 | Term | Definition |
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adenoid/o |
adenoids |
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alveol/o |
alveolus, air sac |
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bronch/o |
bronchial tube, bronchus |
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bronchi/o |
bronchial tube, bronchus |
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bronchiol/o |
bronchiole, small bronchus |
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capn/o |
carbon dioxide |
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coni/o |
dust |
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cyan/o |
blue |
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epiglott/o |
epiglottis |
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hydr/o |
water |
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laryng/o |
larynx, voice box |
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lob/o |
lobe of the lung |
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mediastin/o |
mediastinum |
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nas/o |
nose |
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or/o |
mouth |
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orth/o |
straight, upright |
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ox/o |
oxygen |
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pector/o |
chest |
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pharyng/o |
pharynx, throat |
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phon/o |
voice, sound |
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phren/o |
diaphragm, mind |
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pleur/o |
pleura |
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pneum/o |
air, lung, gas |
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pneumon/o |
air, lung, gas |
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pulmon/o |
lung |
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py/o |
pus |
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rhin/o |
nose |
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sinus/o |
sinus, cavity |
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spir/o |
breathing |
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tel/o |
complete |
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thorac/o |
chest |
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tonsill/o |
tonsils |
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trache/o |
trachea, windpipe |
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-algia |
pain |
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-capnia |
carbon dioxide |
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-centesis |
surgical puncture to remove fluid |
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-dynia |
pain |
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-ectasis |
dilation, dilatation, widening |
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-ectomy |
removal, excision, resection |
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-ema |
condition |
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-lysis |
breakdown, separation, destruction, loosening |
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-osmia |
smell |
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-oxia |
oxygen |
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-phonia |
voice, sound |
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-plasty |
surgical repair |
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-pnea |
breathing |
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-ptysis |
spitting |
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-rrhea |
flow, discharge |
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-scopy |
visual examination |
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-sphyxia |
pulse |
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-stenosis |
tightening, stricture |
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-stomy |
new opening (to form a mouth) |
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-thorax |
pleural cavity, chest |
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-tomy |
process of cutting |
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-trophy |
nourishment, development (condition of) |
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a-, an- |
no, not, without |
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brady- |
slow |
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dys- |
bad, painful, difficult, abnormal |
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em- |
in |
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eu- |
good, normal |
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ex- |
out, away from |
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hyper- |
above, excessive |
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hypo- |
deficient, below, under, less than normal |
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para- |
near, beside, abnormal, apart from, along the side of |
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per- |
through |
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re- |
back, again, backward |
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tachy- |
fast |
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