Pulmonology Combining, Suffix, Prefix Flashcards

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1
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alveol/o

A

alveolus; air sac

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bronch/o

A

bronchus

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bronchi/o

A

bronchus

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coni/o

A

dust

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cyan/o

A

blue

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lob/o

A

lobe

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mediastin/o

A

mediastinum

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ox/i

A

oxygen

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pleur/o

A

pleura

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pneum/o

A

lung, air

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pneumon/o

A

lung

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12
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pulmon/o

A

lung

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spir/o

A

breathing

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thorac/o

A

chest

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trache/o

A

trachea, windpipe

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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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19
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carcin/o

A

cancer

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cardi/o

A

heart

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21
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cyt/o

A

cell

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22
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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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25
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orth/o

A

straight

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py/o

A

pus

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27
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-al

A

pertaining to

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-algia

A

pain

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-ar

A

pertaining to

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-ary

A

pertaining to

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-centesis

A

puncture to withdraw fluid

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-dynia

A

pain

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-ectasis

A

dilated, expansion

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-ectomy

A

surgical removal

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-genic

A

producing

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-gram

A

record

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-graph

A

instrument for recording

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-graphy

A

process of recording

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-ia

A

state of

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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 to measure

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-metry

A

process of measuring

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-ole

A

small

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-oma

A

tumor

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-osis

A

abnormal condition

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-ostomy

A

create a new opening

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-otomy

A

cutting into

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-oxia

A

oxygen

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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

57
Q

-spasm

A

involuntary, strong 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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brady-

A

slow

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dys-

A

abnormal, labored

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endo-

A

within

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eu-

A

normal

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hyper-

A

excessive

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hypo-

A

insufficient

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tachy-

A

fast

68
Q

bronchiol/o

A

bronchiole