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Vet. Terminology
The Respiratory System - The Breakdown
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| -ole (suffix) | a small |
| bronch(o)- (root) | bronchus |
| spirat(o) (root) | breathing |
| in- (prefix) | in, into |
| ex- (prefix) | out |
| cyan(o)- (root) | blue |
| -sis (suffix) | condition of, process of, state of |
| cost(o)- (root) | rib |
| alveol(o)- (root) | alveolus |
| ox(o)- (root) | oxygen |
| hypo- (prefix) | below, under, deficient |
| capn(o)- (root) | carbon dioxide |
| a- (prefix) | without, absence of, not |
| dys- (prefix) | difficult, bad |
| hyper- (prefix) | excessive, above normal |
| -pnea (root) | breathing |
| tachy- (prefix) | fast |
| -ectasis (suffix) | expansion, dilation |
| atel(o)- (root) | incomplete |
| py(o)- (root) | pus |
| hem(o)- (root) | blood |
| thor(o)- (root) | chest |
| pneum(o)- (root) | air |
| rhin(o)- (root) | nose |
| -plasty (suffix) | to form (reconstructive, plastic surgery) |
| trache(o)- (root) | trachea |
| bronch(o)- (root) | bronchus |
| pleur(o)- (root) | pleura |
| pneumon(o)- (root) | lung |
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