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Chapter 7
The Respiratory System
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Undergraduate 1
11/02/2011
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Term
para-
 Definition
near
Term
nas/o
 Definition
nose
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-pharynx
 Definition
throat
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or/o
 Definition
mouth
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laryng/o
 Definition
larynx
Term
ot/o
 Definition
ear
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pulmon
 Definition
lung
Term
bronch
 Definition
bronchus
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bronch/o
 Definition
bronchi
Term
-spasm
 Definition
involuntary contraction
Term
rhin/o
 Definition
nose
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rrhea
 Definition
abnormal discharge
Term
sinus
 Definition
sinus
Term
itis
 Definition
inflamation
Term
-plegia
 Definition
paralysis
Term
phon
 Definition
voice or sound
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a-
 Definition
without
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-ia
 Definition
abnormal condition
Term
dys-
 Definition
bad
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trache/o
 Definition
trachea
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-rrhagia
 Definition
bleeding
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bronch/o
 Definition
bronchus
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-rrhea
 Definition
abnormal flow
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pleur/o
 Definition
pleura
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-dynia
 Definition
pain
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pneum/o
 Definition
lung or air
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-thorax
 Definition
chest
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hem/o
 Definition
blood
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-ptysis
 Definition
spitting
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py/o
 Definition
pus
Term
pneumon
 Definition
lung
Term
bronch/o
 Definition
bronchial tubes
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coni
 Definition
dust
Term
-osis
 Definition
abnormal condition or disease
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anthrac
 Definition
coal dust
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asbest
 Definition
asbestos
Term
byssin
 Definition
cotton dust
Term
silic
 Definition
glass
Term
eu-
 Definition
good
Term
-pnea
 Definition
breathing
Term
brady-
 Definition
slow
Term
tachy-
 Definition
rapid
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dys-
 Definition
painful
Term
hyper-
 Definition
excessive
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hypo-
 Definition
decreased
Term
-ventilation
 Definition
breathing
Term
ox/i
 Definition
oxygen
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capn
 Definition
carbon dioxide
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-emia
 Definition
blood
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hyp-
 Definition
deficient
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spir/o
 Definition
breathe
Term
-meter
 Definition
measure
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anti-
 Definition
against
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tuss
 Definition
cough
Term
-ive
 Definition
performs
Term
endo-
 Definition
within
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trache
 Definition
trachea
Term
-al
 Definition
pertaining to
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sept/o
 Definition
septum
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lob
 Definition
lobe
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thor
 Definition
chest
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thorac
 Definition
thorax or chest
Term
-plasty
 Definition
surgical repair
Term
-isy
 Definition
noun ending
Term
-ostomy
 Definition
surgically creating an opening
Term
-ectomy
 Definition
surgical removal
Term
-ologist
 Definition
specialist
Term
-centesis
 Definition
surgical puncture to remove fluid
Term
-scopy
 Definition
direct visual examination
Term
an-
 Definition
without
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-graphy
 Definition
process of recording
Term
-rrhea
 Definition
abnormal discharge
Term
poly-
 Definition
many
Term
-otomy
 Definition
surgical incision
Term
-ectasis
 Definition
stretching or enlargement
Term
atel
 Definition
incomplete
Term
pulmon
 Definition
lung
Term
laryng/o
 Definition
larynx
Term
cyan
 Definition
blue
Term
somn/o
 Definition
sleep
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