Chapter 7 The Respiratory System Elements Flashcards

1
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a-

A

no, not, without, away from, negative

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anti-

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against

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3
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brady-

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slow

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dys-

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bad, difficult, painful

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endo-

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in, within, inside

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eu-

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good, normal, well, easy

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7
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hyper-

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excessive, increased

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hyp-

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deficient, decreased

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hypo-

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deficient, decreased

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par-, para-

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beside, near, beyond, abnormal, apart from, opposite, along side of

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poly-

A

many, much

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12
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tachy-

A

fast, rapid

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13
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trachea-

A

trachea, windpipe

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14
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alveol/o

A

alveolus, air sac, small sac

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15
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anthrac/o

A

coal, coal dust

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16
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asbest/o

A

asbestos

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17
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atel/o

A

incomplete, imperfect

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18
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bronch/o, bronchi/o

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bronchial tube, bronchus

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19
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capn/o

A

carbon dioxide, sooty or smoky appearance

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20
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coni/o

A

dust

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21
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cyan/o

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blue

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22
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epiglott/o

A

epiglottis

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23
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expector/o

A

cough up

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24
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fibros/o

A

fibrous connective tissue

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25
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hem/o

A

blood, relating to blood

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26
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laryng/o

A

larynx, voice box

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27
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lob/o

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lobe, well-defined part of an organ

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28
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nas/o

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nose

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29
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or/o

A

mouth, oral cavity

30
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ot/o

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ear, hearing

31
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ox/i, ox/o, ox/y

A

oxygen

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pharyng/o

A

throat, pharynx

33
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phon/o

A

sound, voice

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pleur/o

A

pleura, side of the body

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pneum/o, pneumon/o, pulmon/o

A

lung, air

36
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py/o

A

pus

37
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rhin/o

A

nose

38
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sept/o

A

infection, partition (also septum of nose. look for context)

39
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silic/o

A

glass

40
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sinus/o

A

sinus

41
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somn/o

A

sleep

42
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spir/o

A

to breathe

43
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thora/o

A

chest

44
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thorac/o

A

chest

45
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trache/o

A

trachea, windpipe

46
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tuss/i

A

cough

47
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-al

A

pertaining to

48
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-ation

A

state or action

49
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-centesis

A

surgical puncture to remove fluid

50
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-dynia

A

pain

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-ectasis

A

stretching, dilation, enlargement

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-ectomy

A

surgical removal, cutting out, excision

53
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-graphy

A

the process of producing a picture or record

54
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-ia

A

abnormal condition

55
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-ice

A

noun ending

56
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-is

A

noun ending

57
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-meter

A

measure, instrument used to measure

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-ologist

A

specialist

59
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-osis

A

abnormal condition, disease

60
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-ostomy

A

the surgical creation of an artificial opening to the body surface

61
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-otomy

A

cutting, surgical incision

62
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-pharynx

A

throat, pharynx

63
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-plasty

A

surgical repair

64
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-pnea

A

breathing

65
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-ptysis

A

spitting

66
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-rrhage, -rrhagia

A

bleeding, abnormal excessive fluid discharge

67
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-rrhea

A

flow or discharge

68
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-scopy

A

visual examination

69
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-spasm

A

sudden involuntary contraction, tightening, cramping

70
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-thorax

A

chest, pleural cavity