Respiratory Word Parts Flashcards
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alveol/o
A
alveolus; air sac
2
Q
arteri/o
A
artery
3
Q
atel/o
A
incomplete, inperfect
4
Q
bronch/o
A
bronchus, bronchial tube
5
Q
carcin/o
A
cancer
6
Q
cyan/o
A
bluedi
7
Q
dilat/o
A
to enlarge / expand
8
Q
fibr/o
A
fiber
9
Q
hist/o
A
tissue
10
Q
lob/o
A
a section of the lung; lobe
11
Q
ox/o, ox/i
A
oxygen
12
Q
pneum/o
A
lung; air
13
Q
py/o
A
pus
14
Q
rhin/o
A
nose
15
Q
spir/o
A
breathing
16
Q
tonsil/o
A
tonsils
17
Q
tubo
A
tube
18
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angi/o
A
vessel (blood)
19
Q
aspir/o
A
removal
20
Q
bol/o
A
cast; throw
21
Q
bronchi/o
A
broniole; smaller subdivision of the bronchus
22
Q
cardi/o
A
heart
23
Q
disphragmat/o
A
diaphragm
24
Q
epiglott/o
A
epiglottis
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
pleur/o
side; rib
35
A-
not; without
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brady-
slow
37
em-
in
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epi-
on; over; upon
39
hyper-
fast
40
in-
in; into; not
41
tachy-
fast
42
anti-
against
43
dys-
painful; difficult
44
endo-
in; within
45
eu-
good; normal
46
hypo-
below; below normal; deficient
47
poly-
many; much
48
-al, -ary, -ial, -ic, -tic
pertaining to
49
-ation
process; condition
50
-centesis
surgical puncture to remove fluid
51
-ema
condition
52
-genic
produced by or in
53
-meter
measure
54
-or
one who (or something that) takes action or does something
55
-phonia
voice
56
-rrhea
flow; excessive discharge
57
-stenosis
narrowing; tightening
58
-thorax
chest; pleural cavity
59
-ant
substance that promotes
60
capnia
carbon dioxide
61
-ectasis
dilation; expansion
62
-emia
blood condition
63
=ia
condition
64
-ism
process; condition
65
-metry
process of measuring
66
-osmia
smell
67
-pnea
breathing
68
-spasm
muscle contraction-
69
-stomy
surgical opening
70
-tomy
process of cutting, incision
71
alveolus; air sac
alveol/o
72
artery
arteri/o
73
incomplete, inperfect
atel/o
74
bronchus, bronchial tube
bronch/o
75
cancer
carcin/o
76
blue
cyan/o
77
to enlarge / expand
dilat/o
78
fiber
fibr/o
79
tissue
hist/o
80
a section of the lung; lobe
lob/o
81
oxygen
ox/o, ox/i
82
lung; air
pneum/o
83
pus
py/o
84
nose
rhin/o
85
breathing
spir/o
86
tonsils
tonsil/o
87
tube
tub/o
88
vessel (blood)
angi/o
89
removal
aspir/o
90
cast; throw
bol/o
91
bronchiole; smaller subdivision of the bronchus
bronchi/o
92
heart
cardi/o
93
diaphragm
disphragmat/o
94
epiglottis
epiglott/o
95
blood
hem/o
96
larynx; voice box
laryng/o
97
nose
nas/o
98
pharynx; throat
pharyng/o
99
lung
pulmon/o
100
to revive
resuscit/o
101
sinus; cavity
sinus/o
102
chest
thorac/o
103
trachea; windpipe
trache/o
104
side; rib
pleur/o
105
not; without
A-
106
slow
brady-
107
in
em-
108
on; over; upon
epi-
109
fast
hyper-
110
in; into; not
in-
111
fast
tachy-
112
against
anti-
113
painful; difficult
dys-
114
in; within
endo-
115
good; normal
eu-
116
below; below normal; deficient
hypo-
117
many; much
poly-
118
pertaining to
-al, -ary, -ial, -ic, -tic
119
process; condition
-ation
120
surgical puncture to remove fluid
-centesis
121
condition
-ema
122
produced by or in
-genic
123
measure
-meter
124
one who (or something that) takes action or does something
-or
125
voice
-phonia
126
flow; excessive discharge
-rrhea
127
narrowing; tightening
-stenosis
128
chest; pleural cavity
-thorax
129
substance that promotes
-ant
130
carbon dioxide
capnia
131
dilation; expansion
-ectasis
132
blood condition
-emia
133
condition
=ia
134
process; condition
-ism
135
process of measuring
-metry
136
smell
-osmia
137
breathing
-pnea
138
muscle contraction-
-spasm
139
surgical opening
-stomy
140
process of cutting, incision
-tomy
