Unit 7: Respiratory System Flashcards by Adam Stifter

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aer/o

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air

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alveol/o

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alveolus

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angi/o

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vessel

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anthrac/o

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coal

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arteri/o

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artery

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atel/o

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incomplete

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bi/o

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life

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bronch/o

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bronchus

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bronchi/o

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bronchus

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bronchiol/o

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bronchiole

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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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coni/o

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dust

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cortic/o

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outer layer

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cyan/o

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blue

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cyst/o

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sac

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cyt/o

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cell

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diaphragmat/o

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diaphragm

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embol/o

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plug

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epiglott/o

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epiglottis

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fibr/o

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fibers

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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

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lob/o

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lobe

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muc/o

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mucous

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myc/o

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fungus

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nas/o

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nose

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orth/o

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straight

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ot/o

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ear

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ox/i
ox/o

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oxygen

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pharyng/o

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pharynx

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pleur/o

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pleura

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pneum/o

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air

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pneumon/o

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lung

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pulmon/o

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lung

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py/o

A

pus

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rhin/o

A

nose

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sept/o

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wall

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sinus/o

A

sinus

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somn/o

A

sleep

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spir/o

A

breathing

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thorac/o

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chest

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trache/o

A

trachea

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tuss/o

A

cough

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-algia

A

pain

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-capnia

A

carbon dioxide

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-centesis

A

puncture to withdraw fluid

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-dynia

A

pain

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-ectasis

A

dilation

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-ectomy

A

surgical removal

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-emia

A

blood condition

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-genic

A

produced by

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-ia

A

condition

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-ism

A

state of

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-lytic

A

destruction

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-meter

A

instrument to measure

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-metry

A

process of measuring

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-oma

A

tumour

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-osis

A

abnormal condition

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-osmia

A

smell

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-ostomy

A

surgically create an opening

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-otomy

A

cutting into

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-phonia

A

voice

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-phylaxis

A

protection

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-plasm

A

formation

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-plasty

A

surgical repair

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-plegia

A

paralysis

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-pnea

A

breathing

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-ptysis

A

spitting

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-rrhagia

A

abnormal flow condition

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-rrhea

A

discharge

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-scope

A

instrument for viewing

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-scopy

A

process of visually examining

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-spasm

A

involuntary muscle contraction

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-stenosis

A

narrowing

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-thorax

A

chest

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brady-

A

slow

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dys-

A

difficult; abnormal

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endo-

A

within

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eu-

A

normal

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hyper-

A

excessive

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hypo-

A

insufficient

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pan-

A

all

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para-

A

beside

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poly-

A

many

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pro-

A

before

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re-

A

again

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tachy-

A

fast