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Respiratory ///
suffixes
Question | Answer |
---|---|
-algia | pain |
-ar | pertaining to |
-ary | pertaining to |
-capnia | carbon dioxide |
-centesis | puncture to remove (drain) |
-dynia | pain |
-eal | pertaining to |
-ectasis | stretching |
-emia | blood |
-gram | record |
-graph | recording insturment |
-graphy | recording process |
-itis | inflammation |
-meter | measurement or insturment that measures |
-metry | meauserment of |
-osmia | smell |
-oxia | oxygen |
-pexy | fixation |
-phonia | sound |
-pnea | breathing |
-ptysis | spitting |
-rrhage, -rrhagia | abnormal, excessive flow |
-scopy | to examine |
-spasm | contraction of a muscle |
-sphyxia | pulse |
-stenosis | blockage, narrowing |
-stomy | opening |
-thorax | chest |
-tomy | cutting, incision |