pulmonology - combining forms, suffixes, prefixes Flashcards
(75 cards)
1
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aer/o
A
air
2
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alveol/o
A
alveolus (air sac)
3
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bronch/o
A
bronchus
4
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bronchi/o
A
bronchus
5
Q
bronchiol/o
A
bronchiole
6
Q
coni/o
A
dust
7
Q
cyan/o
A
blue
8
Q
diaphragmat/o
A
diaphragm
9
Q
hal/o
A
to breathe
10
Q
lob/o
A
lobe
11
Q
mediastin/o
A
mediastinum
12
Q
ox/i
A
oxygen
13
Q
pleur/o
A
pleura
14
Q
pneum/o
A
lung, air
15
Q
pneumon/o
A
lung
16
Q
pulmon/o
A
lung
17
Q
spir/o
A
breathing
18
Q
thorac/o
A
chest
19
Q
trache/o
A
trachea
20
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tuss/o
A
cough
21
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-al
A
pertaining to
22
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-algia
A
pain
23
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-ar
A
pertaining to
24
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-ary
A
pertaining to
25
-atic
pertaining to
26
-centesis
puncture to withdraw fluid
27
-dynia
pain
28
-ectasis
dilated
29
-ectomy
surgical removal
30
-genic
producing
31
-gram
record
32
-graph
instrument for recording
33
-graphy
process of recording
34
-ia
condition
35
-ic
pertaining to
36
-itis
inflammation
37
-logist
one who studies
38
-logy
study of
39
-meter
instrument of measuring
40
-metry
process of measuring
41
-ole
small
42
-oma
tumor, mass
43
-osis
abnormal condition
44
-ostomy
surgically create an opening
45
-otomy
cutting into
46
-plasty
surgical repair
47
-pnea
breathing
48
-ptysis
spitting
49
-scope
instrument for viewing
50
-scopy
process of visually examining
51
-spasm
involuntary muscle contraction
52
-thorax
chest
53
a-
without
54
an-
without
55
anti-
against
56
brady-
slow
57
dys-
painful, difficult, abnormal
58
endo-
within, inner
59
eu-
normal
60
ex-
outward
61
hyper-
excessive
62
hypo-
below, insufficient
63
in-
inward
64
tachy-
fast
65
angi/o
vessel
66
arteri/o
artery
67
atel/o
incomplete
68
carcin/o
cancer
69
cardi/o
heart
70
cyt/o
cell
71
embol/o
plug
72
fibr/o
fibrous
73
hem/o
blood
74
orth/o
straight
75
py/o
pus
