Chpter 5 Respiratory System Flashcards by Christina Petty | Brainscape

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Tachy-

Ex: tachy/pnea

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Fast, rapid

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Pan-

Ex: pan/sinus/itis

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All, total

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Endo-

Ex: endo/scope

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Within

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Spir/o

Ex: spir/o/meter

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Breathe, breathing

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-algia

Ex: thorac/algia

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Pain

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Poly-

Ex: poly/somn/o/graphy

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Many, much

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Eu-

Ex: eu/pnea

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Normal, good

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A-, an-

Ex: a/pnea

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Without or absence of

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-metry

Ex: spir/o/meter

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Measurement

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-graphy

Ex: poly/somn/o/graphy

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Process of recording, radiographic imaging

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-ecstasis

Ex: atel/ecstasis

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Stretching out, dilation, expansion

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-cele

Ex: pneumat/o/cele

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Hernia or protrusion

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-meter

Ex: spir/o/meter

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Instrument used to measure

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-emia

Ex: hyp/ox/emia

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Blood condition

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-centesis

Ex: thorac/o/centesis

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Surgical puncture to aspirate fluid (with a sterile needle)

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-ar, -ary, -eal

Ex: laryng/eal

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Pertaining to

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-pnea

Ex: a/pnea

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Breathing

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-rrhagia

Ex: rhin/o/rrhagia

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Rapid flow of blood

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-spasm

Ex: bronch/o/spasm

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Sudden, involuntary muscle contraction

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-pexy

Ex: pleur/o/pexy

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Surgical fixation, suspension

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-scopic

Ex: endo/scopic

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Pertaining to visual examination

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-stenosis

Ex: trache/o/stenosis

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Constriction or narrowing

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-scopy

Ex: endo/scopy

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Visual examination

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-scope

Ex: bronch/o/scope

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Instrument used for visual examination

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Bronchi/o, bronch/o

Ex: bronchi/ectasis

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Bronchus

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Epiglott/o

Ex: epiglott/itis

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Epiglottis

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Lob/o

Ex: lob/ectomy

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Lobe

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Pharyng/o

Ex: pharyng/itis

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Pharynx

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Pleur/o

Ex: pleur/itis

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Pleura

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Nas/o, rhin/o

Ex: rhin/o/plasty

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Nose

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Laryng/o

Laryng/itis

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Larynx

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Diaphragmat/o, phren/o

Ex: diaphragmat/o/cele

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Diaphragm

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Pneum/o, pneumat/o, pneumon/o

Ex: pneumon/ia

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Lung, air

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Sept/o

Ex: sept/o/tomy

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Septum (wall off, fence)

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Thorac/o

Ex: thorac/o/centesis

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Thorax (chest)

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Trache/o

Ex: trache/o/stomy

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Trachea

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Atel/o

Ex: atel/ectasis

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Imperfect, incomplete

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Tonsill/o

Ex: tonsill/itis

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Tonsil

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Sinus/o

Ex: sinus/o/tomy

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Sinus

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Pulmon/o

Ex: pulmon/ary

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Lung

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Capn/o

Ex: capn/o/meter

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Carbon dioxide

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Muc/o

Ex: muc/oid

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Mucus

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Ox/o, ox/I

Ex: ox/I/meter

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Oxygen

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Phon/o

Ex: dys/phon/ia

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Sound/ voice

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Hem/o, hemat/o

Ex: hem/o/thorax

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Blood

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Orth/o

Ex: orth/o/pnea

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Straight

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Py/o

Ex: py/o/thorax

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Pus

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Somn/o

Ex: poly/somn/o/graphy

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Sleep

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Adenoid/o

Ex: adenoid/itis

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Adenoids

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Alveol/o

Ex: alveol/itis

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Alveolus