Word Parts (Chapter 7) Flashcards by Victoria Bussard

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nas/o, rhin/o

A

nose

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sinus/o

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sinuses (sinus)

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pharyng/o

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pharynx (throat)

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laryng/o

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larynx (voice box)

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epiglott/o

A

epiglottis

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trache/o, trachea

A

trachea, windpipe

Located directly in front of esophagus.

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bronch/o, bronchi/o

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bronchi, bronchus, bronchial tube

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alveol/o

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alveoli, alveolus, air sac, small sac

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pneum/o, pneumon/o, pulmon/o

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lungs, air

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ox/i, ox/o, ox/y

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oxygen

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phon/o

A

sound, voice

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pleur/o

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pleura, side of the body

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-pnea

A

breathing

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pulm/o, pulmon/o, sinus/o

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lung, sinus

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somn/o

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sleep

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spir/o

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breathe

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thorac/o, -thorax

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chest, plural cavity

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dys-

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abnormal, painful, labored, defective

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a, an

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without, lack of absence of…

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-osis

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abnormal condition

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-scopy

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process of viewing or examining

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-rrhage

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bleeding, hemorrage

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-rrhea

A

flow or discharge

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-ptysis

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coughing or spitting

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-centises

A

surgical puncture for removal of fluid

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pariet/o

A

wall

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viscer/o

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internal organ

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-ostomy

A

a new permanent opening

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-oxia

A

exchange of gases

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atel

A

incomplete

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-ectasis

A

stretching or enlargement

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fibros

A

fibrous connective tissue

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coni

A

dust

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anthrac

A

coal dust

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asbest

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asbestos

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silic

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glass

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-ventilation

A

breathing

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expector/o

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cough up

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-ation

A

state or action

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capn

A

carbon dioxide

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-emia

A

blood

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somn/o

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sleep

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tuss

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cough

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-ive

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performs

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sept/o

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septum