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Respiratory System E
Elements of the Respiratory System
Question | Answer |
---|---|
aer- | air |
bronch/o bronchi/o | Bronchial Tube |
-cele | hernia |
-centesis | Surgical puncture to remove fluids |
chondr/o | cartilage |
-ectomy | Removal Excision |
-ectasis | Expansion Dilation Widening |
eu- | Good Normal |
-ia | Condition |
-ist | Specialist |
laryng/o | Larynx Voicebox |
-logist | One who studies Specialist |
macro- | Large |
-malacia | Softening |
melan- | Black |
micro- | Small |
mas/o | Nose |
neo- | New |
-oma | Tumor |
or/o | Mouth |
ortho/o | Straight |
-osis | Condition (usually abnormal) |
-pathy | Disease |
peri- | Surrounding |
-phagia | Eating Swallowing |
pharyng/o | Throat |
-phobia | Fear |
-plasia | Development Formation |
-plasty | Surgical Repair |
-plegia | Paralysis |
pleur- | Pleura Rib Side |
-pnea | Breathing |
pneum/o pneumon/o | Lung Air Gas |
rhin | Nose |
-rrhagia | Bursting forth of blood |
-rraphy | Suture |
-scope | Instrument for visual exam |
-scopy | Visual examination |
-spasm | Sudden contraction of muscles |
-stenosis | Tightening Stricture |
-therapy | Treatment |
thorac/o | Chest |
trache/o | Windpipe Trachea |