Chapter 5, Respiratory System Flashcards by Amanda evans

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Hem/o, hemat/o

A

Blood

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Adenoid/o

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Adenoids

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Diaphragmat/o, phren/o

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Diaphragm

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Bronchi/o, bronch/o

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Bronchus

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Alveol/o

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Alveolus

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Atel/o

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Imperfect; incomplete

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Capn/o

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Carbon dioxide

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Laryng/o

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Larynx

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Epiglott/o

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Epiglottis

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Phon/o

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Sound; voice

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Ox/i

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Oxygen

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Lob/o

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Lobe

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Nas/o, rhin/o

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Nose

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Muc/o

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Mucus

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Orth/o

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Straight

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Pleur/o

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Pleura

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Pharyng/o

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Pharynx

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Somn/o

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Sleep

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Sept/o

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Septum (wall off, fence)

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Pneum/o, pneumat/o, pneumon/o

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Lung; air

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Py/o

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Pus

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Pulmon/o

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Lung

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Radi/o

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X rays; ionizing radiation

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Sinus/o

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Sinus

Son/o

Sound

Thorac/o

Thorax; chest; chest cavity

Tonsill/o

Tonsil

Eu-

Normal; good

A-, an-

Absence of; without

Spir/o

Breathe; breathing

Tom/o

To cut, section, or slice

Endo-

Within

Trache/o

Trachea

-pnea

Breathing

-metry

Measurement

-graphy

Process of recording; radiographic imaging

-gram

Record

-rrhagia

Rapid flow of blood

-pexy

Surgical fixation; suspension

-graph

Instrument used to record

-meter

Instrument used to measure

-emia

In the blood

-centesis

Surgical puncture to aspirated fluid ( with a sterile needle)

-ar, -ary, -eal

Pertaining to

Tachy-

Fast; rapid

Poly-

Many; much

-algia

Pain

-cele

Hernia or protrusion

-ectasis

Stretching out; dilation; expansion

-scope

Instrument used for visual examination

-scopy

Visual examination

-stenosis

Constriction or narrowing

-thorax

Chest; chest cavity

-scopic

Pertaining to visual examination

-spasm

Sudden, involuntary muscle contraction

-stomy

Creation of an artificial opening

-tomy

Cut into; incision