Respiratory System Flashcards
(57 cards)
1
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Adenoid/o
A
Adenoids
2
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Aer/o
A
Air
3
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Bronch/o, bronchi/o
A
Bronchus (bronchi plural)
4
Q
Bronchiol/o
A
Bronchiole
5
Q
Cyan/o
A
Blue
6
Q
Laryng/o
A
Larynx (voice box)
7
Q
Melan/o
A
Black
8
Q
Muc/o
A
Mucus
9
Q
Myc/o
A
Fungus
10
Q
Nas/o, rhin/o
A
Nose
11
Q
Orth/o
A
Straight
12
Q
Ox/o
A
Oxygen
13
Q
Thorac/o
A
Chest
14
Q
Pharyng/o
A
Pharynx
15
Q
Pleur/o
A
Pleura
16
Q
Pneum/o, pneumon/o
A
Air, lung
17
Q
Pulmon/o
A
Lung
18
Q
Trache/o
A
Trachea (windpipe)
19
Q
-algia, -dynia
A
Pain
20
Q
-cele
A
Swelling, hernia
21
Q
-centesis
A
Surgical puncture
22
Q
-ecstasis
A
Dilation, expansion
23
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-ectomy
A
Excision, removal
24
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-edema
A
Swelling
25
-emia
Blood condition
26
-esis, -ia, -ism
Condition
27
-is
Noun ending
28
-ist
Specialist
29
-itis
Inflammation
30
-logist
Specialist in study of
31
-malacia
Softening
32
-Oma
Tumor
33
-osis
Abnormal condition (used primarily w/ blood cells, increase)
34
-osmia
Smell
35
-oxia
Oxygen
36
-pathy
Disease
37
-phagia
Swallowing, eating
38
-plasty
Surgical repair
39
-pnea
Breathing
40
-ptysis
Spitting
41
-rrhaphy
Suture
42
-scope
Instrument for examining
43
-scopy
Visual examination
44
-spasm
Involuntary contraction or twitching
45
-stenosis
Narrowing, stricture
46
-stomy
Forming an opening (mouth)
47
-thorax
Chest
48
-tome
Instrument to cut
49
-tomy
Incision
50
a-
Without, not
51
Brady-
Slow
52
Epi-
Above, upon
53
Eu-
Good, normal
54
Tachy-
Rapid
55
Para-
Near, beside, beyond
56
-plagia
Paralysis
57
-ole
Small
