Unit 7: Respiratory System Flashcards
1
Q
aer/o
A
air
2
Q
alveol/o
A
alveolus
3
Q
angi/o
A
vessel
4
Q
anthrac/o
A
coal
5
Q
arteri/o
A
artery
6
Q
atel/o
A
incomplete
7
Q
bi/o
A
life
8
Q
bronch/o
A
bronchus
9
Q
bronchi/o
A
bronchus
10
Q
bronchiol/o
A
bronchiole
11
Q
carcin/o
A
cancer
12
Q
cardi/o
A
heart
13
Q
coni/o
A
dust
14
Q
cortic/o
A
outer layer
15
Q
cyan/o
A
blue
16
Q
cyst/o
A
sac
17
Q
cyt/o
A
cell
18
Q
diaphragmat/o
A
diaphragm
19
Q
embol/o
A
plug
20
Q
epiglott/o
A
epiglottis
21
Q
fibr/o
A
fibers
22
Q
hem/o
A
blood
23
Q
hist/o
A
tissue
24
Q
laryng/o
A
larynx
25
lob/o
lobe
26
muc/o
mucous
27
myc/o
fungus
28
nas/o
nose
29
orth/o
straight
30
ot/o
ear
31
ox/i
ox/o
oxygen
32
pharyng/o
pharynx
33
pleur/o
pleura
34
pneum/o
air
35
pneumon/o
lung
36
pulmon/o
lung
37
py/o
pus
38
rhin/o
nose
39
sept/o
wall
40
sinus/o
sinus
41
somn/o
sleep
42
spir/o
breathing
43
thorac/o
chest
44
trache/o
trachea
45
tuss/o
cough
46
-algia
pain
47
-capnia
carbon dioxide
48
-centesis
puncture to withdraw fluid
49
-dynia
pain
50
-ectasis
dilation
51
-ectomy
surgical removal
52
-emia
blood condition
53
-genic
produced by
54
-ia
condition
55
-ism
state of
56
-lytic
destruction
57
-meter
instrument to measure
58
-metry
process of measuring
59
-oma
tumour
60
-osis
abnormal condition
61
-osmia
smell
62
-ostomy
surgically create an opening
63
-otomy
cutting into
64
-phonia
voice
65
-phylaxis
protection
66
-plasm
formation
67
-plasty
surgical repair
68
-plegia
paralysis
69
-pnea
breathing
70
-ptysis
spitting
71
-rrhagia
abnormal flow condition
72
-rrhea
discharge
73
-scope
instrument for viewing
74
-scopy
process of visually examining
75
-spasm
involuntary muscle contraction
76
-stenosis
narrowing
77
-thorax
chest
78
brady-
slow
79
dys-
difficult; abnormal
80
endo-
within
81
eu-
normal
82
hyper-
excessive
83
hypo-
insufficient
84
pan-
all
85
para-
beside
86
poly-
many
87
pro-
before
88
re-
again
89
tachy-
fast
