med term quiz #2 Flashcards
1
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layrnx
A
produces vocal sounds
2
Q
bronchi
A
provides a passageway for air to and from the lungs
3
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lungs
A
bring air into contact with blood for exchange of oxygen and carbon dioxide
4
Q
respiration
A
the action of breathing
5
Q
adenoid/o
A
adenoids
6
Q
alveol/o
A
alveolus (s)
alveoli (p)
7
Q
bronch/o
A
bronchus (s)
bronchi(pl)
8
Q
bronchi/o
A
bronchus (s)
bronchi (p)
9
Q
diaphragmat/o
A
diaphragm
10
Q
epligott/o
A
epiglottis
11
Q
laryng/o
A
larynx
12
Q
lob/o
A
lobe(s)
13
Q
mediastin/o
A
mediastinum
14
Q
nas/o
A
nose
15
Q
pharyng/o
A
pharynx
16
Q
pleur/o
A
pleura
17
Q
pneum/o
A
lung, air
18
Q
pneumn/o
A
lung, air
19
Q
pulmon/o
A
lung
20
Q
rhin/o
A
nose
21
Q
sept/o
A
septum
22
Q
sinus/o
A
sinus(es)
23
Q
thorac/o
A
thorax/chest/chest cavity
24
Q
tonsill/o
A
tonsil(s)
25
trache/o
trachea
26
atel/o
imperfect, incomplete
27
capn/o
carbon dioxide
28
carcin/o
cancer
29
coni/o
dust
30
hem/o
blood
31
muc/o
mucus
32
myc/o
fungus
33
orth/o
straight
34
ox/i
oxygen
35
phon/o
sound, voice
36
py/o
pus
37
som/o
sleep
38
spir/o
breathe, breathing
39
a-
an-
absence of, without
40
dys=
painful/abnormal
41
endo
within
42
eu
normal/good
43
hyper
above/excessive
44
hypo
below, incomplete, deficient, under
45
intra
within
46
neo
new
47
poly
many
48
tachy
fast
49
-al
pertaining to
50
-ar
-ary
pertaining to
51
-cele
hernia, protrusion
52
-centesis
to puncture and withdraw fluid
53
-desis
surgical fixation/fusion
54
-eal
pertaining to
55
-ectasis
stretching out, dilation, expansion
56
-ectomy
excision, surgical removal
57
-emia
in the blood
58
-genic
producing, originating, causing
59
-ia
diseased or abnormal state
60
-ic
pertaining to
61
-itis
inflammation
62
-logist
one who studies and treats
63
-logy
study of
64
- meter
instrument used to measure
65
-metry
measurement
66
-oid
resembling
67
-oma
tumor,swelling
68
-osis
abrnormal condition
69
-ous
pertaining to
70
-plasm
growth, substance, formation
71
-plasty
surgical repair
72
-pnea
breathing
73
-ptysis
spitting or coughing
74
-rrhagia
excessive bleeding
75
-rrhea
flow or discharge
76
-scope
instrument used for visual examination
77
-scopic
pertaining to visual examination
78
-scopy
visual examination
79
-spasm
sudden, involunatry muscle contraction
80
-stenosis
constriction or narrowing
81
-stomy
creation of artificial opening
82
-thorax
chest, chest cavity
83
-tomy
cut into, incision
