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Medical Terminology

Respiratory

TermDefinition
-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
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