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Respiratory ///
suffixes
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| -algia | pain |
| -ar | pertaining to |
| -ary | pertaining to |
| -capnia | carbon dioxide |
| -centesis | puncture to remove (drain) |
| -dynia | pain |
| -eal | pertaining to |
| -ectasis | stretching |
| -emia | blood |
| -gram | record |
| -graph | recording insturment |
| -graphy | recording process |
| -itis | inflammation |
| -meter | measurement or insturment that measures |
| -metry | meauserment of |
| -osmia | smell |
| -oxia | oxygen |
| -pexy | fixation |
| -phonia | sound |
| -pnea | breathing |
| -ptysis | spitting |
| -rrhage, -rrhagia | abnormal, excessive flow |
| -scopy | to examine |
| -spasm | contraction of a muscle |
| -sphyxia | pulse |
| -stenosis | blockage, narrowing |
| -stomy | opening |
| -thorax | chest |
| -tomy | cutting, incision |