Respiratory Word Parts Flashcards
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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
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incomplete; imperfect
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arteri/o
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artery
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aspir/o
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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
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blue
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diaphragmat/o
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diaphragm
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dilat/o
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to enlarge; expand
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epiglott/o
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epiglottis
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fibr/o
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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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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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pneum/o pneumon/o
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lung; air
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pulmon/o
lung
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py/o
pus
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resuscit/o
to revive
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rhin/o
nose
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sinus/o
sinus; cavity
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spir/o
breathing
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thorac/o
chest
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tonsill/o
tonsils
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trache/o
trachea; windpipe
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tub/o
tube
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a-
not; without
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anti-
against
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brady-
slow
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dys-
painful; difficult
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em-
in
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endo-
in; within
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epi-
on; over; upon
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eu-
good; normal
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hyper-
above; above normal; excessive
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hypo-
below; below normal; deficient
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in-
in; into; not
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poly-
many; much
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tachy-
fast
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-al, -ary, -ial, -ic, -tic
pertaining to
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-ant
substance that promotes
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-ation
process; condition
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-capnia
carbon dioxide
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-centensis
surgical puncture to remove fluid
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-ectasis
dilation; expansion
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-ema
condition
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-emia
blood condition
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-genic
produced by or in
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-ia
condition
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-ion
process; state; condition
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-ism
process; condition
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-meter
measure
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-metry
process of measuring
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-or
one who (or something that) takes action or does something
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-osmia
smell
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-phonia
voice
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-pnea
breathing
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-rrhea
flow; excessive discharge
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-spasm
muscle contraction
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-stomy
surgical opening
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-stenosis
narrowing; tightening
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-thorax
chest; pleural cavity
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-tomy
process of cutting; incision
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ABGs
arterial blood gases
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BP
blood pressure
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bpm
beats per minute
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CF
cystic fibrosis
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COPD
chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
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CPAP
continuous positive airway pressure
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CPR
cardiopulmonary resuscitation
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CXR
chest X-ray
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ER
emergency room
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ET
endotracheal
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PE
pulmonary embolism
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PFT
pulmonary function test
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Pt, pt.
patient
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TB
tuberculin; tuberculosis
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V/Q
ventilation/ perfusion
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trachea
windpipe
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pharnyx
throat
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larynx
voicebox
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functions of the respiratory system
inhaling fresh air, exchanging carbon dioxide for oxygen between the alveoli and bloodstream, exhaling old stale air
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epiglottis
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
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bronchi
major air passages that branch off the trachea to the five lobes of the lungs
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lungs
organs that coordinate the exchange of oxygen and carbon dioxide in the process of breathing
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alveoli
tiny structures included in the alveolar sacs in the lungs where gas exchange occurs
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diaphragm
large muscle that separates the thoracic cavity from the abdominal cavity and is used in breathing
