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Respiratory Word Parts Flashcards

1
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alveol/o

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alveolus; air sac

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angi/o

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vessel (blood)

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atel/o

A

incomplete; imperfect

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arteri/o

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artery

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aspir/o

A

removal

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bol/o

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cast; throw

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bronch/o

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bronchus; bronchial tube

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bronchi/o

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bronchiole; smaller subdivision of the bronchus

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carcin/o

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cancer

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cardi/o

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heart

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cyan/o

A

blue

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12
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diaphragmat/o

A

diaphragm

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dilat/o

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to enlarge; expand

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14
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epiglott/o

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epiglottis

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15
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fibr/o

A

fiber

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hem/o

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blood

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hist/o

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tissue

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laryng/o

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larynx; voice box

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lob/o

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lobe

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nas/o

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nose

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21
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ox/o, ox/i

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oxygen

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pharyng/o

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pharynx; throat

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pleur/o

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pleura; serous membrane that enfolds the lung

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24
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pneum/o pneumon/o

A

lung; air

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pulmon/o

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lung

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py/o

A

pus

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resuscit/o

A

to revive

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28
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rhin/o

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nose

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29
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sinus/o

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sinus; cavity

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30
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spir/o

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breathing

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31
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thorac/o

A

chest

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32
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tonsill/o

A

tonsils

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trache/o

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trachea; windpipe

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tub/o

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tube

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35
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a-

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not; without

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36
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anti-

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against

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brady-

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slow

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dys-

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painful; difficult

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em-

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in

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endo-

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in; within

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epi-

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on; over; upon

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eu-

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good; normal

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hyper-

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above; above normal; excessive

44
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hypo-

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below; below normal; deficient

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in-

A

in; into; not

46
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poly-

A

many; much

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tachy-

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fast

48
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-al, -ary, -ial, -ic, -tic

A

pertaining to

49
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-ant

A

substance that promotes

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-ation

A

process; condition

51
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-capnia

A

carbon dioxide

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-centensis

A

surgical puncture to remove fluid

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-ectasis

A

dilation; expansion

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-ema

A

condition

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-emia

A

blood condition

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-genic

A

produced by or in

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-ia

A

condition

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-ion

A

process; state; condition

59
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-ism

A

process; condition

60
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-meter

A

measure

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-metry

A

process of measuring

62
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-or

A

one who (or something that) takes action or does something

63
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-osmia

A

smell

64
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-phonia

A

voice

65
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-pnea

A

breathing

66
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-rrhea

A

flow; excessive discharge

67
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-spasm

A

muscle contraction

68
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-stomy

A

surgical opening

69
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-stenosis

A

narrowing; tightening

70
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-thorax

A

chest; pleural cavity

71
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-tomy

A

process of cutting; incision

72
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ABGs

A

arterial blood gases

73
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BP

A

blood pressure

74
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bpm

A

beats per minute

75
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CF

A

cystic fibrosis

76
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COPD

A

chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

77
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CPAP

A

continuous positive airway pressure

78
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CPR

A

cardiopulmonary resuscitation

79
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CXR

A

chest X-ray

80
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ER

A

emergency room

81
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ET

A

endotracheal

82
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PE

A

pulmonary embolism

83
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PFT

A

pulmonary function test

84
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Pt, pt.

A

patient

85
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TB

A

tuberculin; tuberculosis

86
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V/Q

A

ventilation/ perfusion

87
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trachea

A

windpipe

88
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pharnyx

A

throat

89
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larynx

A

voicebox

90
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functions of the respiratory system

A

inhaling fresh air, exchanging carbon dioxide for oxygen between the alveoli and bloodstream, exhaling old stale air

91
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epiglottis

A

leaf-like structure of fibrocartilage that closes over the opening to the larynx when you swallow food and liquid, and opens to allow air into the larynx for breathing

92
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bronchi

A

major air passages that branch off the trachea to the five lobes of the lungs

93
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lungs

A

organs that coordinate the exchange of oxygen and carbon dioxide in the process of breathing

94
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alveoli

A

tiny structures included in the alveolar sacs in the lungs where gas exchange occurs

95
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diaphragm

A

large muscle that separates the thoracic cavity from the abdominal cavity and is used in breathing

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