Flashcards in Chapter 7 - Respitatory System Deck (73)
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nas/o (upper respiratory tract)
nose
ex. nas/al: pertaining to the nose
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rhin/o (upper respiratory tract)
nose
ex. rhino/o/plasty: surgical repair of the nose
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sept/o (upper respiratory tract)
septum
ex. sept/o/plasty: surgical repair of the septum
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sinus/o (upper respiratory tract)
sinus, cavity
ex. sinus/o/tomy: incision of any of the sinuses
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adenoid/o (upper respiratory tract)
adenoids
ex. adenoid/ectomy: excision of adenoids
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tonsill/o (upper respiratory tract)
tonsils
ex. peri/tonsill/ar: pertaining to the area around the tonsils
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pharyng/o (upper respiratory tract)
pharynx (throat)
ex. pharyng/o/scope: instrument for examining the pharynx
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epiglott/o (upper respiratory tract)
epiglottis
ex. epiglott/itis: inflammation of the epiglottis
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laryng/o (upper respiratory tract)
larynx (voice box)
ex. laryng/o/plegia: paralysis of the (vocal cords and) larynx
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trache/o (upper respiratory tract)
trachea (wind-pipe)
ex. trache/o/plasty: surgical repair of the trachea
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bronchi/o (lower respiratory tract)
bronchus (plural, bronchi)
ex. bronchi/ectasis: dilation of the bronchi
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broncho/o (lower respiratory tract)
bronchus (plural, bronchi)
ex. broncho/o/scope: instrument for examining the bronchus or bronchi
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bronchiol/o (lower respiratory tract)
bronchiole
ex. bronchiol/ittis: inflammation of the bronchioles
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aveol/o (lower respiratory tract)
alveolus; air sac
ex. aveol/ar: pertaining to the alveoli
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pleur/o (lower respiratory tract)
pleura
ex. pleur/o/centesis: surgical puncture of the pleural cavity; also called thoracocentis or thoracentesis
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pneum/o (lower respiratory tract)
air, lung
ex. pneum/ectomy: excision of all or part of) a lung
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pneumon/o (lower respiratory tract)
air, lung
ex. pnemon/ia: condition of the lungs
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pulmon/o (lower respiratory tract)
lung
ex. pulmon/o/logist: specialist in the study (and treatment) of lungs (and respiratory disease)
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anthrac/o (other)
coal, coal dust
ex. anthrac/osis: abnormal condition of coal dust (in the lungs); also called black lung diease
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atel/o (other)
incomplete; imperfect
ex. atel/ectasis: incomplete expansion of the lung; also called airless lung or collapsed lung
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coni/o (other)
dust
ex. peum/o/coni/osis: condition of dust in the lungs
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cyan/o (other)
blue
ex. cyan/osis: abnormal condition of blueness
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lob/o (other)
lobe
ex. lob/ectomy: excision of the lobe
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orth/o (other)
straight
ex. orth/o/pnea: breathing in a straight or upright position
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ox/i (other)
oxygen (02)
ex. ox/i/meter: instrument used for measuring 02
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ox/o (other)
oxygen (02)
ex. hyp/ox/edmia: deficiency of 02 in the blood
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pector/o
chest
ex. pector/algia: pain in the chest; also called thoracalgia or thoracodynia
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steth/o (other)
chest
ex.steth/o/scope: instrument used for examining the chest
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thoac/o (other)
chest
ex. thorca/o/pathy: disease of the chest
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