Respiratory Terms Word Scramble
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suffixes | definition |
-algia | pain |
-ar, -ary | pertaining to |
-capnia | carbon dioxide |
-cele | hernia or protrusion |
-centesis | surgical prunture to aspirate fluid (with a sterile needle) |
-eal | pertaining to |
-ectasis | stretching out, dilatation, expansion |
-emia | blood condition |
-gram | record, x-ray image |
-graphy | process of recording, x-ray imaging |
-meter | instrument used to measure |
-metry | measurement |
-oxia | oxygen |
-pexy | surgical fixation, suspension |
-phonia | sound or voice |
-pnea | breathing |
-rrhagia | rapid flow of blood |
-scope | instrument used for visual examination |
-scopic | pertaining to visual examination |
-scopy | visual examination |
-spasm | sudden, involuntary muscle contraction (spasmodic contraction) |
-stenosis | constriction or narrowing |
-stomy | creation of an artificial opening |
-thorax | chest |
-tomy | cut into or incision |
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