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Alveolus

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Latin Hollow Sac

Terminal element of respiratory tract where gas exchange occurs

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Alveol

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Root

Air sac

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Ar

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Suffix

Pertaining to

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Alveolar

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Root + Suffix

Pertaining to the alveoli

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Bronchus

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Greek Windpipe

One of two subdivisions of the trachea

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Bronch/i

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Root + Combining Form

Bronchus

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Ole

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Suffix

Small

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Bronchiole

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Root + Combining Form + Suffix

Increasingly smaller subdivisions of the bronchi

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Cilium

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Latin
Eyelash
(Plural Cilia)

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Ex

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Prefix

Out

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Spirat

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Root

Breathe

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Ion

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Suffix

Action, condition or process of

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Expiration

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Prefix + Root + Suffix

Breathe out

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In

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Prefix

Into

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Spirat

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Root

Breathe

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Ion

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Suffix

Action, condition or process of

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Inspiration

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Prefix + Root + Suffix

Breathe in

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Olfaction

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Latin to smell

Sense of smell

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Olfact

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Root

Smell

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Ory

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Suffix

Having the function of

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Olfactory

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Root + Suffix

Relating to the sense of smell

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Oxy

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Root

Oxygen

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Gen

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Suffix

Create

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Oxygen

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Root + Suffix

The gas essential for life

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Pharynx
Greek Throat | Tube from the back of the nose to the larynx
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Pharyng
Root | Pharynx
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Eal
Suffix | Pertaining to
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Pharyngeal
Root + Suffix | Pertaining to the pharynx
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Pulmon
Root | Lung
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Ary
Suffix | Pertaining to
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Pulmonary
Root + Suffix | Pertaining to the lungs
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Pulmon/o
Root + Combining Form | Lung
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Logy
Suffix | Study of
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Pulmonology
Root + Combining Form + Suffix | Study of the lungs, or the medical speciality of disorders of the lungs
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Pulmon/o
Root + Combining Form | Lung
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Logist
Suffix | One who studies, specialist
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Pulmonologist
Root + Combining Form + Suffix | Specialist in treating disorders of the lungs
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Rale
French | Rattle
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Re
Prefix | Again
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Spir
Root | To breathe
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Ation
Suffix | a process, formed from
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Respiration
Prefix + Root + Suffix | Process of breathing; fundamental process of life used to exchange oxygen and carbon dioxide
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Re
Prefix | Again
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Spir
Root | To breathe
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Ator
Suffix | Person or thing that does something
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Respirator
Pre + Root + Suffix | Another name for ventilator
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Re
Prefix | Again
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Spir
Root | To breathe
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Atory
Suffix | Pertaining to, produced by
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Respiratory
Prefix + Root + Suffix | Pertaining to respiration
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Sputum
Latin to spit | Matter coughed up and spat out by individuals with respiratory disorders`
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Trachea
Greek Windpipe | Air tube from the larynx to the bronchi
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Trache
Root | Trachea
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Alis
Suffix | Pertaining to
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Trachealis
Root + Suffix | Pertaining to the trachea
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Coryza
Greek Catarrh | Acute inflammation of the mucous membrane of the nose
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De
Prefix | Take away, remove
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Congest
Root | Accumulation of fluid
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Ant
Suffix | Pertaining to
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Decongestant
Prefix + Root + Suffix | Agent that reduces the swelling and fluid in the nose and sinuses
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Epi
Prefix | Above, upon
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Stax
Root | Fall in drops
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Is
Suffix | Pertaining to
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Epistaxis
Prefix + Root + Suffix | Nosebleed
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Naris
Latin Nostril | Nostril
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Nas
Root | Nose
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Al
Suffix | Pertaining to
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Nasal
Root + Suffix | Pertaining to the nose
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Palate
Latin palate | Roof of the mouth, floor of the nose
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Para
Prefix | Adjacent
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Nas
Root | Nose
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Al
Suffix | Pertaining to
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Paranasal
Prefix + Root + Suffix | Adjacent to the nose
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Polyp
Latin many feet | Any mass of tissue that projects outward
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Rhin
Root | Nose
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Itis
Suffix | Inflammation
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Rhinitis
Root + Suffix | Acute inflammation of the nasal mucosa
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Septum
Latin Partition Thin wall separating two cavities or tissue masses Septa (Plural)
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Sinus
Latin Cavity | Cavity or hallow space in a bone or other tissue
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Sinus
Root | Sinus
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Itis
Suffix | Inflammation
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Sinusitis
Root + Suffix | Inflammation of the lining of a sinus
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Aden
Root | Gland
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Oid
Suffix | Resembling
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Adenoid
Root + Suffix | Single mass of lymphoid tissue in the midline at the back of the throat
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A
Prefix | Without
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Pnea
Root | Breathe
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Apnea
Prefix + Root | Absence of spontaneous respiration
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Hyp
Prefix | Below
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Ox
Root | Oxygen
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Emia
Suffix | Low oxygen levels in arterial blood
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Hypoxemia
Prefix + Root + Suffix | Low oxygen level in arterial blood
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Hyp
Prefix | Below
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Ox
Root | Oxygen
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Ia
Root | Condition
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Hypoxia
Prefix + Root + Suffix | Decreased below normal levels of oxygen in tissues, gases, or blood
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Hyp
Prefix | Below
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Ox
Root | Oxygen
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Ic
Suffix | Pertaining to
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Hypoxic
Prefix + Root + Suffix | Deficient in oxygen
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Laryng/o
Root + Combining Form | Larynx
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Pharynx
Root | Pharynx throat
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Laryngopharynx
Root + Combining Form + Root | Region of the pharynx below the epiglottis that includes the larynx
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Nas/o
Root + Combining Form | Nose
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Pharynx
Root | Pharynx, throat
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Nasopharynx
Root + Combining Form + Root | Region of the pharynx at the back of the nose and above the soft palate
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Nas/o
Root + Combining Form | Nose
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Pharyng
Root + Combining Form | Pharynx, throat
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Eal
Suffux | Pertaining to
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Nasopharyngeal
Root + Combining Form + Root + Combining Form + Suffix | Pertaining to the nasopharynx
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Or/o
Root + Combining Form | Mouth
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Pharynx
Root | Pharynx, throat
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Oropharynx
Root + Combining Form + Root | Region at the back of the mouth between the soft palate and the tip of the epiglottis
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Or/o
Root + Combining Form | Mouth
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Pharyng
Root + Combining Form | Pharynx, throat
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Eal
Suffix | Pertaining to
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Oropharyngeal
Root + Combining Form + Root + Combining Form + Suffix | Pertaining to the oropharynx
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Pharyng
Root | Pharynx, throat
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Itis
Suffix | Inflammation
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Pharyngitis
Root + Suffix | Inflammation of the pharynx
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Poly
Prefix | Many
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Somn/o
Root + Combining Form | Sleep
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Graphy
Suffix | Process of recording
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Polysomnography
Prefix + Root + Suffix | Test to monitor brain waves, muscle tension, eye movement, and oxygen levels in the blood as the patient sleeps
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Tonsil
Latin Tonsil | Mass of lymphoid tissue on either side of the throat at the back of the tongue
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Tonsill
Root | Tonsil
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Itis
Suffix | Inflammation
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Tonsillitis
Root + Suffix | Inflammation of the tonsils
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Tonsill
Root | Tonsil
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Ectomy
Suffix | Surgical Excision
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Tonsillectomy
Root + Suffix | Surgical removal of the tonsils
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Croup
Old English Tp cry out loud | Infection of the upper airways in children characterized by a barking cough
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Epi
Prefix | Above
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Glottis
Root | Mouth of windpipe
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Epiglottis
Prefix + Root | Leaf-shaped plate of cartilage that shuts off the larynx during swallowing
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Epi
Prefix | Above
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Glott
Root | Mouth of windpipe
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Itis
Suffix | Inflammation
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Epiglottitis
Prefix + Root + Suffix | Inflammation of the epiglottis
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Glottis
Greek opening of larynx | The opening from the oropharynx into the larynx
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In
Prefix | In
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Tub
Root | Tube
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Ation
Suffix | A process
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Intubation
Prefix + Root + Suffix | Insertion of a tube into the trachea
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Laryng/o
Root + Combining form | Larynx
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Trache/o
Root + Combining form | Trachea
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Bronch
Root | Bronchus
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Itis
Suffix | Inflammation
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Laryngotracheobronchitis
Root + Combining form + Root + Combining form + Root + Suffix Inflammation of the larynx, trachea and bronchi
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Larynx
Greek Larynx | Organ of sound production
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Laryng
Root
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Eal
Suffix | Pertaining to
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Laryngeal
Root + Suffix | Pertaining to the larynx
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Laryng
Root | Larynx
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Itis
Suffix | Inflammation
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Laryngitits
Root + Suffix | Inflammation of the larynx
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Laryng/o
Root + Combining form | Larynx
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Scope
Suffix | Instrument for viewing
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Laryngoscope
Root + Combining form + Suffix | Hollow tube with a light and camera used to visualize or operate on the larynx
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Papilla
Latin Small pimple Any small projection Papillae (pl)
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Papill/o
Root + Combining form | Pimple
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Oma
Suffix | Tumor, mass
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Papilloma
Root + Combining form + Suffix | Benign projection of epithelial cells
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Stridor
Latin A harsh, creaking sound | High-pitched noise made when there is a respiratory obstruction in the larynx or trachea
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Voc
Root | Voice
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Al
Suffix | Pertaining to
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Vocal
Root + Suffix | Pertaining to the voice
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Diaphragm
Greek Diaphragm | The muscular sheet separating the abdominal and thoracic cavities
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Diaphragm/a
Root + Combining form | Diaphragm
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Tic
Suffix | Pertaining to
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Diaphragmatic
Root + Combining form + Suffix | Pertaining to the diaphragm
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Fiss
Root | Split
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Ure
Suffix | Process, result of
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Fissure
Root + Suffix | Deep furrow or cleft
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Lobe
Greek Lobe | Subdivision of an organ or other part
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Lob
Root | Lobe
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Ar
Suffix | Pertaining to
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Lobar
Root + Suffix | Pertaining to a lobe
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Lob
Root | Lobe
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Ectomy
Suffix | Surgical excision
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Lobectomy
Root + Suffix | Surgical removal of a lobe
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Media
Prefix | Middle
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Stin
Root | Partition
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Um
Suffix | Structure
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Mediastinum
Prefix + Root + Suffix | Area between the lungs containing the heart, aorta, venae cavae, esophagus and trachea
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Media
Prefix | Middle
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Stin
Root | Partition
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Al
Suffix | Pertaining to
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Mediastinal
Prefix + Root + Suffix | Pertaining to the mediastinum
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Pleura
Greek Rib | Membrane covering the lungs and lining the ribs in the thoracic cavity
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Pleur
Root | Pleura
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Al
Suffix | Pertaining to
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Pleural
Root + Suffix | Pertaining to the pleura
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Pleur
Root | Pleura
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Isy
Suffix | Inflammation
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Pleurisy
Root + Suffix | Inflammation of the pleura
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Brady
Prefix | Slow
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Pnea
Root | Breathe
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Bradypnea
Prefix+ Root | Slow breathing
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Cyan
Root | Dark blue
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Osis
Suffix | Condition
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Cyanosis
Root + Suffix | Blue discoloration of the skin, lips and nail beds due to low levels of oxygen in the blood
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Cyan/o
Root + Combining form | Dark blue
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Tic
Suffix | Pertaining to
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Cyanotic
Root + Combining form + Suffix | Pertaining to or marked by cyanosis
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Dys
Prefix | Bad, difficult
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Pnea
Root | Breathe
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Dyspnea
Prefix + Root | Difficult breathing
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Eu
Prefix | Normal, good
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Pnea
Root | Breathe
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Eupnea
Prefix + Root | Normal breathing
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Ex
Prefix | Out
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Hale
Root | Breathe
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Exhale
Prefix + Root | Breathe out
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Ex
Prefix | Out
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Pector
Root | Chest
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Ate
Suffix | Pertaining to
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Expectorate
Prefix + Root + Suffix | Cough up and spit out mucus from the respiratory tract
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Hem/o
Root + Combining form | Blood
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Ptysis
Root | Spit
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Hemoptysis
Root + Combining form + Root | Bloody sputum
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Hyper
Prefix | Excessive
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Pnea
Root | Breathe
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Hyperpnea
Prefix + Root | Deeper and more rapid breathing than noramal
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In
Prefix | In
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Hale
Root | Breathe
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Inhale
Prefix + Root | Breathe in
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Phlegm
Greek Flame | Abnormal amounts of mucus expectorated from the respiratory tract
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Trachy
Prefix | Rapid
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Pnea
Root | Breathe
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Trachypnea
Prefix + Root | Rapid breathing
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Asthma
Greek Asthma | Episodes of breathing difficulty due to narrow or obstructed airways
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Asthm
Root | Asthma
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Atic
Suffix | Pertaining to
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Asthmatic
Root + Suffix | Pertaining to or suffering from asthma
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Auscult
Root | Listen to
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Ation
Suffix | A process
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Auscultation
Root + Suffix | Diagnostic method of listening to body sounds with a stethoscope
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Bronch/i
Root + Combining form | Bronchus
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Ectasis
Suffix | Dilation
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Bronchiectasis
Root + Combining form + Suffix | Chronic dilation of the bronchi following inflammatory disease and obstruction
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Bronch/i
Root + Combining form | Bronchus
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Itis
Suffix | Inflammation
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Ole
Suffix | Small
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Bronchiolitis
Root + Combining form + Suffix + Suffix | Inflammation of the small bronchioles
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Bronch
Root | Bronchus
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Itis
Suffix | Inflammation
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Bronchitis
Root + Suffix | Inflammation of the bronchi
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Broncho
Root + Combining form | Bronchus
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Constrict
Root | To narrow
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Ion
Suffix | Action, condition
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Bronchoconstriction
Root + Combining form + Root + Suffix | Reduction in diameter of a bronchus
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Bulla
Latin bubble Bubble-like dilated structure Bullae (pl)
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Cyst
Root | Cyst
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Tic
Suffix | Pertaining to
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Fibr
Root | Fiber
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Osis
Suffix | Abnormal condition
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Cystic Fibrosis
Root + Suffix + Root + Suffix | Genetic disease in which excessive viscid mucus obstructs passages including bronhci
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Em
Prefix | In, Into
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Physema
Root | Blowing
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Emphysema
Prefix + Root | Dilation of respiratory bronchioles and alveoli
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Hyper
Prefix | Excessive
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Capn
Root | Carbon dioxide
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Ia
Suffix | Condition
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Hypercapnia
Prefix + Root + Suffix | Abnormal increase of carbon dioxide in the arterial bloodstream
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Hyper
Prefix | Excessive
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Secret
Root | Secrete
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Ion
Suffix | Action, condition
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Hypersecretion
Prefix + Root + Suffix | Excessive secretion of mucus (or enzymes or waste products)
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Rhonchus
Greek Snoring | Wheezing sound heard on auscultation of the lungs made by air passing through a constricted lumen
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Viscos
Root | Viscous, sticky
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Ity
Suffix | Condition
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Viscosity
Root + Suffix | The resistance of a fluid to flow
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Viscous
Sticky fluid that is resistant to flow
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Aden/o
Root + Combining form | Gland
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Carcin
Root | Cancer
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Oma
Suffix | Tumor
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Adenocarcinoma
Root + Combining form + Root + Suffix | A cancer arising from glandular epithelial cells
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Anthrac
Root | Coal
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Osis
Suffix | Condition
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Anthracosis
Root + Suffix | Lung disease caused by the inhalation of coal dust
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Anthrax
Greek Carbuncle | A severe, malignant infectious disease
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Asbest
Root | Asbestos
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Osis
Suffix | Condition
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Asbestosis
Root + Suffix | Lung disease cause by the inhalation of asbestos particles
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Aspirat
Root | To breathe on
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Ion
Suffix | Process
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Aspiration
Root + Suffix | Removal by suction of fluid gas from a body cavity
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Atel
Root | Incomplete
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Ectasis
Suffix | Dilation
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Atelectasis
Root + Suffix | Collapse of part of a lung
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Bronch/o
Root + Combining form | Bronchus
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Genic
Suffix | Creation
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Bronchogenic
Root + Combining form + Suffix | Arising from a bronchus
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Bronch/o
Root + Combining form | Bronchus
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Pneumon
Root | Air, lung
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Ia
Suffix | Condition
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Bronchopneumonia
Root + Combining form + Root + Suffix | Acute inflammation of the walls of smaller bronchioles with spread to lung parenchyma
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Em
Prefix | In, into
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Py
Root | Pus
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Ema
Suffix | Quality of, quantity
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Empyema
Prefix + Root + Suffix | Pus in a body cavity, particularly in the pleural cavity
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Hem/o
Root + Combining form | Blood
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Thorax
Root | Chest
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Hemothorax
Root + Combining form + Root | Blood in the pleural cavity
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Pneum/o
Root + Combining form | Lung, air
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Coni
Root | Dust
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Osis
Suffix | Condition
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Pneumoconiosis
Root + Combining form + Root + Suffix | Fibrotic lung disease caused by the inhalation of different dusts
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Pneumon
Root | Lung, air
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Ia
Suffix | Pertaining to
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Pneumonia
Root + Suffix | Pertaining to the lung or air
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Pneumon
Root | Lung, air
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Itis
Suffix | Inflammation
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Pneumonitis
Root + Suffix | Inflammation of the lung parenchyma
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Pneum/o
Root + Combine Form | Air, lung
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Thorax
Root | Chest
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Pneumothorax
Root + Combine Form + Root | Air in the pleural cavity
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Sarc
Root | Sarcoma, flesh
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Oid
Suffix | Resembling
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Osis
Suffix | Condition
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Sarcoidosis
Root + Suffix + Suffix | Granulomatous lesions of the lungs and other organs; cause is unknown
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Silic
Root | Silicon, glass
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Osis
Suffix | Condition
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Silicosis
Root + Suffix | Fibrotic lung disease from inhaling silica particles
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Thora
Root | Chest
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Centesis
Suffix | To puncture
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Thoracentesis
Root + Suffix | Insertion of a needle into the pleural cavity to withdraw fluid or air
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Tubercul
Root | Nodule, swelling, tuberculosis
330
Osis
Suffix | Condition
331
Tuberculosis
Root + Suffix | Infectious disease that can infect any organ or tissue
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Bronch/o
Root + Combine Form | Bronchus
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Scopy
Suffix | To examine, view
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Bronchoscopy
Root + Combine Form + Suffix | Examination of the interior of the tracheobronchial tree with an endoscope
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Bronch/o
Root + Combine Form | Bronchus
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Scope
Suffix | Instrument for viewing
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Bronchoscope
Root + Combine Form + Suffix | Endoscope used for bronchoscopy
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Endo
Prefix | Inside
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Trache
Root | Trachea
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Al
Suffix | Pertaining to
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Endotracheal
Prefix + Root + Suffix | Pertaining to being inside the trachea
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Mediastin/o
Root + Combine Form | Mediastinum
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Scopy
Suffix | To examine, view
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Mediastinoscopy
Root + Combine Form + Suffix | Examination of the mediastinum using an endoscope
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Spir/o
Root + Combine Form | To breathe
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Meter
Suffix | Measure
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Spirometer
Root + Combine Form + Suffix | An instrument used to measure respiratory volumes
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Spir/o
Root + Combine Form | To breathe
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Metry
Suffix | Process of measuring
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Spirometry
Root + Combine Form + Suffix | Use of a spirometer
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Thorac/o
Root + Combine Form | Chest
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Tomy
Suffix | Surgical incision
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Thoracotomy
Root + Combine Form + Suffix | Incision through the chest wall
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Tom/o
Root + Combine Form | Cut, slice, layer
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Graphy
Suffix | Process of recording
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Tomography
Root + Combine Form + Suffix | Radiographic image of a selected slice of tissue
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Trans
Prefix | Across
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Thorac
Root | Chest
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Ic
Suffix | Pertaining to
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Transthoracic
Prefix + Root + Suffix | Going through the chest wall
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Ultra
Prefix | Beyond
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Son/o
Root + Combine Form | Sound
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Graphy
Suffix | Process of recording
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Ultrasonography
Prefix + Root + Combine Form + Suffix | Delineation of deep structures using sound waves
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Bronch/o
Root + Combine Form | Bronchus
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Dilat
Root | Expand, open up
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Or
Suffix | One who does, that which does something
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Bronchodilator
Root + Combine Form + Root + Suffix | Agent that increase the diameter of a bronchus
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Cannula
Latin Reed | Tube inserted into a blood vessel or cavity as a channel for fluid or gas
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Immuniz
Root | Make immune
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Ation
Suffix | Process
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Immunization
Root + Suffix | Administration of an agent to provide immunity
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Muc/o
Root + Combine Form | Mucus
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Lyt
Root | Dissolve
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Ic
Suffix | Pertaining to
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Mucolytic
Root + Combine Form + Root + Suffix | Agent capable of dissolving or liquefying mucus
377
Nebul
Root | Cloud
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Izer
Suffix | Line of action, affects in a particular way
379
Nebulizer
Root + Suffix | Device used to deliver liquid medicine in a fine mist
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Pneumon
Root | Lung, air
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Ectomy
Suffix | Surgical excision
382
Pneumonectomy
Root + Suffix | Surgical removal of a lung
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Re
Prefix | Back
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Sect
Root | Cut off
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Ion
Suffix | Action, condition
386
Resection
Prefix + Root + Suffix | Removal of a specific part of an organ or structure
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Trache/o
Root + Combine Form | Trachea
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Stomy
Suffix | New opening
389
Tracheostomy
Root + Combine Form + Suffix | Insertion of a tube into the windpipe to assist breathing
390
Trache/o
Root + Combine Form | Trachea
391
Tomy
Suffix | Surgical incision
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Tracheotomy
Root + Combine Form + Suffix | Incision made into the trachea to create a tracheostomy
393
Ventil
Root | Wind
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Ation
Suffix | A process
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Ventilation
Root + Suffix | Movement of gases into and out of the lungs
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Ventil
Root | Wind
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Ator
Suffix | Person or thing that does something
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Ventilator
Root + Suffix | Device that breathes for the patient

Med Terminology (15 decks)

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