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Med Term 5: Respiratory System
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| adenoid/o | adenoids |
| alveol/o | alveoli |
| bronch/i | bronchus |
| diaphragmat/o | diaphragm |
| epiglott/o | epiglottis |
| laryng/o | larynx |
| lob/o | lobe |
| nas/o | nose |
| rhin/o | nose |
| pharyng/o | pharynx |
| pleur/o | pleura |
| pneum/o | lung, air |
| pneumon/o | lung, air |
| pulmon/o | lung |
| sept/o | septum (wall off, fence) |
| sinus/o | sinus |
| thorac/o | chest |
| tonsill/o | tonsil |
| trache/o | trachea |
| atel/o | incomplete, imperfect |
| hem/o | blood |
| hemat/o | blood |
| muc/o | mucus |
| orth/o | straight |
| ox/o | oxygen |
| py/o | pus |
| somn/o | sleep |
| spir/o | breathing, breathe |
| a- | without or absence of |
| an- | without or absence of |
| endo- | within |
| eu- | normal, good |
| pan- | all, total |
| poly- | many, much |
| -algia | pain |
| -ary | pertaining to |
| -capnia | carbon dioxide |
| -cele | hernia or protrusion |
| -centesis | surgical puncture to aspirate fluid |
| -eal | pertaining to |
| -ectasis | stretching out, dilatation, expansion |
| -emia | blood condition |
| -gram | record, x-ray image |
| -graphy | process of recording, x-ray imaging |
| -meter | instrument used to measure |
| -metry | measurement |
| -oxia | oxygen |
| -pexy | surgical fixation, suspension |
| -phonia | sound or voice |
| -pnea | breathing |
| -rrhagia | rapid flow of blood |
| -scope | instrument used for visual examination |
| -scopic | pertaining to visual examination |
| -scopy | visual examination |
| -spasm | sudden, involuntary muscle contraction |
| -stenosis | constriction or narrowing |
| -stomy | creation of an artificial opening |
| -thorax | chest |
| -tomy | cut into or incision |
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Queen's Grant High School/CPCC |
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