Respiratory System Flashcards by Monika Gray

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Adenoid/o

A

Adenoids

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Aer/o

A

Air

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Bronch/o, bronchi/o

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Bronchus (bronchi plural)

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Bronchiol/o

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Bronchiole

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Cyan/o

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Blue

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Laryng/o

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Larynx (voice box)

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Melan/o

A

Black

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Muc/o

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Mucus

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Myc/o

A

Fungus

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Nas/o, rhin/o

A

Nose

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Orth/o

A

Straight

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Ox/o

A

Oxygen

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Thorac/o

A

Chest

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Pharyng/o

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Pharynx

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Pleur/o

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Pleura

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Pneum/o, pneumon/o

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Air, lung

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Pulmon/o

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Lung

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Trache/o

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Trachea (windpipe)

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-algia, -dynia

A

Pain

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-cele

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Swelling, hernia

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-centesis

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Surgical puncture

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-ecstasis

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Dilation, expansion

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-ectomy

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Excision, removal

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-edema

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Swelling

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-emia

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Blood condition

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-esis, -ia, -ism

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Condition

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-is

A

Noun ending

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-ist

A

Specialist

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-itis

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Inflammation

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-logist

A

Specialist in study of

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-malacia

A

Softening

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-Oma

A

Tumor

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-osis

A

Abnormal condition (used primarily w/ blood cells, increase)

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-osmia

A

Smell

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-oxia

A

Oxygen

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-pathy

A

Disease

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-phagia

A

Swallowing, eating

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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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-rrhaphy

A

Suture

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-scope

A

Instrument for examining

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-scopy

A

Visual examination

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-spasm

A

Involuntary contraction or twitching

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-stenosis

A

Narrowing, stricture

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-stomy

A

Forming an opening (mouth)

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-thorax

A

Chest

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-tome

A

Instrument to cut

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-tomy

A

Incision

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a-

A

Without, not

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Brady-

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Slow

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Epi-

A

Above, upon

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Eu-

A

Good, normal

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Tachy-

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Rapid

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Para-

A

Near, beside, beyond

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-plagia

A

Paralysis

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-ole

A

Small