Respiratory Word Building Flashcards
(69 cards)
1
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without
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a or an
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slow
A
brady-
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Q
painful, bad, difficult
A
dys-
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in
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em-
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good
A
eu-
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without, out
A
ex-
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excessive
A
hyper-
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deficiency
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hypo-
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near
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para-
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in, through
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per-
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again
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re-
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fast
A
tachy-
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pain (a)
A
-algia
14
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co2
A
-capnia
15
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surgical puncture to remove fluid
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-centesis
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Q
pain (d)
A
-dynia
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stretch, dilate
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-ectasis
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removal
A
-ectomy
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breakdown
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-lysis
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smell
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-osmia
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oxygen
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-oxia
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voice
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-phonia
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surgical repair
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-plasty
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breathing
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-pnea
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spitting
-ptysis
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discharge
-rrhea
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process of visual examination
-scopy
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pulse
-sphyxia
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constricting
-stenosis
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new opening to form mouth
-stomy
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chest
-thorax
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incision
-tomy
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development
-trophy
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adenoids
adenoid/o
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alveoli
alveol/o
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bronchial tubes
bronch/o, bronchi/o
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bronchioles
bronchio/o
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carbon dioxide
capn/o
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dust
coni/o
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blue
cyan/o
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epiglottis
epiglott/o
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fluid
hydr/o
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larynx
laryng/o
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lobe of lung
lob/o
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mediastinum
mediastin/o
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nose
nas/o
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mouth
or/o
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straight / upright
orth/o
49
oxygen
ox/o
50
chest (p)
pector/o
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pharynx
pharyng/o
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voice
phon/o
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diaphragm
phren/o
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pleura
pleur/o
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lung/air
pneum/o, pneumon/o
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lung
pulmon/o
57
pus
py/o
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nose (rh)
rhin/o
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sinus. cavity
sinus/o
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breathing (sp)
spir/o
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complete
tel/o
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chest (th)
thorac/o
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tonsils
tonsill/o
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trachea
trache/o
65
FEF
forced expiratory flow
66
FEV
forced expiratory volume
67
FVC
forced viral capacity
68
PND
paroxysmal nocturnal dyspnea
69
SOB
shortness of breath
