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Resp System C5
Chapter 5 Terms
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| atel/o | imperfect,incomplete |
| capn/o | carbon dioxide |
| hem/o, hemat/o | blood |
| muc/o | mucus |
| orth/o | straight |
| ox/o, ox/i | oxygen |
| phon/o | sound,voice |
| py/o | pus |
| somn/o | sleep |
| spir/o | breathe/breathing |
| a-,an- | without or absence of |
| endo- | within |
| eu- | normal,good |
| pan- | all,total |
| poly | many,much |
| tachy- | fast,rapid |
| -algia | pain |
| -ar,-ary, -eal | pertaining to |
| -cele | hernia or protrusion |
| -centesis | surgical puncture to aspirate fluid (with sterile needle) |
| -ectasis | stretching out, dilatation, expansion |
| -emia | blood condition |
| -graphy | process of recording,radiographic imaging |
| -meter | instrument used to measure |
| -metry | measurement |
| -pexy | surgical fixation, suspension |
| -pnea | breathing |
| -rrhagia | rapid flow of blood |
| -scope | instrument used for visual examination |
| -scopy | visual examination |
| -spasm | sudden, involuntary msucle contraction (spasmodic contraction) |
| -stenosis | constriction or narrowing |
| -stomy | creation of an artificial opening |
| -thorax | chest |
| -tomy | cut into or incision |