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Respiratory
Prefixes,suffixes,and combining forms flashcards
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| an- | absence of, without |
| brady- | slow |
| endo- | within, in |
| eu- | normal,good |
| poly- | much,many |
| tachy- | fast,rapid |
| adenoid/o | adenoids |
| alveol/o | alveolus |
| atel/o | imperfect, incomplete |
| bronch/o | bronchus |
| bronchi/o | bronchus |
| capn/o | carbon dioxide |
| diaphragmat/o | diaphragm |
| epiglott/o | epiglottis |
| hem/o | blood |
| hemat/o | blood |
| laryng/o | larynx |
| lob/o | lobe |
| muc/o | mucus |
| nas/o | nose |
| orth/o | straight |
| ox/i | oxygen |
| pharyng/o | pharynx |
| phon/o | sound/voice |
| phren/o | diaphragm |
| pleur/o | pleura |
| pneum/o | lung,air |
| pneumon/o | lung,air |
| pneumat/o | lung |
| radi/o | x-rays, ionizing radiation |
| respir/o | breath,breathing |
| rhin/o | nose |
| sept/o | septum |
| sinus/o | sinus |
| somn/o | sleep |
| son/o | sound |
| spir/o | breathe,breathing |
| thorac/o | thorax, chest cavity |
| tom/o | to cut, section, slice |
| tonsill/o | tonsil |
| trache/o | trachea |
| -algia | pain |
| -ar | pertaining to |
| -ary | pertaining to |
| -cele | hernia, protrusion |
| -centesis | surgical puncture to aspirate fluid |
| -eal | pertaining to |
| -ectasis | stretching out, dilation, expansion |
| -emia | in the blood |
| -gram | the record, radiographic image |
| -graph | instrument used to record |
| -graphy | process of recording, radiographic imaging |
| -meter | instrument used to measure |
| -metry | measurement |
| -pexy | surgical fixation, suspension |
| -pnea | breathing |
| -ptysis | spitting,coughing |
| -rrhagia | rapid flow of blood, excessive bleeding |
| -scope | instrument used for visual examination |
| -scopic | pertaining to visual examination |
| -scopy | process of visually examining, visual examination |
| -spasm | sudden involuntary muscle contraction, spasmodic contraction |
| -stenosis | constriction, narrowing |
| -stomy | creation of an artificial opening) |
| -thorax | chest, chest cavity |
| -tomy | cut into, incision |
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