Chapter 7: Respiratory System (word parts) Flashcards
-phonia
voice
-tic
pertaining to
-capnia
carbon dioxide
-ia
condition
brady-
slow
myc/o
fungus
-metry
process of measuring
-ary
pertaining to
cardi/o
heart
bronchiol/o
bronchiole
ot/o
ear
arteriole/o
artery
nas/o
nose
aer/o
air
diaphragmat/o
diaphragm
-lytic
destruction
-emia
blood condition
atel/o
incomplete
-itis
inflammation
-spasm
involuntary muscle contraction
re-
again
-gram
record
-graphy
process of recording
hist/o
tissue
-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