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Vet. Terminology
The Respiratory System - The Breakdown
Term | Definition |
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-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 |