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med term ch 7
respiratory system
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| aer/o | air |
| alveol/o | alveoulus |
| 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, 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 |
| spri/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 |
| carcin/o | cancer |
| cardi/o | heart |
| cortic/o | outer layer |
| cyt/o | cell |
| embol/o | plug |
| fibr/o | fibers |
| hem/o | blood |
| hist/o | tissue |
| orth/o | straight |
| ot/o | ear |
| py/o | pus |
| -algia | pain |
| -centesis | puncture to withdraw fluid |
| -dynia | pain |
| -ectasis | dilation |
| -ectomy | surgical removal |
| -emia | blood condition |
| -genic | produced by |
| -graphy | process of recording |
| -ia | condition |
| -ism | state of |
| -itis | inflammation |
| -lytic | destruction |
| -meter | instrument to measure |
| -metry | process of measuring |
| -oma | tumor |
| -osis | abnormal condition |
| -ostomy | surgically create opening |
| -otomy | cutting into |
| -phonia | voice |
| -plasm | formation |
| -plegia | paralysis |
| -plasty | surgical repair |
| -rrhagia | abnormal flow condition |
| -rrhea | discharge |
| -scope | instrument for viewing |
| -scopy | process of visually examining |
| -spasm | involuntary muscle spasm |
| -stenosis | narrowing |
| a- | without |
| an- | without |
| anti- | against |
| de- | without |
| dis- | apart from |
| dys- | abnormal, difficult |
| endo- | within |
| eu- | normal |
| hypo- | insufficient |
| para- | beside |
| syn- | together |
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