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Respiratory system
Chapter 7, ^Prefix and *Suffix
Question | Answer |
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^A | not; without |
^Anti | against |
^Brady | slow |
^Dys | painfull;difficult |
^Em | in |
^Endo | in;within |
^Epi | on;over;upon |
^Eu | good,normal |
^Hyper | above; above normal; excessive |
^Hypo | below; below normal; deficient |
^In | in;into;not |
^Poly | many;much |
^Tachy | fast |
*-al, -ary, -ial, -ic, -tic | pertaining to |
*-ant | substance that promotes |
* -ation | process; condition |
*-capnia | carbon dioxide |
* -centesis | surgical puncture to remove fl uid |
* -ectasis | dilation; expansion |
*-ema | condition |
*-emia | blood condition |
*-genic | produced by or in |
*-ia | condition |
*-ion | process; state; condition |
* -ism | process; condition |
*-meter | measure |
*-metry | process of measuring |
*-or | one who (or something that) takes action or does something |
*-osmia | smell |
*-phonia | voice |
*-pnea | breathing |
*-rrhea | flow; excessive discharge |
*-spasm | muscle contraction |
*-stenosis | narrowing; tightening |
* -stomy | surgical opening |
*-thorax | chest; pleural cavity |
*-tomy | process of cutting; incision |