Word Parts and Abbreviations Flashcards by Aishwarya Das

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-al

A

pertaining to

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-ant

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Substance that promotes

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-ary

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Pertaining to

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-ation

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Process; Conditions

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-ial

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Pertaining to

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-ic

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Pertaining to

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-tic

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Pertaining to

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-capnia

A

Carbon Dioxide

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-cenetisis

A

surgical puncture to remove fluid

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-ectasis

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dilation; expansion

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-ema

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condition

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-emia

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blood condition

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-genic

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produced by or in

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-ia

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condition

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-ion

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process; state; condition

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-ism

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process; condition

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-meter

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measure

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-metry

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process of measuring

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-or

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one who (or something that) take action or does something

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-osmia

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smell

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-phonia

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voice

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-pnea

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breathing

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-rrhea

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flow; excessive discharge

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-spasm

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muscle contractions

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-stenoisis

narrowing; tightning

-stomy

surgical opening

-thorax

chest; pleural cavity

-tomy

process of cutting; incision

a-

not; without

anti-

against

brady-

slow

dys-

painful; difficult

em-

in

endo-

in; within

epi-

on; over; upon

eu-

good; normal

hyper-

above; above normal; excessive

hypo-

below; below normal; deficient

in-

in; into; not

poly-

many; much

tachy-

fast

alveol/o

alveolus; air sac

angi/o

vessel (blood)

arteri/o

artery

aspir/o

removal

atel/o

incomplete; imperfect

bol/o

cast; throw

bronch/o

bronchus; bronchial tube

bronchi/o

bronchiole; smaller subdivision of the bronchus

carcin/o

cancer

cardi/o

heart

cyan/o

blue

diaphragmat/o

diaphragm

dilat/o

to enlarge; expand

epiglott/o

epiglottis

fibr/o

fiber

hem/o

blood

hist/o

tissue

laryng/o

larynx; voice box

lob/o

lobe

nas/o

nose

ox/o

oxygen

ox/i

oxygen

pharyng/o

pharynx; throat

pleur/o

pleura; serous membrane that enfolds the lung

pneum/o

lung; air

pneumon/o

lung; air

pulmon/o

lung

py/o

pus

resucit/o

to revive

rhin/o

nose

sinus/o

sinus; cavity

spir/o

breathing

thorac/o

chest

tonsill/o

tonsill

trache/o

trachea; windpipe

tub/o

tube

ABGs

Arterial blood gases

BP

blood pressure

bpm

beats per minute

CF

Cystic Fibrosis

COPD

Coronary obstructive pulmonary disease

CPAP

Continuous positive airway pressure

CPR

Cardiopulmonary resuscitation

CXR

Chest X-ray

ER

Emergency Room

ET

Endotracheal

PE

Pulmonary Embolism

PFT

Pulmonary Function Test

PT

patient

pt.

patient

TB

tuberculin; tuberculosis

V/Q

Ventilation/ perfusion