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Chapter 7
Respiratory System - Suffixes/Prefixes and Combining Forms
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Tachy | Fast ex. tachypnea (fast breathing) |
| Eu | Good, normal ex. eupnea (normal breathing) |
| Brady | Slow ex. bradypnea (slow breathing) |
| Pnea | Breathing |
| -phonia | Voice ex. dysphonia (difficulty speaking) |
| -capnia | Carbon dioxide ex. hypercapnia (excessive CO2 in the blood) |
| atel/o | Incomplete, imperfect ex. atelectasis (imcomplete expansion of lung, collapsed lung) |
| coni/o | Dust ex. pneumoconiosis (lung condition caused by inhaling dust) |
| spir/o | Breathing ex. spirometry (measurement of breathing capacity) |
| cyan/o | Blue ex. cyanosis (bluish skin from lack of oxygen |
| rhin/o | Nose ex. rhinitis (inflammation of nose) |
| pluer/o | Pleura ex. pleuritis (inflammation of the pleura) |
| alveol/o | Alveolus ex. alveolitis (inflammation of the alveoli) |
| pneum/o | Air, lung ex. pneumothorax (air in pleural cavity) |
| pneumon/o | Lung ex. pneumonia (infection of the lungs) |