pulmonology - combining forms, suffixes, prefixes Flashcards by Lisa Ward

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aer/o

A

air

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alveol/o

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alveolus (air sac)

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bronch/o

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bronchus

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bronchi/o

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bronchus

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bronchiol/o

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bronchiole

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coni/o

A

dust

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cyan/o

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blue

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diaphragmat/o

A

diaphragm

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hal/o

A

to breathe

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lob/o

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lobe

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mediastin/o

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mediastinum

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ox/i

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oxygen

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pleur/o

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pleura

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pneum/o

A

lung, air

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pneumon/o

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lung

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pulmon/o

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lung

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spir/o

A

breathing

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thorac/o

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chest

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trache/o

A

trachea

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tuss/o

A

cough

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-al

A

pertaining to

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-algia

A

pain

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-ar

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pertaining to

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-ary

A

pertaining to

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-atic

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pertaining to

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-centesis

A

puncture to withdraw fluid

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-dynia

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pain

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-ectasis

A

dilated

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-ectomy

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surgical removal

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-genic

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producing

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-gram

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record

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-graph

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instrument for recording

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-graphy

A

process of recording

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-ia

A

condition

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-ic

A

pertaining to

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-itis

A

inflammation

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-logist

A

one who studies

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-logy

A

study of

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-meter

A

instrument of measuring

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-metry

A

process of measuring

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-ole

A

small

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-oma

A

tumor, mass

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-osis

A

abnormal condition

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-ostomy

A

surgically create an opening

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-otomy

A

cutting into

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-plasty

A

surgical repair

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-pnea

A

breathing

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-ptysis

A

spitting

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-scope

A

instrument for viewing

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-scopy

A

process of visually examining

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-spasm

A

involuntary muscle contraction

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-thorax

A

chest

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a-

A

without

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an-

A

without

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anti-

A

against

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brady-

A

slow

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dys-

A

painful, difficult, abnormal

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endo-

A

within, inner

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eu-

A

normal

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ex-

A

outward

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hyper-

A

excessive

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hypo-

A

below, insufficient

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in-

A

inward

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tachy-

A

fast

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angi/o

A

vessel

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arteri/o

A

artery

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atel/o

A

incomplete

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carcin/o

A

cancer

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cardi/o

A

heart

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cyt/o

A

cell

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embol/o

A

plug

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fibr/o

A

fibrous

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hem/o

A

blood

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orth/o

A

straight

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py/o

A

pus