Chapter 7 Respiratory Prefixes & Suffixes Flashcards by Robyn Woolf-Barker

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-capnia

A

carbon dioxide

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-osmia

A

smell

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-phonia

A

voice

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-phylaxis

A

protection

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-pnea

A

breathing

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-ptysis

A

spitting

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-thorax

A

chest

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-al

A

pertaining to

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-algia

A

pain

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-ar

A

pertaining to

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-ary

A

Pertaining to

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-centesis

A

puncture to withdraw fluid

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-dynia

A

pain

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-eal

A

pertaining to

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-ectasis

A

dilation

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-ectomy

A

surgical removal

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-emia

A

blood condition

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-genic

A

produced by

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-gram

A

record

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-graphy

A

process of recording

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-ia

A

condition

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-ic

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pertaining to

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-ism

A

state of

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-itis

A

inflammation

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-logy

A

study of

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-lytic

A

destruction

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-meter

A

instrument to measure

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-metry

A

process of measuring

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-oma

A

tumor

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-ory

A

pertaining to

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-osis

A

abnormal condition

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-osmia

A

smell

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-ostomy

A

surgically create an opening

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-otomy

A

cutting into

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-ous

A

pertaining to

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-phonia

A

voice

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-phylaxis

A

protection

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-plasm

A

formation

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-plasty

A

surgical repair

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-plegia

A

paralysis

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-pnea

A

breathing

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-ptysis

A

spitting

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-rrhagia

A

abnormal flow condition

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-rrhea

A

discharge

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-scope

A

instrument for viewing

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-scopy

A

process of visually examining

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-stenosis

A

narrowing

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-thorax

A

chest

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-tic

A

pertaining to

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a-

A

without

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an-

A

without

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anti-

A

against

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brady-

A

slow

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de-

A

without

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dys-

A

abnormal, difficult

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endo-

A

within

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eu-

A

normal

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hyper-

A

exessive

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hypo-

A

insufficient

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pan-

A

all

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para-

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beside

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poly-

A

many

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pro-

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before

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re-

A

again

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tachy-

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fast