Week 5 Terms Flashcards by Rachel Kirkpatrick

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adenoid/o

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adenioids

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alveol/o

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alveolus

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bronch/o

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bronchus (s)

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bronchi/o

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bronchus (pl)

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diaphragmat/o

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diaphragm

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phren/o

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diaphragm

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epiglott/o

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epiglottis

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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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nas/o

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nose

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rhin/o

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nose

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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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lung, air

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pneumat/o

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lung, air

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pneumon/o

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lung, air

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pulmon/o

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lung

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sept/o

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septum (wall off, fence)

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sinus/o

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sinus

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thorac/o

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thorax, chest, chest cavity

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tonsill/o

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tonsil

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trache/o

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trachea

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tom/o

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cut, section

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-ectomy

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surgical removal, excision

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-stomy

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creation of an artifical opening

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-tomy

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cut into, incision

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-gram

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record, radiographic image

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-graph

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instrument used to record; the record

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-graphy

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process of recording; radiographic imaging

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-meter

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instrument used to measure

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-metry

A

measurement

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atel/o

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imperfect, incomplete

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capn/o

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carbon dixoide

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hem/o

A

blood

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hemat/o

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blood

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muc/o

A

mucus

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orth/o

A

straight

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ox/i

A

oxygen

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phon/o

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sound, voice

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py/o

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pus

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radi/o

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x-rays, ionizing radiation

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somn/o

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sleep

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son/o

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sound

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spri/o

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breathe, breathing

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a-

A

absence of, without

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an-

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absence of, without, used when word root begins with vowel

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endo-

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within

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eu-

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normal, good

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poly-

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many, much

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tachy-

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fast, rapid

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-algia

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pain

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-ar

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pertaining to

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-ary

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pertianing to

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-eal

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pertaining to

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-cele

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hernia or protrusion

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-centesis

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surgical puncture to aspirate fluid with sterile needle

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-ectasis

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stretching out, dilation, expansion

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-emia

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in the blood

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-pexy

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surgical fixation, suspension

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-pnea

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breathing

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-rrhagia

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rapid flow of blood, excessive bleeding

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-scope

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instrument used for visual examination

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-scopic

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pertaining to visual examination

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-spasm

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sudden, involuntary muscle contraction

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-stenosis

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construction or narrowing

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-thorax

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chest, chest cavity

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-scopy

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visual examination