Chapter 7 The Respiratory System Elements Flashcards
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a-
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no, not, without, away from, negative
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anti-
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against
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brady-
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slow
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dys-
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bad, difficult, painful
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endo-
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in, within, inside
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eu-
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good, normal, well, easy
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hyper-
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excessive, increased
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hyp-
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deficient, decreased
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hypo-
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deficient, decreased
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par-, para-
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beside, near, beyond, abnormal, apart from, opposite, along side of
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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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trachea-
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trachea, windpipe
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alveol/o
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alveolus, air sac, small sac
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anthrac/o
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coal, coal dust
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asbest/o
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asbestos
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atel/o
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incomplete, imperfect
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bronch/o, bronchi/o
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bronchial tube, bronchus
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capn/o
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carbon dioxide, sooty or smoky appearance
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coni/o
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dust
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cyan/o
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blue
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epiglott/o
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epiglottis
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expector/o
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cough up
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fibros/o
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fibrous connective tissue
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hem/o
blood, relating to blood
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laryng/o
larynx, voice box
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lob/o
lobe, well-defined part of an organ
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nas/o
nose
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or/o
mouth, oral cavity
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ot/o
ear, hearing
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ox/i, ox/o, ox/y
oxygen
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pharyng/o
throat, pharynx
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phon/o
sound, voice
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pleur/o
pleura, side of the body
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pneum/o, pneumon/o, pulmon/o
lung, air
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py/o
pus
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rhin/o
nose
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sept/o
infection, partition (also septum of nose. look for context)
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silic/o
glass
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sinus/o
sinus
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somn/o
sleep
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spir/o
to breathe
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thora/o
chest
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thorac/o
chest
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trache/o
trachea, windpipe
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tuss/i
cough
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-al
pertaining to
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-ation
state or action
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-centesis
surgical puncture to remove fluid
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-dynia
pain
51
-ectasis
stretching, dilation, enlargement
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-ectomy
surgical removal, cutting out, excision
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-graphy
the process of producing a picture or record
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-ia
abnormal condition
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-ice
noun ending
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-is
noun ending
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-meter
measure, instrument used to measure
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-ologist
specialist
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-osis
abnormal condition, disease
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-ostomy
the surgical creation of an artificial opening to the body surface
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-otomy
cutting, surgical incision
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-pharynx
throat, pharynx
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-plasty
surgical repair
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-pnea
breathing
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-ptysis
spitting
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-rrhage, -rrhagia
bleeding, abnormal excessive fluid discharge
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-rrhea
flow or discharge
68
-scopy
visual examination
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-spasm
sudden involuntary contraction, tightening, cramping
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-thorax
chest, pleural cavity
