Chapter 5 Flashcards
1
Q
Lob/o
A
Lobe
2
Q
Thorac/o
A
Chest, chest cavity, thorax
3
Q
Spirometer
A
Instrument used to measure breathing
4
Q
Radi/o
A
X-rays, ionizing radiation
5
Q
Son/o
A
Sound
6
Q
Py/o
A
Pus
7
Q
Somn/o
A
Sleep
8
Q
Atel/o
A
Imperfect, incomplete
9
Q
Hem/o, hemat/o
A
Blood
10
Q
Muc/o
A
Mucus
11
Q
Orth/o
A
Straight
12
Q
Phon/o
A
Voice, sound
13
Q
A-, an-
A
Without, absence of
14
Q
Endo-
A
Within
15
Q
Eu-
A
Normal, good
16
Q
Pan-
A
All, total
17
Q
Poly-
A
Many, much
18
Q
Tachy-
A
Fast, rapid
19
Q
-algia
A
Pain
20
Q
-ar, -ary, -eal
A
Pertaining to
21
Q
Diaphragmatocele
A
Hernia of the diaphragm
22
Q
Thoracocentesis
A
Surgical puncture to remove fluid from the chest cavity
23
Q
-ectasis
A
Stretch, dilation
24
Q
-Emia
A
Blood condition
25
Q
-graphy
A
Process of recording
26
Q
-meter
A
Instrument used to measure
27
Q
-metry
A
Measurement
28
Q
-pexy
A
Surgical fixation
29
Q
-pnea
A
Breathing
30
Q
-rrhagia
A
Rapid flow of blood
