Chapter 7 Respiratory Prefixes & Suffixes Flashcards
1
Q
-capnia
A
carbon dioxide
2
Q
-osmia
A
smell
3
Q
-phonia
A
voice
4
Q
-phylaxis
A
protection
5
Q
-pnea
A
breathing
6
Q
-ptysis
A
spitting
7
Q
-thorax
A
chest
8
Q
-al
A
pertaining to
9
Q
-algia
A
pain
10
Q
-ar
A
pertaining to
11
Q
-ary
A
Pertaining to
12
Q
-centesis
A
puncture to withdraw fluid
13
Q
-dynia
A
pain
14
Q
-eal
A
pertaining to
15
Q
-ectasis
A
dilation
16
Q
-ectomy
A
surgical removal
17
Q
-emia
A
blood condition
18
Q
-genic
A
produced by
19
Q
-gram
A
record
20
Q
-graphy
A
process of recording
21
Q
-ia
A
condition
22
Q
-ic
A
pertaining to
23
Q
-ism
A
state of
24
Q
-itis
A
inflammation
25
-logy
study of
26
-lytic
destruction
27
-meter
instrument to measure
28
-metry
process of measuring
29
-oma
tumor
30
-ory
pertaining to
31
-osis
abnormal condition
32
-osmia
smell
33
-ostomy
surgically create an opening
34
-otomy
cutting into
35
-ous
pertaining to
36
-phonia
voice
37
-phylaxis
protection
38
-plasm
formation
39
-plasty
surgical repair
40
-plegia
paralysis
41
-pnea
breathing
42
-ptysis
spitting
43
-rrhagia
abnormal flow condition
44
-rrhea
discharge
45
-scope
instrument for viewing
46
-scopy
process of visually examining
47
-stenosis
narrowing
48
-thorax
chest
49
-tic
pertaining to
50
a-
without
51
an-
without
52
anti-
against
53
brady-
slow
54
de-
without
55
dys-
abnormal, difficult
56
endo-
within
57
eu-
normal
58
hyper-
exessive
59
hypo-
insufficient
60
pan-
all
61
para-
beside
62
poly-
many
63
pro-
before
64
re-
again
65
tachy-
fast
