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med chap 7 terms
death pt. 6
Term | Definition |
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aer/o | air |
alveol/o | alveolus |
anthrac/o | coal |
atel/o | incomplete |
bronch/o | bronchus |
bronchi/o | bronchus |
bronchiol/o | bronchiole |
coni/o | dust |
cyan/o | blue |
cyst/o | sac/bladder |
diaphragmat/o | diaphragm |
epiglott/o | epiglottis |
hal/o | to breathe |
laryng/o | larynx |
lob/o | lobe |
muc/o | mucus |
nas/o | nose |
ox/o | oxygen |
ox/i | oxygen |
pharyng/o | pharynx |
pleur/o | pleura |
pneum/o | lung/air |
pneumon/o | lung/air |
pulmon/o | lung |
rhin/o | nose |
sept/o | wall |
sinus/o | sinus |
somn/o | sleep |
spir/o | breathing |
trache/o | trachea/windpipe |
tuss/o | cough |
-capnia | carbon dioxide |
-osmia | smell |
-phonia | voice |
-phylaxis | protection |
-pnea | breathing |
-ptysis | spitting |
-thorax | chest |
angi/o | vessel |
arteri/o | artery |
bar/o | weight |
bi/o | life |
carcin/o | cancer |
cardi/o | heart |
cortic/o | outer layer |
cyt/o | cell |
fibr/o | fibers |
hem/o | blood |
hist/o | tissue |
myc/o | fungus |
orth/o | straight |
ot/o | ear |
py/o | pus |
thorac/o | chest |
-al | pertaining to |
-algia | pain |
-ar | pertaining to |
-ary | pertaining to |
-centesis | puncture to withdraw fluid |
-dynia | pain |
-eal | pertaining to |
-ectasis | dilation |
-ectomy | surgical removal |
-emia | blood condition |
-genic | produced by |
-gram | record |
-graphy | process of recording |
-ia | condition |
-ic | pertaining to |
-ism | state of |
-itis | inflammation |
-logy | study of |
-lytic | destruction |
-meter | instrument to measure |
-metry | process of measuring |
-oma | tumor |
-ory | pertaining to |
-osis | abnormal condition |
-ostomy | surgically create opening |
-otomy | cutting into |
-ous | pertaining to |
-plasm | formation |
-plasty | surgical repair |
-plegia | paralysis |
-rrhagia | abnormal flow condition |
-rrhea | discharge |
-scope | instrument for viewing |
-scopy | process of visually examining |
-spasm | involuntary muscle spasm |
-stenosis | narrowing |
-tic | pertaining to |
a- | without |
an- | without |
anti- | against |
brady- | slow |
de- | without |
dis- | apart from |
dys- | abnormal, difficult |
endo- | within |
eu- | normal |
hyper- | excessive |
hypo- | insufficient |
pan- | all |
para- | beside |
poly- | many |
pro- | before |
re- | again |
syn- | together |
tachy- | fast |