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Respiratory System Teminology Flashcards

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adenoid/o

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Combining Form

Definition: adenoids

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alveol/o

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Combining Form

Definition: alveolus (plural, alveoli)

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atel/o

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Definition: incomplete, imperfect

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bronch/o

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Combining Form

Definition: bronchus (plural, bronchi)

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bronchi/o

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Combining Form

Definition: bronchus (plural, bronchi)

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chondr/o

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Combining Form

Definition: cartilage

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epiglott/o

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Combining Form

Definition: epiglottis

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laryng/o

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Combining Form

Definition: larynx (voice box)

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nas/o

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Combining Form

Definition: nose

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rhin/o

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Combining Form

Definition: nose

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or/o

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Combining Form

Definition: mouth

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ox/o

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Definition: oxygen

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pharyng/o

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Definition: pharynx (throat)

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pleur/o

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Combining Form

Definition: pleura

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pneum/o

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Combining Form

Definition: air; lung

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pneumon/o

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Combining Form

Definition: air; lung

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pulmon/o

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Combining Form

Definition: lung

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sinus/o

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Definition: sinus, cavity

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spir/o

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Definition: to breathe

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thorac/o

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Definition: chest

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tonsill/o

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Combining Form

Definition: tonsils

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trache/o

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Combining Form

Definition: trachea (windpipe)

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acid/o

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Combining Form

Definition: acid

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are/o

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Combining Form

Definition: air

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arteri/o
Combining Form | Definition: artery
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carcin/o
Combining Form | Definition: cancer
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cyst/o
Combining Form | Definition: bladder
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fibr/o
Combining Form | Definition: fiber, fibrous tissue
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gastr/o
Combining Form | Definition: stomach
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hem/o
Combining Form | Definition: blood
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hepat/o
Combining Form | Definition: liver
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hydr/o
Combining Form | Definition: water
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melan/o
Combining Form | Definition: black
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muc/o
Combining Form | Definition: mucus
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my/o
Combining Form | Definition: muscle
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myc/o
Combining Form | Definition: muscle
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orth/o
Combining Form | Definition: straight
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tom/o
Combining Form | Definition: to cut
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-centesis
Suffix | Definition: surgical puncture
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-ectomy
Suffix | Definition: excision, removal
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-plasty
Suffix | Definition: surgical repair
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-rrhaphy
Suffix | Definition: suture
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-tome
Suffix | Definition: instrument to cut
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-tomy
Suffix | Definition: incision
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-algia
Suffix | Definition: pain
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-dynia
Suffix | Definition: pain
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-cele
hernia, swelling
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-ectasis
Suffix | Definition: dilation, expansion
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-emia
Suffix | Definition: blood condition
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-graphy
Suffix | Definition: process of recording
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-itis
Suffix | Definition: inflammation
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-logist
Suffix | Definition: specialist in the study of
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-malacia
Suffix | Definition: softening
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-metry
Suffix | Definition: act of measuring
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-oma
Suffix | Definition: tumor
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-osis
Suffix | Definition: abnormal condition, increase (used primarily with blood cells)
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-pathy
Suffix | Definition: disease
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-phagia
Suffix | Definition: swallowing, eating
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-phobia
Suffix | Definition: fear
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-plasm
Suffix | Definition: formation, growth
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-plegia
Suffix | Definition: paralysis
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-pnea
Suffix | Definition: breathing
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-rrhagia
Suffix | Definition: bursting forth (of)
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-scope
Suffix | Definition: instrument for examining
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-scopy
Suffix | Definition: visual examination
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-spasm
Suffix | Definition: involuntary contraction, twitching
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-stenosis
Suffix | Definition: narrowing, stricture
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-therapy
Suffix | Definition: treatment
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-thorax
Suffix | Definition: chest
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-al
Suffix | Definition: pertaining to
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-ic
Suffix | Definition: pertaining to
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-ous
Suffix | Definition: pertaining to
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-ia
Suffix | Definition: condition
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-ist
Suffix | Definition: specialist

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