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1
Q

aer/o

A

air

2
Q

alveol/o

A

alveolus

3
Q

anthrac/o

A

coal

4
Q

atel/o

A

incomplete

5
Q

bronch/o

A

bronchus

6
Q

bronchi/o

A

bronchus

7
Q

bronchiol/o

A

bronchiole

8
Q

coni/o

A

dust

9
Q

cyan/o

A

blue

10
Q

cyst/o

A

sac

11
Q

diaphragmat/o

A

diaphragm

12
Q

epiglott/o

A

epiglottis

13
Q

hal/o

A

to breathe

14
Q

laryng/o

A

larynx

15
Q

hal/o

A

to breathe

16
Q

laryng/o

A

larynx

17
Q

lob/o

A

lobe

18
Q

muc/o

A

mucus

19
Q

nas/o

A

mucus

20
Q

ox/o, ox/i

A

oxygen

21
Q

pharyng/o

A

pharynx

22
Q

pleur/o

A

pleura

23
Q

pneum/o

A

lung/ air

24
Q

pnuemon/o

A

lung/ air

25
Q

pulmon/o

A

lung

26
Q

rhin/o

A

nose

27
Q

sept/o

A

wall

28
Q

sinus/o

A

sinus

29
Q

somn/o

A

sleep

30
Q

spir/o

A

breathing

31
Q

trache/o

A

treachea

32
Q

tuss/o

A

cough

33
Q

-capnia

A

carbon dioxide

34
Q

-osmia

A

smell

35
Q

-phonia

A

voice

36
Q

-phylaxis

A

protection

37
Q

-pnea

A

breathing

38
Q

-ptysis

A

spitting

39
Q

-thorax

A

chest

40
Q

aer/o

A

air

41
Q

anthrac/o

A

coal

42
Q

arteri/o

A

artery

43
Q

atel/o

A

incomplete

44
Q

carcin/o

A

cancer

45
Q

coni/o

A

dust

46
Q

cortic/o

A

outer layer

47
Q

diaphragmat/o

A

diaphragm

48
Q

epiglott/o

A

epiglottis

49
Q

hist/o

A

tissue

50
Q

lob/o

A

lobe

51
Q

myc/o

A

fungus

52
Q

nas/o

A

nose

53
Q

ot/o

A

ear

54
Q

ox/i

A

oxygen

55
Q

pharyng/o

A

pharynx

56
Q

pleur/o

A

pleura

57
Q

pneum/o

A

air

58
Q

pneumon/o

A

lung

59
Q

pulmon/o

A

lung

60
Q

py/o

A

pus

61
Q

rhin/o

A

nose

62
Q

sept/o

A

wall

63
Q

sinus/o

A

sinus

64
Q

somn/o

A

sleep

65
Q

spir/o

A

breathing

66
Q

thorac/o

A

chest

67
Q

trache/o

A

trachea

68
Q

tuss/o

A

cough

69
Q

-al

A

pertaining to

70
Q

-algia

A

pain

71
Q

-ar

A

pertaining to

72
Q

-capnia

A

carbon dioxide

73
Q

-centesis

A

picture to withdraw fluid

74
Q

-dynia

A

pain

75
Q

-eal

A

pertaining to

76
Q

-ectasis

A

dilation

77
Q

-emia

A

blood condition

78
Q

-genic

A

produced by

79
Q

-gram

A

record

80
Q

-graphy

A

process of recording

81
Q

-ia

A

condition

82
Q

-ic

A

pertaining to

83
Q

-ism

A

state of

84
Q

-itis

A

inflammation

85
Q

-logy

A

study of

86
Q

-lytic

A

destruction

87
Q

-meter

A

instrument used to measure

88
Q

-metry

A

process of measuring

89
Q

-oma

A

tumor

90
Q

-ory

A

pertaining to

91
Q

-osis

A

abnormal condition

92
Q

-osmia

A

smell

93
Q

-ostomy

A

surgically create an opening

94
Q

-otomy

A

cutting into

95
Q

-ous

A

pertaining to

96
Q

-phonia

A

voice

97
Q

-phylaxis

A

protection

98
Q

-plasm

A

formation

99
Q

-plasty

A

surgical repair

100
Q

-plegia

A

paralysis

101
Q

-pnea

A

breathing

102
Q

-ptysis

A

spitting

103
Q

-rrhagia

A

abnormal flow condition

104
Q

-rrhea

A

discharge

105
Q

-scope

A

process of visually examining

106
Q

-spasm

A

involuntary muscle contraction

107
Q

-stenosis

A

narrowing

108
Q

-thorax

A

chest

109
Q

-tic

A

pertaining

110
Q

a-

A

without

111
Q

an-

A

without

112
Q

anti-

A

against

113
Q

brady-

A

slow

114
Q

de-

A

without

115
Q

brady-

A

slow

116
Q

endo-

A

within

117
Q

eu-

A

normal

118
Q

hyper-

A

excessive

119
Q

hypo-

A

insufficient

120
Q

pan-

A

all

121
Q

para-

A

beside

122
Q

poly-

A

many

123
Q

pro-

A

before

124
Q

re-

A

again

125
Q

tachy-

A

fast