Chapter 5 Flashcards
1
Q
Pulmon/o
A
Lung
2
Q
Son/o
A
Sound
3
Q
Radi/o
A
X-rays; ionizing radiation
4
Q
Sinus/o
A
Sinus
5
Q
Sept/o
A
Septum (wall off, fence)
6
Q
Somn/o
A
Sleep
7
Q
Py/o
A
Pus
8
Q
Pneum/o, pneumat/o, pneumon/o
A
Lung, air
9
Q
Adenoid/o
A
Adenoids
10
Q
Lob/o
A
Lobe
11
Q
Atel/o
A
Imperfect; incomplete
12
Q
Tonsill/o
A
Tonsil
13
Q
Thorac/o
A
Thorax, chest, chest cavity
14
Q
Pleur/o
A
Pleura
15
Q
Pharyng/o
A
Pharynx
16
Q
Orth/o
A
Straight
17
Q
Trache/o
A
Trachea
18
Q
Muc/o
A
Mucus
19
Q
Tom/o
A
To cut, section, or slice
20
Q
Spir/o
A
Breathe, breathing
21
Q
Phon/o
A
Sound, voice
22
Q
Ox/i
A
Oxygen
23
Q
Nas/o, Rhin/o
A
Nose
24
Q
Hem/o, hemat/o
A
Blood
25
Diaphragmat/o, phren/o
Diaphragm
26
Bronchi/o, bronch/o
Bronchus
27
Alveol/o
Alveolus
28
Laryng/o
Larynx
29
Epiglott/o
Epiglottis
30
Capn/o
Carbon dioxide
31
Endo-
Within
32
A-, an-
Absence of, without
33
Eu-
Normal, good
34
Poly-
Many, much
35
Tachy-
Fast, rapid
36
-ectasia
Stretching out, dilatation, expansion
37
-cele
Hernia or protrusion
38
-algia
Pain
39
-ar, -ary, -eal
Pertaining to
40
-centesis
Surgical puncture to aspirated fluid (with a sterile needle)
41
-emia
In the blood
42
-graph
Instrument used to record, record
43
-meter
Instrument used to measure
44
-pexy
Surgical fixation, suspension
45
-rrhagia
Rapid flow of blood
46
-gram
Record, radiographic image
47
-graphy
Process of recording, radiographic imagining
48
-metry
Measurement
49
-pnea
Breathing
50
-scope
Instrument used for visual examination
51
-scopy
Visual examination
52
-thorax
Chest, chest cavity
53
-stenosis
Constriction or narrowing
54
-Scopic
Pertaining to visual examination
55
-spasm
Sudden, involuntary muscle contraction
56
-tomy
Cut into, incision
57
-stomy
Creation of an artificial opening
