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Respiratory #4
Respiratory Suffixes & Prefixes
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Medical
11th Grade
11/06/2011

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Term
-capnia
Definition

carbon dioxide (CO2)

 

hyper/capnia-excessive CO2

Term
-osmia
Definition

smell

 

an/osmia-without a sense of smell

Term
-phonia
Definition

voice

 

dys/phonia-bad or impaired voice quality

Term
-pnea
Definition

breathing

 

a/pnea-not breathing

Term
-ptysis
Definition

spitting

 

hem/o/ptysis-spitting (or coughing up) blood

Term
-thorax
Definition

chest

 

py/o/thorax-pus in the chest cavity; also called empyema

Term
brady-
Definition

slow


brady/pnea-slow breathing

Term
dys-
Definition

bad; painful; difficult


dys/pnea-difficult breathing

Term
eu-
Definition

good, normal


eu/pnea-normal breathing

Term
tachy-
Definition

rapid


tachy/pnea-rapid breathing

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