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91 Cards in this Set

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-cele

Hernia or protrusion

-ectasis

Stretching out, dilation

-emia

In the blood

Tachy-

Fast, rapid

-algia

Pain

Trans-

Through, across

Per-

Through

Aut/o

Self

Atel/o

Imperfect, incomplete

-Stenosis

Construction or narrowing

Pulmon/o

Lung

Orth/o

Straight

-tome

Instrument used to cut

-opsy

View of, viewing

-phagia

Eating or swallowing

-coccus (pl. -cocci)

Berry shaped (form of bacterium)

-ia

Diseased or abnormal state

Bi/o

Life

Coni/o

Dust

-pexy

Surgical fixation

A-, an-

Absence of, without

Xer/o

Dry, dryness

Tom/o

To cut, or section

Staphyl/o

Grape like clusters

-scope

Instrument used for visual examination

-scopy

Visual examination

-scopic

Pertaining to visual examination

-thorax

Chest, chest cavity

-stomy

Creation of artificial opening

-tomy

Cut into, incision

Lob/o

Lobe

Laryng/o

Larynx

-spasm

Sudden, involuntary muscle contraction

Necr/o

Death (cells, body)

Poly-

Mini

Eu-

Normal, good

Trache/o

Trachea

Tonsill/o

Tonsil

-metry

Measurement

-Meter

Instrument used to measure

-gram

The record, radiographic image

-graphy

Process of recording, radiographic images

-graph

Instrument used to record, the record

-rrhagia

Rapid flow of blood, excessive bleeding

-centesis

Surgical puncture to aspirate fluid with needle

Para-

Beside, beyond, normal

Thorac/o

Thorax, chest, chest cavity

Somn/o

Sleep

Sinus/o

Sinus

Sept/o

Septum

-Rrhea

Discharge or flow

-pnea

Breathing

Spir/o

Breathe, breathing

Adenoid/o

Adenoids

Alveol/o

Alveolus

-itis

Inflammation

-ectomy

Excision or surgical removal

-a

Noun suffix, no meaning

Sub-

Under, below

Hem/o, hemat/o

Blood

Epiglott/o

Epiglottis

Diaphragmat/o, phren/o

Diaphragm

Intra-

Within

Endo-

Within

Capn/o

Carbon dioxide

Bronchi/o, bronch/o

Bronchus

Ox/i

Oxygen

Nas/o, rhin/o

Knows

Muc/o

Mucus

Pleur/o

Pleura

Py/o

Pus

Radi/o

X-rays

Pharyng/o

Pharynx

Onc/o

Tumor/mass

Rhytid/o

Wrinkles

Epi-

On, upon, over

Strept/o

Twisted chain

Seb/o

Sebum (oil)

Onych/o, ungu/o

Nail

Myc/o

Fungus

Hidr/o

Sweat

Cutane/o, derm/o, dermat/o

Skin

Kerat/o

Horny tissue

Heter/o

Other

Pachy/o

Thick

Phon/o

Sound, voice

Pneum/o, pneumat/o,

Lung, air

Son/o

Sound

Crypt/o

Hidden

-plasty

Surgical repair

-malacia

Softening