MT Unit 9 for Brainscape 2024 - Prefixes, Suffixes, Roots, Abbreviations Flashcards
a–
not
anti–
against (an action)
brady–
slow
dys–
bad
em–
in
endo–
inside
eu–
good; well-
ex–
out, off, from, beyond
hyper–
too much
hypo–
too little
in–
in, into
inter–
between, among
ortho–
straight; at right angles; true
pan–
all; everything or everyone
poly–
many; too much
re–
again
tachy–
fast
–al
pertaining to
–algia
pain
–ant
word ending that indicates a substance having that property
–ar
pertaining to
–ary
pertaining to
–ate
shaped like
–ation
word ending that turns a verb into a noun
–cele
hernia
–centesis
puncture
–dynia
pain
–ectasis
dilation
–ectomy
cutting out of
–ema
Greek ending which puts “to be” before the word
–emia
present in blood, indicating disease
–genic
giving rise to
–gram
a record of a test or procedure
–graphy
a test or procedure
–ia
disease
–ic
pertaining to
–icity
condition or quality of being the thing indicated
–ion
word ending that turns a verb into a noun
–is
anatomical structure
–itis
inflammation
–ive
to go
–izer
device that performs the action indicated
–logist
one who studies
–logy
study of
–lytic
substance which breaks down
–malacia
softening due to disease
–meter
instrument for measuring
–metry
the act of measuring
–ole
diminutive suffix
–oma
tumor
–ory
pertaining to
–osis
process
–pexy
surgical fixation
–plasty
surgical revision
–plegia
inability to move
–ptosis
drooping
–rrhagia
bursting forth in disease
–rrhea
abnormal flow
–scope
instrument for looking inside
–scopy
the process of looking inside
–sion
word ending that turns a verb into a noun
–spasm
involuntary contraction
–stenosis
abnormal narrowing of an opening
–stomy
creating an opening with surgery
–tion
word ending that turns a verb into a noun
–tomy
cutting
–us
anatomical structure word ending
adenoid
a collection of immune tissue at the top back of the oral cavity
alveol
a small hollow space
apneustic
abnormal breathing pattern: deep, gasping inspiration, followed by a pause, followed by a brief expiration
asthma
lung disease causing shortness of breath
ausculta
listening carefully
bronch
bronch/i
bronch/i/o
bronch/o
tubes joining the trachea to the bronchioles
bronchiol
tubes joining the bronchi to the alveoli
capn
capn/o
carbon dioxide
carb
carbon (as in carbon dioxide)
card/i/o
heart
carina
the keel of a ship
chylo
lymph fluid
concha
shell; the curved bones of the respiratory sinus walls
coni
dust
cost
cost/o
rib
cyst
fluid-filled space
diaphragm
muscular sheet separating the thoracic and abdominal cavities
dilator
a muscle or drug that increases the diameter of an opening
fibr
fiber
gastr/o
stomach
glott
the vocal cords and the opening between them
hem/o
blood
hilum
inner curve of a bean-shaped organ like the lung
kinet
movement
laryng
laryng/o
larynx
the vocal apparatus; voice-box
lob
lobe
lob/o
one of the two (left) or three (right) major divisions of the lung
loquy
speak
lung
lung
melan
black
mesotheli
flat cells of the pleural membrane between the lungs and chest wall
muco
mucus
nares
nostrils
naso
nose
nebul
cloud
nerve
nerve
obstruct
to stand in the way
oro
mouth
ortho
straight; at right angles; true
ox
ox/i
oxygen
palato
palate; the roof of the mouth
pect
pector
pector/i
chest
percus
hit hard or beat
perfus
blood moving through a tissue
pharyng
pharyng/o
pharynx
the oral cavity (oropharynx) and nasal cavity (nasopharynx) and the place where they join (laryngopharynx)
phon
phon/a
sound
phren
phren/o
diaphragm
pleur
pleura
pleur/o
membrane between the lungs and chest wall
pnea
breath, respiration
pneum
pneum/at
pneum/ato
pneum/o
pneum/on
respiration
ptysis
the act of spitting
pulm
pulm/o
pulm/o/n
pulm/o/n/o
lungs
py
py/o
pus
rhin
rhin/o
nose
rhythm
regular beat
sept
wall between parts of an organ
sinus
sinus/o
open space
somn
somn/o
sleep
spasm
involuntary contraction
spir
spir/a
spir/at
spir/o
breath
sputum
that which is brought up from the lungs
stern
stern/o
sternum; breastbone
syncope
fainting
tel
end
thorac
thorac/o
thorax
chest
trach
trach/e
trach/e/o
the tube between the pharynx and lungs; windpipe
turbin
spinning wheel with vanes
tuss
cough
ventil
ventil/a
movement of air
ABG
arterial blood gas
ARDS
acute respiratory distress syndrome
BiPAP
bi-level positive airway pressure (treatment for one form of sleep apnea)
BPD
bronchopulmonary dysplasia
BS
breath sounds
Bx
biopsy
CF
cystic fibrosis (a genetic disorder affecting the lungs and digestive system)
CO2
carbon dioxide
COPD
chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
CPAP
continuous positive airway pressure (treatment for sleep apnea)
CPR
cardiopulmonary resuscitation
CXR
chest X-ray
DPT
diptheria pertussis tetanus
ET
endotracheal
ETT
endotracheal tube
IRDS
infant respiratory distress syndrome
LTB
laryngotracheobronchitis
NG
nasogastric
O2
oxygen
OSA
obstructive sleep apnea
PE
pulmonary embolism
PFT
pulmonary function test
PSG
polysomnography
SIDS
sudden infant death syndrome
SOB
shortness of breath
T&A
tonsillectomy and adenoidectomy
TB
tuberculosis
URI
upper respiratory infection
V/Q
ventilation-perfusion ratio
