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34 lymphatic and respiratory system suffixes
34 lymphatic and respiratory system suffixes
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11/12/2026
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Term
-Pnea
 Definition
Breathing (difficult breathing)
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-oxia
 Definition
Oxygen Condition (low oxygen levels )
Term
-capnia
 Definition
Carbon Dioxide condition (hypercapnia - excessive carbon dioxide)
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-ptysis
 Definition
Spitting or coughing up (coughing up blood)
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-thorax
 Definition
Chest or pleural cavity (air in
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-ectasis
 Definition
Dilation or expansion bronchiectasis - chronic dilation of the bronchi)
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-spasm
 Definition
Sudden involuntary contraction
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-stenosis
 Definition
Narrowing or stricture
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-centesis
 Definition
Surgical puncture to remove fluid
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-osmia
 Definition
Sense of small (loss of smell )
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-phonia
 Definition
Voice or sound (loss of voice)
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-rrhea
 Definition
Flow or discharge (rhinorrhea -Runny nose)
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-rrhagia
 Definition
Excessive flow or bleeding
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-cyte
 Definition
Cell
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-blast
 Definition
Immature or developing cell
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-penia
 Definition
Deficiency or abnormal reduction
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-osis
 Definition
Abnormal condition or increase
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-phage
 Definition
to eat or engult
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-lysis
 Definition
Destrction or breakdown
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-apheresis
 Definition
Withdraw or removal
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-megaly
 Definition
Enlargement
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-oma
 Definition
Tumor or mass
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-pathy
 Definition
Disease
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-stasis
 Definition
Stopping or controlling
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-genic
 Definition
Producing or causing
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-itis
 Definition
Inflammation
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-ectomy
 Definition
Surgical incision or cutting into
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-otomy
 Definition
Creating a new permanent opening
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-plasty
 Definition
Surgical repair
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-scope
 Definition
Instrument used for visual examination using a scope
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-scopy
 Definition
Visual examination using a scope
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-algia
 Definition
Pain
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