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Respiratory Terms
Respiratory Terminology
| Root | Meaning |
|---|---|
| amyl/o | starch |
| an/o | anus |
| append/o | appendix |
| appendic/o | appendix |
| ase | enzyme |
| bil/i | bile, gall |
| bilirubin/o | bilirubin |
| bronch/o | bronchial tube |
| bucc/o | cheek |
| cec/o | cecum(first part of colon) |
| celi/o | belly, abdomen |
| centesis | surgical puncture to remove fluid |
| cervic/o | neck, cervix (neck of uterus) |
| cheil/o | lip |
| chezia | defecation, elimination of waste |
| chlorhydr/o | hydrochloric acid |
| chol/e | bile, gall |
| cholangi/o | bile vessel |
| cholecyst/o | gallbladder |
| choledoch/o | common bile duct |
| cib/o | meal |
| cirrh/o | orange-yellow |
| col/o | colon (large intestine) |
| colon/o | colon (large intestine) |
| dent/i | tooth |
| duoden/o | duodenum |
| ectasia | stretching, dilation, expansion |
| ectasis | stretching, dilation, expansion |
| ectomy | removal, excision, resection |
| emesis | vomiting |
| emia | blood condition |
| enter/o | intestines, usually small intestines |
| esophag/o | esophagus |
| eti/o | cause |
| gastr/o | stomach |
| genesis | producing, forming |
| gingiv/o | gum |
| gloss/o | tongue |
| gluc/o | glucose, sugar |
| glyc/o | glucose, sugar |
| glycogen/o | glycogen, animal starch |
| graphy | process of recording |
| hem/o | blood |
| hemat/o | blood |
| hepat/o | liver |
| herni/o | half |
| iasis | abnormal condition |
| idi/o | unknown, individual, distinct |
| ile/o | ileum |
| jejun/o | jejunum |
| labi/o | lip |
| lapar/o | abdominal wall, abdomen |
| lingu/o | tongue |
| lip/o | fat, lipid |
| lith/o | stone, calculus |
| lymphangi/o | lymph vessel |
| lysis | breakdown, seperation, destruction, loosening |
| mandibul/o | mandible (lower jaw bone) |
| megaly | enlargement |
| men/o | menses, menstruation |
| necr/o | death |
| odont/o | tooth |
| odyn/o | pain |
| or/o | mouth |
| orexia | appetite |
| palat/o | palate (roof of mouth) |
| pancreat/o | pancreas |
| pathy | disease, emotion |
| pepsia | digestion |
| peritone/o | peritoneum |
| phagia | eating, swallowing |
| pharyng/o | throat, pharynx |
| plasty | surgical repair |
| prandial | meal |
| proct/o | anus and rectum |
| prote/o | protein |
| ptosis | droop, sag, prolapse, fall |
| ptysis | spitting |
| pylor/o | pylorus, pyloric sphincter |
| rect/o | rectum |
| rrhage | bursting forth (of blood) |
| rrhagia | bursting forth (of blood) |
| rrhaphy | suture |
| rrhea | flow, discharge |
| scopy | visual examination |
| sialaden/o | salivary gland |
| spasm | sudden contraction of muscle |
| splen/o | spleen |
| stasis | to stop, control, place |
| steat/o | fat, sebum |
| stenosis | tightening, stricture |
| stomat/o | mouth |
| stomy | new opening, (to form a mouth) |
| tomy | process of cutting |
| tonsill/o | tonsil |
| tresia | opening |
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