respiratory system Flashcards
midterm study (64 cards)
1
Q
dys-
A
abnormal, difficult, painful
2
Q
endo-
A
inner, within, inside
3
Q
eu-
A
normal, good
4
Q
hyp-
A
below, under, deficient
5
Q
in-
A
in, not, inward
6
Q
per-
A
through
7
Q
peri-
A
around
8
Q
poly-
A
many, much
9
Q
tachy-
A
fast, rapid
10
Q
adenoid/o
A
adenoids
11
Q
aer/o
A
air
12
Q
alveol/o
A
alveolus, air sack
13
Q
anthrac/o
A
coal, coal dusta
14
Q
atel/o
A
incomplete, imperfect
15
Q
bronch/o
A
bronchus (plural bronchi)
16
Q
bronchi/o
A
bronchus, (plural bronchi)
17
Q
bronchiol/o
A
bronchiole
18
Q
coni/o
A
dust
19
Q
diaphragmat/o
A
diaphragm
20
Q
epiglott/o
A
epiglottis
21
Q
hem/o
A
blood
22
Q
laryng/o
A
larynx, voice box
23
Q
lob/o
A
lobe
24
Q
muc/o
A
mucus
25
nas/o
nose
26
orth/o
straigh
27
ox/i
oxygen
28
ox/o
oxygen
29
pector/o
chest
30
pharyng/o
pharynx/throat
31
phren/o
diaphragm;mind
32
pleur/o
pluera (thin membrane to protect cavity)
33
pneum/o
air, lung
34
pneumon/o
air, lung
35
pulmon/o
lung
36
rhin/o
nose
37
sept/o
septum
38
sinus/o
sinus, cavity
39
spir/o
breathe
40
steth/o
chest
41
thorac/o
chest
42
tonsill/o
tonsils
43
trache/o
trachea/windpipe
44
tuss/o
cough
45
-ation
process of
46
-capnia
co2
47
-centesis
puncture to withdraw fluid
48
-ectasis
dilation or expansion
49
-ia
condition, state
50
-ic
pertaining to
51
-ism
condition
52
-isy
state of, condition
53
-ive
pertaining to
54
-meter
instrument for measuring
55
-metry
act of measuring
56
-ole
small
57
-osmia
smell
58
-oxia
oxygen
59
-phonia
voice
60
-plegia
paralysis
61
-pnea
breathing
62
-ptysis
spitting
63
-stenosis
narrowing, stricture
64
-thorax
chest
