Scientific Terminology # 5 Flashcards
(37 cards)
1
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-pnea
A
breathing
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-genesis
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develop, origin, beginning
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-lysis
A
breaking down
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-phobia
A
abnormal fear
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hydro-
A
water
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dys-
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painful, bad, diseased
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heter-
A
different
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homo-
A
same
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haplo-
A
single
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trans-
A
across
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pseudo-
A
false
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brady-
A
slow
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tachy-
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fast
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scoli-
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curved, crooked
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ot/o
A
ear
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audi/o
A
hearing
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rhin/o
A
nose
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sept/o
A
septum
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pneumon/o
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lung
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pneum/o
A
lung
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pulmon/o
A
lung
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epiglott/o
A
epiglottis
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trache/o
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trachea (windpipe)
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thrac/o
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thoracic
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phren/o
diaphragm
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spir/o
breathe
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alveol/o
alveolus (air sac)
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bronchi/o
bronchus
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bronch/o
bronchus
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ox/i
oxygen
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ox/o
oxygen
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pneumectomy
to cut out the lung
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bronchitis
inflammation of the bronchus
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rhinoplasty
surgical repair of the nose
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thoracalgia
pain in the thoracic (chest)
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dyspnea
painful breathing
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tachypnea
fast breathing
