Respiratory System Flashcards by Norma Favela

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acid/o

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acid

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adenoid/o

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adenoids

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aer/o

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air

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alveol/o

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alveolus (pleural, alveloli)

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arteri/o

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artery

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atel/o

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incomplete, imperfect

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bronch/o, bronchi/o

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bronchus (plural, bronchi)

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carcin/o

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cancer

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chondr/o

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cartilage

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epiglott/o

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epiglottis

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fibr/o

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fiber, fibrous tissue

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hem/o

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blood

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hydr/o

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water

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laryng/o

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larynx (voice box)

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melan/o

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black

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muc/o

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mucus

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my/o

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muscle

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myc/o

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fungus

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nas/o, rhin/o

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nose

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or/o

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mouth

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orth/o

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straight

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ox/o

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oxygen

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pharyng/o

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pharynx (throat)

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pleur/o

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pleura

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pneum/o, pneumon/o

air; lung

pulmon/o

lungs

sinus/o

sinus, cavity

spir/o

to breathe | spirometry

thorac/o

chest

tom/o

to cut

tonsill/o

tonsils

trache/o

trachea (windpipe)

-al, -ic, -ous

pertaining to

-algia, -dynia

pain

-cele

hernia; swelling

-centesis

surgical puncture

-ectasis

dilation, expansion | bronchiectasis

-ectomy

excision, removal

-emia

blood condition | anemia

-graphy

process of recording

-ia

condition

-ist

specialist

-logistic

specialist in the study of

-malacia

softening

-metry

act of measuring

-oma

tumor

-osis

abnormal condition; increase (used primariy with blood cells)

-pathy

disease

-phagia

swallowing, eating | aerophagia

-phobia

fear

-plasm

formation, growth

-plasty

surgical repair

-plegia

paralysis | hemiplegia

-pnea

breathing

-rrhagia

bursting forth (of) | menorrhagia

-rrhaphy

suture | myorrhaphy

-scope

instrument for examining

-scopy

visual examination

-spasm

involuntary contraction, twitching

-stenosis

narrowing, stricture

-therapy

treatment

-thorax

chest

-tome

instrument to cut

-tomy

incision

a-, an-

without; notd

dys-

bad; painful; difficult

endo-

in, within | endoscopy

epi-

above, upon

eu-

good, normal

hyp-, hypo-

under, below; deficient | hypodermic

macro-

large

micro-

small

neo-

new

peri-

around

rhin/o

nose