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asbestos

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aspir/o-

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to breathe in; to suck in

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asthm/o-

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asthma

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atel/o-

A

incomplete

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bacteri/o-

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bacterium

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broch/o-

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bronchus

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bronchi/o-

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bronchiole

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capn/o-

A

carbon dioxide

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carbox/y-

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carbon monoxide

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cocc/o-

A

spherical bacterium

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coni/o-

A

dust

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cortic/o-

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cortex (outer region)

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cyan/o-

A

blue

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cyst/o-

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bladder; fluid-filled sac; semisolid cyst

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diaphrahgmat/o-

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diaphragm

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dilat/o-

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dilate; widen

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effus/o-

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a pouring out

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embol/o-

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embolus (occluding plug)

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fibr/o-

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fiber

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fus/o-

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pouring

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glob/o-

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shaped like a globe; comprehensive

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glott/o-

A

glottis (of the larynx)

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hal/o-

A

breathe

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hem/o-

A

blood

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hil/o-

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hilum (indentation in an organ)

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lob/o-

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lobe of an organ

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malign/o-

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intentionally causing harm; cancer

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metabol/o-

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change; transformation

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muc/o-

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mucus

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mucos/o-

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mucous membrane

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opportun/o-

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well timed; taking advantage of an opportunity

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ox/y-

A

oxygen; quick

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pariet/o-

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wall of a cavity

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paroxysm/o-

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sudden, sharp attack

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pector/o-

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chest

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phil/o-

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attraction to; fondness for

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phren/o-

A

diaphragm; mind

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phys/o-

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inflate; distend; grow

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pleur/o-

A

pleura (lung membrane)

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pne/o-

A

breathing

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pneum/o-

A

lung; air

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purul/o-

A

pus

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py/o-

A

pus

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resuscit/o-

A

revive; raise up again

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sept/o-

A

septum (dividing wall)

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spir/o-

A

breathe; a coil

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steth/o-

A

chest

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tract/o-

A

pulling

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tub/o-

A

tube

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tuber/o-

A

nodule

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tubercul/o-

A

nodule; tuberculosis

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turbin/o-

A

scroll-like structure; turbinate

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tuss/o-

A

cough

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ventil/o-

A

movement of air

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circum-

A

around

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em-

A

in

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ex-

A

out; away from

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pan-

A

all

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re-

A

again and again; backward; unable to

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-an

A

without; not

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-ator

A

person who produces or does; thing that produces

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-cle

A

a small thing

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-drome

A

a running

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-ectasis

A

condition of dilation

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-ema

A

condition

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-emia

A

condition of the blood; substance in the blood

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-ent

A

pertaining to

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-isy

A

condition of inflammation or infection

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-meter

A

instrument used to measure

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-ole

A

small thing

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-or

A

person who produces or does; thing that produces

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-pharynx

A

pharynx (throat)

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-pnea

A

breathing

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-ptysis

A

abnormal condition of coughing up

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-spasm

A

sudden, involuntary muscle contraction

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-steroid

A

steroid

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-thorax

A

thorax (chest)

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-tic

A

pertaining to