Respiration and Air Flashcards
1
Q
PNE/O
(nē‐ō)
‐PNOEA
(p‐nē‐ă)
‐PNEA
(p‐nē‐ă)
A
Breath, breathing
2
Q
TACHY‐
(tak‐i)
TACH/O
(tak‐ō)
A
Rapid, quick, speed
3
Q
BRADY‐
(brăd‐ĭ)
A
Slow
4
Q
ORTH/O
(or‐thō)
A
Upright, straight, correct, normal
5
Q
PLATY‐
(plă‐tĭ)
PLAT/O(plă‐tō)
A
Flat, broad
6
Q
POLY‐
(pŏl‐ĭ)
A
Many, much
7
Q
SPIR/O
(spī‐rō)
SPIRAT/O
(s‐pĭ‐rāt‐ō)
A
Breath, breathing
8
Q
HAL/O
(hāl‐ō)
HALIT/O
(hăl‐ĭ‐tō)
A
Breath, breathing
9
Q
PNEUM/O
(nū‐mō)
PNEUMAT/O
(nū‐măt‐ō)
A
Wind, gas, air
10
Q
CARB/O
(kăr‐bō)
CARBON/O
(kar‐bŏ‐nō)
A
Carbon dioxide, carbon
11
Q
CAPN/O
(kap‐nō)
A
Carbon dioxide, smoke
12
Q
OXY‐
(ŏk‐sē)
OX/O
(ŏk‐sō)
A
Oxygen, acid, sharp, acute, rapid
13
Q
AER/O
(ar‐ō)
A
air
14
Q
AETHER/O
(ēth‐ĕr‐ō)
ETHER/O
(ēth‐ĕr‐ō)
A
ether
15
Q
PHYS/O
(fī‐sō)
A
Air, gas, air bubble
16
Q
ATM/O
(at‐mō)
A
Vapor, air, gas
17
Q
NEBUL/O
(neb‐yŭ‐lō)
A
Cloud, cloud‐like, mist
18
Q
ANEM/O
(a‐nĕ‐mō)
A
wind
