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Respiratory System
word parts and vocabulary associated with the respiratory system
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| aer/o | air |
| alveol/o | alveolus |
| atel/o | incomplete |
| bronch/o | bronchus |
| bronchi/o | bronchus |
| bronchiol/o | bronchiole |
| carcin/o | cancer |
| cardi/o | heart |
| cyan/o | blue |
| diaphragmat/o | diaphragm |
| embol/o | plug |
| epiglott/o | epiglottis |
| fibr/o | fibers |
| hem/o | blood |
| hist/o | tissue |
| laryng/o | larynx |
| lob/o | lobe |
| muc/o | mucus |
| nas/o | nose |
| orth/o | straight |
| ot/o | ear |
| ox/i | oxygen |
| ox/o | oxygen |
| pharyng/o | pharynx |
| pleur/o | pleura |
| pneum/o | air |
| pneumon/o | lung |
| pulmon/o | lung |
| py/o | pus |
| rhin/o | nose |
| sept/o | wall, septum |
| sinus/o | sinus |
| somn/o | sleep |
| spir/o | breathing |
| thorac/o | chest |
| trache/o | trachea |
| tuss/o | cough |
| -capnia | carbon dioxide |
| -centesis | puncture to withdraw fluid |
| -ectasis | dilation |
| -ectomy | surgical removal |
| -genic | produced by |
| -gram | record |
| -graphy | process of recording |
| -itis | inflammation |
| -meter | instrument to measure |
| -metry | process of measuring |
| -oma | tumor |
| -osis | abnormal condition |
| -osmia | smell |
| -ostomy | surgically create an opening |
| -otomy | cutting into |
| -plasty | surgical repair |
| -pnea | breathing |
| -ptysis | spitting |
| -rrhea | discharge |
| -scope | instrument for viewing |
| -scopy | process of visually examining |
| -spasm | involuntary muscle spasm |
| -stenosis | narrowing |
| -thorax | chest |
| a- | without |
| an- | without |
| anti- | against |
| brady- | slow |
| dys- | abnormal, difficult |
| endo- | within |
| eu- | normal |
| hyper- | excessive |
| hypo- | insufficient |
| tachy- | fast |
Created by:
MrsReynolds
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