Chapter 7 The Respiratory System Elements Flashcards
a-
no, not, without, away from, negative
anti-
against
brady-
slow
dys-
bad, difficult, painful
endo-
in, within, inside
eu-
good, normal, well, easy
hyper-
excessive, increased
hyp-
deficient, decreased
hypo-
deficient, decreased
par-, para-
beside, near, beyond, abnormal, apart from, opposite, along side of
poly-
many, much
tachy-
fast, rapid
trachea-
trachea, windpipe
alveol/o
alveolus, air sac, small sac
anthrac/o
coal, coal dust
asbest/o
asbestos
atel/o
incomplete, imperfect
bronch/o, bronchi/o
bronchial tube, bronchus
capn/o
carbon dioxide, sooty or smoky appearance
coni/o
dust
cyan/o
blue
epiglott/o
epiglottis
expector/o
cough up
fibros/o
fibrous connective tissue
hem/o
blood, relating to blood
laryng/o
larynx, voice box
lob/o
lobe, well-defined part of an organ
nas/o
nose