Chapter 5 - Respiratory system and introduction to diagnostic procedures and chapter 6 urinary system Flashcards
Adenoid/o
Adenoids
Alveol/o
Alveolus
Bronch/o, bronchi/o
Bronchus
Diaphragmat/o, phren/o
Diaphragm
Epiglott/o
Epiglottis
Larygn/o
Larynx
Lob/o
Lobe
Nas/o, Rhin/o
Nose
Pharyng/o
Pharynx
Pleur/o
Pleura
Pneum/o, pmeumat/o, pneumon/o
Lung, air
Pulmon/o
Lung
Sept/o
Septum ( wall off, fence )
Sinus/o
Sinus
Thorac/o
Thorax, chest, chest cavity
Tonsill/o
Tonsil
Trache/o
Trachea
Atel/o
Imperfect, incomplete
Capn/o
Carbon dioxide
Hem/o, hemat/o
Blood
Muc/o
Mucus
Orth/o
Straight
Ox/I
Oxygen
Phon/o
Sound, voice
Py/o
Pus
Radi/o
X-rays, ionizing radiation
Somn/o
Sleep
Son/o
Sound
Spir/o
Breathe, breathing
Tom/o
To cut, section, or slice
A- , An-
Absence of, without
Endo-
Within
Eu-
Normal, good
Poly-
Many, much
Tachy-
Fast, rapid
-algia
Pain
-ar, -ary, -eal
Pertaining to
-cele
Hernia or protrusion
-centesis
Surgical puncture to aspirate fluid
-ectasis
Stretching out, dilation, expansion
-emia
In the blood
-gram
The record, radiographic image
-graph
Instrument used to record; the record
-graphy
Process of recording, radiographic imaging
-meter
Instrument used to measure
-metry
Measurement
-pexy
Surgical fixation, suspension
-pnea
Breathing
-rrhagia
Rapid flow of blood, excessive bleeding
-scope
Instrument used for visual examination
-scopic
Pertaining to visual examination
-scopy
Visual examination
-spasm
Sudden, involuntary muscle contraction (spasmodic contraction)
-stenosis
Constriction or narrowing
-stomy
Creation of an artificial opening
-thorax
Chest, chest cavity
-tomy
Cut into, incision
Cyst/o, vesic/o
Bladder, sac
Glomerul/o
Glomerulus
Meat/o
Meatus (opening)
Nephr/o, ren/o
Kidney
Pyel/o
Renal pelvis
Ureter/o
Ureter
Urethr/o
Urethra
Albumin/o
Albumin
Azot/o
Urea, nitrogen
Blast/o
Developing cell, germ cell
Glyc/o, glycos/o
Sugar
Hydr/o
Water
Lith/o
Stone, calculus
Noct/I
Night
Olig/o
Scanty few
Urin/o, ur/o
Urine, urinary track
-iasis, -esis
Condition
-lysis
Loosening, dissolution, separating
-ptosis
Drooping, sagging, prolapse
-rrhaphy
Suturing, repairing
-tripsy
Surgical crushing
-uria
Urine, urination