medt-211_ch_11_20150914234631 Flashcards
-pnea
Meaning: breathing
-oxia
Meaning: level of oxygenWhen referring to levels of oxygen and carbon dioxide in the blood, the suffix -emia is usedex. hypoxemia, hypercapnemia
-capnia
Meaning: level of carbon dioxideWhen referring to levels of oxygen and carbon dioxide in the blood, the suffix -emia is used
-phonia
Meaning: voice
nas/o
Meaning: nose
rhin/o
Meaning: nose
pharyng/o
Meaning: pharynx
laryng/o
Meaning: larynx
trache/o
Meaning: trachea
bronch/o, bronch/i
Meaning: bronchus
bronchiol
Meaning: bronchiole
phren/o
Meaning: diaphragm
phrenic/o
Meaning: phrenic nerve
pleur/o
Meaning: pleura
plum/o, plumon/o
Meaning: lungs
pneumon/o
Meaning: lungs
pneum/o, pneumat/o
Meaning: air, gas; also respiration, lung
spir/o
Meaning: breathing