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Respiratory System: Combining Forms, Suffixes, and Prefixes Flashcards

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carbon dioxide (CO2)

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tasteless, colorless, odorless gas produced by body cells during metabolism

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cartilage

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tough, elastic connective tissue that is more rigid than ligaments but less dense than bone

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cilia

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minute, hairlike structures that extend from the surface of a cell

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diffuse

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movement of a substance randomly from areas of high concentration to low concentration

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oxygen

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tasteless, odorless, colorless gas essential for human respiration

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pH

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degree of acidity or alkalinity of a substance

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nas/o

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nose

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nasal

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pertaining to the nose

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rhin/o

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nose

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rhinoplasty

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surgical repair of the nose

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sept/o

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septum

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septoplasty

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surgical repair of the septum

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sinus/o

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sinus or cavity

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sinusotomy

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incision of the sinus

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sinusitis

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inflammation of the sinus

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pharyng/o

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pharynx (throat)

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pharyngoscope

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instrument for examining the pharynx

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adenoid/o

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adenoids

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adenoidectomy

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excision of the adenoids

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tonsill/o

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tonsils

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peritonsillar

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pertaining to the area around the tonsils

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epiglott/o

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epiglottis

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epiglottitis

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inflammation of the epiglottis

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laryng/o

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larynx (voice box)

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laryngoplegia

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paralysis of the larynx

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trache/o

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trachea (windpipe)

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tracheoplasty

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surgical repair of the trachea

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bronchi/o

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bronchus
(plural: bronchi)

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bronchiectasis

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dilation or expansion of the bronchi

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bronch/o

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bronchus
(plural: bronchi)

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bronchiol/o

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bronchiole

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bronchiolitis

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inflammation of the bronchioles

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alveol/o

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alveolus or air sac
(plural: alveoli)

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alveolar

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pertaining to the alveoli

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pleur/o

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pleura

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pleuroscopy

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visual examination of the pleura

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pneum/o

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air or lung

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pneumolith

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stone in the lung

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pneumon/o

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air or lung

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pneumonia

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condition of the lung

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pulmon/o

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lung

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pulmonologist

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specialist in the study of lungs

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anthrac/o

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coal or coal dust

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anthracosis

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also called black lung disease

a lung disease caused by long-term inhalation of coal dust

it is a chronic occupational disease found in coal miners and those associated with the coal industry

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atel/o

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incomplete or imperfect

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atelectasis

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also called airless or collapsed lung
incomplete expansion of the lung

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coni/o

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dust

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pneumoconiosis

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lung disease caused by breathing in certain kinds of mineral dusts

it is a chronic occupational disease

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cyan/o

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blue

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cyanosis

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dark blue or purple discoloration of the skin and mucous membrane as a result of poor circulation or inadequate oxygenation of the blood

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lob/o

A

lobe

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lobectomy

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excision of the lobe

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orth/o

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straight

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orthopnea

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discomfort in breathing that is relieved by sitting or standing in an erect position

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ox/o

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oxygen

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hypoxemia

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decrease of oxygen in blood

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pector/o

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chest

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pectoralgia

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(could also be called thoracalgia or thoracodynia, but pectoralgia is a more common term)

pain in the chest

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steth/o

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chest

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stethoscope

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instrument for examining the chest

note: stethoscopes are used for ausculation

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thorac/o

A

chest

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thoracopathy

A

disease of the chest

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phren/o

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diaphragm

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phrenospasm

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involuntary contraction or twitching of the diaphragm

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spir/o

A

breathe

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spirometer

A

instrument for measuring the breathing

it evaluates the movement of air into and out of the lungs

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—capnia

A

carbon dioxide

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hypercapnia

A

excessive levels of carbon dioxide

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—osmia

A

smell

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anosmia

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without smell

loss, usually partial, of the sense of smell

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—phonia

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voice

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dysphonia

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also called hoarseness
bad voice

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—pnea

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breathing

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apnea

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not breathing

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—ptysis

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spitting

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hemoptysis

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spitting blood

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—thorax

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chest

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hemothorax

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blood in the chest

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brady—

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slow

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bradypnea

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slow breathing

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dys—

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bad, difficult, or painful

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dyspnea

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difficult or painful breathing

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eu—

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good or normal

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eupnea

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normal breathing

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tachy—

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rapid

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tachypnea

A

rapid breathing

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bronchoscope

A

instrument for examining the bronchus

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