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Harrison Med Term
Chapter 5
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| pleur/o | pleura |
| nas/o, rhin/o | nose |
| alveol/o | alveolus |
| -stenosis | constriction or narrowing |
| pharyng/o | pharynx |
| -tomy | cut into or incision |
| -stomy | creation of an artificial opening |
| pneum/o, pneumat/o, pneumon/o | lung, air |
| sept/o | septum (wall off, fence) |
| thorac/o | thorax (chest) |
| trache/o | trachea |
| pulmon/o | lung |
| sinus/o | sinus |
| tonsill/o | tonsil |
| -ectasis | stretching out, dilation, expansion |
| -graphy | process of recording, radiographic imaging |
| phon/o | sound, voice |
| muc/o | mucus |
| ox/o, ox/i | oxygen |
| capn/o | carbon dioxide |
| spir/o | breathe, breathing |
| somn/o | sleep |
| a-, an- | without or absence of |
| eu- | normal, good |
| poly- | many, much |
| adenoid/o | adenoids |
| -spasm | sudden, involuntary muscle contraction |
| -scopic | pertaining to visual examination |
| -rrhagia | rapid flow of blood |
| -scope | instrument used for visual examination |
| tachy- | fast, rapid |
| diaphragmat/o, phren/o | diaphragm |
| laryng/o | larynx |
| lob/o | lobe |
| epiglott/o | epiglottis |
| bronchi/o, bronch/o | bronchus |
| -pnea | breathing |
| -metry | measurement |
| -pexy | surgical fixation, suspension |
| -scopy | visual examination |
| -centesis | surgical puncture to aspirate fluid (with a sterile needle) |
| -emia | blood condition |
| -algia | pain |
| -cele | hernia or protrusion |
| -meter | instrument used to measure |
| atel/o | imperfect, incomplete |
| hem/o, hemat/o | blood |
| orth/o | straight |
| py/o | pus |
| -ar, -ary, -eal | pertaining to |
| endo- | within |
| pan- | all, total |
| -thorax | chest |