Chapter 7 The Respiratory System Elements Flashcards

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a-

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no, not, without, away from, negative

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anti-

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against

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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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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-

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many, much

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tachy-

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fast, rapid

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trachea-

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trachea, windpipe

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alveol/o

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alveolus, air sac, small sac

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anthrac/o

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coal, coal dust

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asbest/o

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asbestos

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atel/o

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incomplete, imperfect

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bronch/o, bronchi/o

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bronchial tube, bronchus

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capn/o

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carbon dioxide, sooty or smoky appearance

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coni/o

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dust

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cyan/o

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blue

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epiglott/o

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epiglottis

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expector/o

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cough up

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fibros/o

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fibrous connective tissue

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hem/o

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blood, relating to blood

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laryng/o

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larynx, voice box

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lob/o

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lobe, well-defined part of an organ

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nas/o

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nose

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or/o

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mouth, oral cavity

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ot/o

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ear, hearing

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ox/i, ox/o, ox/y

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oxygen

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pharyng/o

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throat, pharynx

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phon/o

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sound, voice

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pleur/o

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pleura, side of the body

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pneum/o, pneumon/o, pulmon/o

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lung, air

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py/o

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pus

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rhin/o

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nose

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sept/o

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

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silic/o

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glass

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sinus/o

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sinus

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somn/o

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sleep

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spir/o

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to breathe

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thora/o

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chest

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thorac/o

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chest

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trache/o

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trachea, windpipe

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tuss/i

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cough

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-al

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pertaining to

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-ation

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state or action

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-centesis

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surgical puncture to remove fluid

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-dynia

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pain

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-ectasis

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stretching, dilation, enlargement

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-ectomy

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surgical removal, cutting out, excision

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-graphy

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the process of producing a picture or record

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-ia

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abnormal condition

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-ice

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noun ending

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-is

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noun ending

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-meter

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measure, instrument used to measure

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-ologist

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specialist

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-osis

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abnormal condition, disease

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-ostomy

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the surgical creation of an artificial opening to the body surface

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-otomy

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cutting, surgical incision

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-pharynx

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throat, pharynx

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-plasty

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surgical repair

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-pnea

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breathing

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-ptysis

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spitting

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-rrhage, -rrhagia

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bleeding, abnormal excessive fluid discharge

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-rrhea

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flow or discharge

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-scopy

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visual examination

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-spasm

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sudden involuntary contraction, tightening, cramping

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-thorax

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chest, pleural cavity