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chapter 7
30 terms
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| spir/o | breathe, breathing |
| bronchi/o | bronchus |
| -ectasis | dilation, expansion |
| -itis | inflammation |
| pneumon/o | air, lung |
| -ia | condition |
| hypo | insufficient, below |
| ox/o | oxygen |
| -emia | blood condition |
| pulmon/o | lung |
| -logy | study of |
| logist | one who studies |
| eu | normal |
| -pnea | breathing |
| spir/o | to breathe, breathing |
| -metry | process of measuring |
| ox/o | oxygen |
| dys- | abnormal, painful difficult |
| tachy | rapid or fast |
| brady | slow |
| ortho | "straight" or "correct." |
| al | a relationship or connection to something. |
| eal | "pertaining to" or "related to" a specific body part or structure. |
| scopy | a procedure that involves examining an internal part of the body using a specialized instrument called a scope. |
| trache/o | the trachea, the windpipe that connects the larynx (voice box) to the lungs. |
| lob/o | which is a rounded division of an organ, such as the lobes of the brain or lung lobes. |
| -ectomy | surgical removal |
| sinu- | a component of words related to sinuses—hollow cavities or spaces in the bones of the head that are lined with mucous membrane. |
| -stomy | a surgical procedure that creates an artificial opening, or stoma, from an internal body part to the outside of the body, or between two parts of the body. |
| 3 lobes | on the left side |
| 2 lobes | on the right side |
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