Chapter 7: Respiratory System (word parts) Flashcards by Tatiana Meza

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-phonia

A

voice

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-tic

A

pertaining to

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-capnia

A

carbon dioxide

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-ia

A

condition

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brady-

A

slow

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myc/o

A

fungus

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-metry

A

process of measuring

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-ary

A

pertaining to

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cardi/o

A

heart

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bronchiol/o

A

bronchiole

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ot/o

A

ear

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arteriole/o

A

artery

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nas/o

A

nose

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aer/o

A

air

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diaphragmat/o

A

diaphragm

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-lytic

A

destruction

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-emia

A

blood condition

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atel/o

A

incomplete

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-itis

A

inflammation

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-spasm

A

involuntary muscle contraction

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re-

A

again

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-gram

A

record

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-graphy

A

process of recording

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hist/o

A

tissue

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-scopy

process of visually examining

-phylaxis

protection

hyper-

excessive

-ectomy

surgical removal

bronchi/o

bronchus

pneum/o

air

cyst/o

sacc

-plegia

paralysis

pan-

all

anti-

against

-thorax

chest

hypo-

insufficient

-plasty

surgical repair

-algia

pain

para-

beside

alveol/o

alveolus

tachy-

fast

embol/o

plug

conci/o

dust

pulmon/o

lung

hem/o

blood

-ory

pertaining to

-rrhagia

abnormal flow condition

orth/o

straight

angi/o

vessel

rhin/o

nose

epiglott/o

epiglottis

-ostomy

surgically create an opening

-plasm

formation

bi/o

life

-genic

produced by

-ous

pertaining to

-al

pertaining to

cyan/o

blue

-scope

instrument for viewing

pharyng/o

pharynx

thorac/o

chest

-stenosis

narrowing

endo-

within

pneumon/o

lung

-osis

abnormal condition

-ism

state of

-oma

tumor

-ic

pertaining to

-osmia

smell

-logy

study of

-pnea

breathing

bronch/o

bronchus

lob/o

lobe

pleur/o

pleura

sinus/o

sinus

-dynia

pain

anthrac/o

coal

an-

without

-ar

pertaining to

-centesis

puncture to withdraw fluid

a-

without

-ptysis

spitting

laryng/o

larynx

cortic/o

outer layer

-ectasis

dilation

tuss/o

cough

de-

without

poly-

many

-rrhea

discharge

fibr/o

fibers

ox/i

oxygen

Sept/o

wall

py/o

pus

trache/o

trachea

-eal

pertaining to

-meter

instrument to measure

somn/o

sleep

cyt/o

cell

eu-

normal

dys-

difficult, abnormal

-otomy

cutting into

ox/o

oxygen

muc/o

mucus

spir/o

breathing

pro-

before

carcin/o

cancer