Respiratory System Word Parts Flashcards
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Alveol/o
A
alveolus; air sac
2
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Ateri/o
A
artery
3
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atel/o
A
incomplete; imperfect
4
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bronch/o
A
bronchus; bronchial tube
5
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carcin/o
A
cancer
6
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cyan/o
A
blue
7
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dilat/o
A
to enlarge; expand
8
Q
fibr/o
A
fiber; muscle
9
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hist/o
A
tissue
10
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lob/o
A
lobe
11
Q
ox/o, ox/i
A
oxygen
12
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pneum/o
A
lung;air
13
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py/o
A
pus
14
Q
rhin/o
A
nose
15
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spir/o
A
breathing
16
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tonsill/o
A
tonsils
17
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tub/o
A
tube
18
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angi/o
A
vessel (blood)
19
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aspir/o
A
removal
20
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bol/o
A
cast; throw
21
Q
bronchi/o
A
bronchoile; smaler subdivision of the bronchos
22
Q
cardi/o
A
heart
23
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diaphragmat/o
A
diaphragm
24
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epiglott/o
A
epiglottis- trap door to airway
25
hem/o
blood
26
laryng/o
larynx; voice box
27
nas/o
nose
28
pharyng/o
pharynx; throat
29
pulmon/o
lung
30
resuscit/o
to revive
31
sinus/o
sinus; cavity
32
thorac/o
chest
33
trache/o
trachea; windpipe
34
A-
not; without
35
Brady-
slow
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Em-
in
37
epi-
on; over; upon
38
hyper-
above; above normal; excessive
39
In-
in; into; not
40
tachy
fast
41
-al, -ary, -ial, -ic, -tic
pertaining to
42
-ation
process; condition
43
-centesis
surgical puncture to remove fluid
44
-ema
condition
45
-genic
produced by or in
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-ion
process; state; condition
47
-meter
measure
48
-or
on who (or something that) takes action or does something
49
-phonia
voice
50
-rrhea
flow; excessive damage
51
-stenosis
narrowing; tightening
52
-thorax
chest; pleural cavity
53
-ant
substance that produces
54
-capnia
carbon dioxide
55
--ectasis
dialation; expansion
56
-emia
blood condition
57
-ia
condition
58
-ism
process; condition
59
-metry
process of measuring
60
-osmia
smell
61
-pnea
breathing
62
-spasm
muscle contraction
63
-stomy
surgical opening
64
-tomy
process of cutting; incicion
