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medtermch7
Medical Terminology Chapter 7
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| aer/o | air |
| bronchi/o | bronchus |
| cyan/o | blue |
| diaphragmat/o | diaphragm |
| lob/o | lobe |
| ox/i or ox/o | oxgen |
| pharyng/o | pharynx |
| pneum/o | air |
| pulmon/o | lung |
| spir/o | breathing |
| bronch/o | bronchus |
| bronchiol/o | bronchiole |
| muc/o | mucus |
| nas/o | nose |
| pleur/o | pleura |
| tuss/o | cough |
| trache/o | trachea |
| -capnia | carbon dioxide |
| -dynia | pain |
| -ostomy | surgically create opening |
| -phonia | voice |
| -plasm | formation |
| -pnea | breathing |
| -thorax | chest |
| -centesis | puncture to withdraw fluid |
| -ectasis | dilation |
| -osis | abnormal condition |
| -otomy | cutting into |
| -phylaxis | protection |
| -plegia | paralysis |
| -ptysis | spitting |
| -spasm | involuntary muscle contraction |
| cyanosis | blue abnormal condition |
| hypercapnia | excessive carbon dioxide |
| hypoxia | low oxygen |
| dyspnea | shortness of breath |
| tracheostomy | surgical opening of the trachea |
| aphonia | absence of one's voice |
| spirometer | a measure of breathing |