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MA 70 Module 9
Respriatory Prefixes, Suffixes and Combining Forms
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| bronchus (singular) | bronchi (plural) |
| metastasis (singular) | metastases (plural) |
| alveolus (singular) | alveoli (plural) |
| a-, an- | without; not |
| brady- | slow |
| dia- | through |
| dys- | bad; poor; difficult |
| epi- | upon; on |
| eu- | good; normal |
| hyp-, hypo- | below; under; less than |
| inter- | between |
| macro- | large |
| micro- | small, can't be seen with the naked eye |
| neo- | new |
| para- | around; near |
| peri- | around |
| tachy- | fast |
| -al, -ar, ic, -itic, -ous | pertaining to |
| -algia | pain |
| -cele | herniation; swelling |
| -centesis | surgical puncture to remove fluid |
| -cyte | cell |
| -dynia | pain |
| -ectasis | dilation |
| -ectomy | surgical removal, to cut out, excision |
| -ema | pathological condition |
| -emia | blood condition |
| -gen | producing |
| -gnosis | knowledge |
| -graphy | process of creating an image |
| -ia | condition |
| -ist | one who specializes |
| -itis | inflammation |
| -logist | one specializes in the study of |
| -logy | the study of |
| -malacia | abnormal softening |
| -metry | the act of measuring |
| -ole | small |
| -oma | tumor; growth; mass |
| -osis | abnormal condition |
| -osmia | smell |
| -oxia | oxygen |
| -paralysis | lack of muscle control |
| -pathy | disease |
| -phagia | swallowing; eating |
| -phobia | fear |
| -plasm | growth |
| -plasty | surgical repair |
| -plegia | paralysis |
| -pnea | breathing |
| -ptosis | prolapse, drooping, downward displacement |
| -rrhagia | excessive flow |
| -rrhaphy | suture |
| -rrhea | flow or discharge |
| -scope | instrument for viewing |
| -scopy | the process of viewing or examining |
| -spasm | uncontrolled muscle contractions; twitching |
| -stenosis | narrowing, stricture |
| -stomy | surgically creating a new opening |
| -therapy | treatment |
| -thorax | chest |
| -tome | an instrument for cutting |
| -tomy | to cut into, incise |
| -isy | quality |
| acid/o | acid |
| adenoid/o | adenoid |
| aer/o | air |
| alveol/o | air sac (alveolus/alveoli) |
| arteri/o | artery |
| atel/o | incomplete; imperfect |
| bronch/o | bronchus/bronchi (branches off the trachea) |
| bronchi/o | bronchus/bronchi(branches off the esophagus) |
| bronchiol/o | bronchioles (smaller branches off the bronchi) |
| emphys/o | to inflate |
| epiglott/o | epiglottis |
| erythr/o | red |
| hem/o | blood |
| hydr/o | water |
| laryng/o | larynx, voice box |
| lob/o | lobe |
| melan/o | black |
| muc/o | mucus |
| my/o | muscles |
| myc/o | fungus |
| nas/o | nose; nasal cavities |
| or/o | mouth; oral cavity |
| orth/o | straight |
| ox/o, ox/i | oxygen |
| path/o | disease |
| pharyng/o | pharynx, throat |
| phren/o | diaphragm |
| pleur/o | pleura, two layer membrane that surrounds the chest cavity and lungs |
| pneum/o | air; lung |
| pneumon/o | air; lung |
| pulmon/o | lung |
| py/o | pus |
| rhin/o | nose |
| sinus/o | sinus |
| spir/o | to breathe; respiration |
| thorac/o | chest |
| tom/o | to cut |
| tonsill/o | tonsils |
| trache/o | trachea; wind pipe |
| -phasia | speech |
| -phonia | sound |
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