Pulmonology Combining, Suffix, Prefix Flashcards
1
Q
alveol/o
A
alveolus; air sac
2
Q
bronch/o
A
bronchus
3
Q
bronchi/o
A
bronchus
4
Q
coni/o
A
dust
5
Q
cyan/o
A
blue
6
Q
lob/o
A
lobe
7
Q
mediastin/o
A
mediastinum
8
Q
ox/i
A
oxygen
9
Q
pleur/o
A
pleura
10
Q
pneum/o
A
lung, air
11
Q
pneumon/o
A
lung
12
Q
pulmon/o
A
lung
13
Q
spir/o
A
breathing
14
Q
thorac/o
A
chest
15
Q
trache/o
A
trachea, windpipe
16
Q
angi/o
A
vessel
17
Q
arteri/o
A
artery
18
Q
atel/o
A
incomplete
19
Q
carcin/o
A
cancer
20
Q
cardi/o
A
heart
21
Q
cyt/o
A
cell
22
Q
embol/o
A
plug
23
Q
fibr/o
A
fibrous
24
Q
hem/o
A
blood
25
orth/o
straight
26
py/o
pus
27
-al
pertaining to
28
-algia
pain
29
-ar
pertaining to
30
-ary
pertaining to
31
-centesis
puncture to withdraw fluid
32
-dynia
pain
33
-ectasis
dilated, expansion
34
-ectomy
surgical removal
35
-genic
producing
36
-gram
record
37
-graph
instrument for recording
38
-graphy
process of recording
39
-ia
state of
40
-ic
pertaining to
41
-itis
inflammation
42
-logist
one who studies
43
-logy
study of
44
-meter
instrument to measure
45
-metry
process of measuring
46
-ole
small
47
-oma
tumor
48
-osis
abnormal condition
49
-ostomy
create a new opening
50
-otomy
cutting into
51
-oxia
oxygen
52
-plasty
surgical repair
53
-pnea
breathing
54
-ptysis
spitting
55
-scope
instrument for viewing
56
-scopy
process of visually examining
57
-spasm
involuntary, strong muscle contraction
58
-thorax
chest
59
a-
without
60
an-
without
61
brady-
slow
62
dys-
abnormal, labored
63
endo-
within
64
eu-
normal
65
hyper-
excessive
66
hypo-
insufficient
67
tachy-
fast
68
bronchiol/o
bronchiole
