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Medical Terminology
Respiratory
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| -algia | Pain in the body |
| -ar | Pertaining to |
| -ary | Indicated to or pertain to |
| -cele | Swelling or hernia |
| -centesis | Surgical puncture to aspirate fluid |
| -eal | Pertaining to |
| -ectasis | Dilation or expansion |
| -ectomy | Excision or cut out |
| -emia | In the blood |
| -genic | Relating to genes, causing or producing |
| -gram | Indicated or pertaining to |
| -itis | Inflammation |
| -graphy | Used to record from an instrument |
| -ia | Condition, or abnormal state |
| -ic | Pertaining to |
| -logist | Skilled or involved in a branch |
| -logy | Study of |
| -meter | Use to measure |
| -metry | Measurement |
| -oid | Resemble |
| -prexy | Surgical fixation, suspension |
| -plasty | Repair using surgery |
| -pnea | Breath |
| -ptysis | Coughing or spitting |
| -rrha | Excessive blood |
| -scope | Visual examination using instrument |
| -scopic | Pertaining to visual examination |
| -scopy | The process of visually examining |
| -spasm | Involuntary muscle contraction |
| -stenosis | Constriciton |
| -stomy | Creation of an artificial opening |
| -thorax | Chest cavity |
| -tome | To cut using an instrument |
| -tomy | Incision |
| a- | Absensce |
| an- | Without |
| brady- | Slow |
| dys- | Difficult, painful or abnormal |
| endo- | Within |
| eu- | Normal |
| hyper- | Above or excessive |
| hypo- | Incomplete or below |
| intra- | In |
| poly- | Many |
| tachy- | Fast |
| adenoid/o | Adenoids |
| alveol/o | Alveolus |
| atel/o | Imperfect |
| bronch/o | Bronchus |
| Bronchi/o | Bronchus |
| Capn/o | Carbon dioxide |
| diaphragmat/o | Diaphragm |
| epiglott/o | Epiglottis |
| Hem/o | Blood |
| hemat/o | Blood |
| laryng/o | Larynx |
| lob/o | Lobe |
| muc/o | Mucus |
| nas/o | Nose |
| orth/o | Straight |
| ox/i | Oxygen |
| pharyng/o | Pharynx |
| phon/o | Sound |
| phren/o | Diaphragm |
| pleur/o | Pleura |
| pneum/o | Air, lungs |
| pneumon/o | Lung, air |
| pneumat/o | Lung |
| pulmon/o | lung |
| py/o | pus |
| radio/o | x-ray |
| respir/o | Breathing |
| rhin/o | nose |
| sept/o | Septum |
| sinus/o | Sinus |
| somn/o | Sleep |
| son/o | sound |
| spir/o | Breathing |
| thorac/o | Thorax |
| tom/o | Slice |
| tonsil/o | Tonsils |
| trache/o | Trachea |