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MT Unit 9 for Brainscape 2024 - Prefixes, Suffixes, Roots, Abbreviations Flashcards

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a–

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not

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anti–

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against (an action)

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brady–

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slow

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dys–

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bad

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em–

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in

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endo–

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inside

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eu–

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good; well-

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ex–

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out, off, from, beyond

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hyper–

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too much

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hypo–

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too little

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in–

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in, into

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inter–

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between, among

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ortho–

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straight; at right angles; true

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pan–

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all; everything or everyone

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poly–

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many; too much

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re–

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again

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tachy–

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fast

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–al

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pertaining to

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–algia

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pain

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–ant

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word ending that indicates a substance having that property

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–ar

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pertaining to

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–ary

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pertaining to

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–ate

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shaped like

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–ation

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word ending that turns a verb into a noun

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–cele

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hernia

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–centesis

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puncture

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–dynia

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pain

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–ectasis

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dilation

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–ectomy

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cutting out of

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–ema

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Greek ending which puts “to be” before the word

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–emia

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present in blood, indicating disease

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–genic

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giving rise to

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–gram

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a record of a test or procedure

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–graphy

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a test or procedure

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–ia

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disease

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–ic

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pertaining to

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–icity

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condition or quality of being the thing indicated

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–ion

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word ending that turns a verb into a noun

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–is

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anatomical structure

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–itis

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inflammation

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–ive

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to go

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–izer

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device that performs the action indicated

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–logist

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one who studies

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–logy

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study of

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–lytic

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substance which breaks down

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–malacia

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softening due to disease

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–meter

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instrument for measuring

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–metry

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the act of measuring

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–ole

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diminutive suffix

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–oma

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tumor

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–ory

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pertaining to

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–osis

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process

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–pexy

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surgical fixation

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–plasty

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surgical revision

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–plegia

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inability to move

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–ptosis

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drooping

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–rrhagia

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bursting forth in disease

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–rrhea

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abnormal flow

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–scope

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instrument for looking inside

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–scopy

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the process of looking inside

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–sion

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word ending that turns a verb into a noun

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–spasm

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involuntary contraction

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–stenosis

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abnormal narrowing of an opening

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–stomy

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creating an opening with surgery

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–tion

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word ending that turns a verb into a noun

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–tomy

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cutting

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–us

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anatomical structure word ending

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adenoid

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a collection of immune tissue at the top back of the oral cavity

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alveol

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a small hollow space

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apneustic

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abnormal breathing pattern: deep, gasping inspiration, followed by a pause, followed by a brief expiration

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asthma

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lung disease causing shortness of breath

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ausculta

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listening carefully

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bronch
bronch/i
bronch/i/o
bronch/o

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tubes joining the trachea to the bronchioles

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bronchiol

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tubes joining the bronchi to the alveoli

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capn
capn/o

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carbon dioxide

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carb

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carbon (as in carbon dioxide)

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card/i/o

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heart

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carina

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the keel of a ship

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chylo

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lymph fluid

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concha

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shell; the curved bones of the respiratory sinus walls

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coni

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dust

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cost
cost/o

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rib

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cyst

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fluid-filled space

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diaphragm

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muscular sheet separating the thoracic and abdominal cavities

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dilator

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a muscle or drug that increases the diameter of an opening

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fibr

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fiber

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gastr/o

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stomach

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glott

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the vocal cords and the opening between them

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hem/o

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blood

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hilum

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inner curve of a bean-shaped organ like the lung

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kinet

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movement

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laryng
laryng/o
larynx

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the vocal apparatus; voice-box

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lob
lobe
lob/o

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one of the two (left) or three (right) major divisions of the lung

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loquy

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speak

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lung

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lung

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melan

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black

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mesotheli

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flat cells of the pleural membrane between the lungs and chest wall

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muco

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mucus

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nares

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nostrils

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naso

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nose

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nebul

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cloud

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nerve

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nerve

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obstruct

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to stand in the way

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oro

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mouth

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ortho

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straight; at right angles; true

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ox
ox/i

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oxygen

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palato

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palate; the roof of the mouth

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pect
pector
pector/i

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chest

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percus

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hit hard or beat

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perfus

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blood moving through a tissue

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pharyng
pharyng/o
pharynx

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the oral cavity (oropharynx) and nasal cavity (nasopharynx) and the place where they join (laryngopharynx)

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phon
phon/a

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sound

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phren
phren/o

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diaphragm

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pleur
pleura
pleur/o

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membrane between the lungs and chest wall

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pnea

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breath, respiration

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pneum
pneum/at
pneum/ato
pneum/o
pneum/on

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respiration

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ptysis

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the act of spitting

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pulm
pulm/o
pulm/o/n
pulm/o/n/o

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lungs

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py
py/o

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pus

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rhin
rhin/o

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nose

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rhythm

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regular beat

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sept

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wall between parts of an organ

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sinus
sinus/o

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open space

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somn
somn/o

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sleep

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spasm

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involuntary contraction

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spir
spir/a
spir/at
spir/o

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breath

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sputum

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that which is brought up from the lungs

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stern
stern/o

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sternum; breastbone

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syncope

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fainting

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tel

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end

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thorac
thorac/o
thorax

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chest

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trach
trach/e
trach/e/o

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the tube between the pharynx and lungs; windpipe

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turbin

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spinning wheel with vanes

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tuss

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cough

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ventil
ventil/a

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movement of air

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ABG

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arterial blood gas

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ARDS

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acute respiratory distress syndrome

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BiPAP

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bi-level positive airway pressure (treatment for one form of sleep apnea)

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BPD

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bronchopulmonary dysplasia

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BS

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breath sounds

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Bx

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biopsy

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CF

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cystic fibrosis (a genetic disorder affecting the lungs and digestive system)

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CO2

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carbon dioxide

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COPD

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chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

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CPAP

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continuous positive airway pressure (treatment for sleep apnea)

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CPR

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cardiopulmonary resuscitation

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CXR

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chest X-ray

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DPT

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diptheria pertussis tetanus

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ET

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endotracheal

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ETT

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endotracheal tube

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IRDS

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infant respiratory distress syndrome

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LTB

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laryngotracheobronchitis

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NG

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nasogastric

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O2

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oxygen

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OSA

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obstructive sleep apnea

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PE

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pulmonary embolism

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PFT

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pulmonary function test

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PSG

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polysomnography

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SIDS

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sudden infant death syndrome

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SOB

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shortness of breath

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T&A

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tonsillectomy and adenoidectomy

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TB

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tuberculosis

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URI

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upper respiratory infection

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V/Q

A

ventilation-perfusion ratio

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