Pulmonology Set 1/2 Intro/General

aer/o

air (word root)

alveol/o

alveolus (air sac) (word root)

bronch/o

bronchus (word root) (6 letters begins with b)

bronchi/o

bronchus (word root) (7 letters begins with b)

bronchiol/o

bronchiole (word root)

coni/o

dust (word root)

cyan/o

blue (word root)

diaphragmat/o

diaphragm (word root)

hal/o

to breathe (word root) (3 letters begins with h)

lob/o

lobe (word root)

mediastin/o

mediastinum (word root)

muc/o

mucus (word root)

nas/o

nose (word root)

ox/i

oxygen (word root)

pleur/o

pleura (word root)

pneum/o

air, lung (word root)

pneumon/o

lung (word root) (7 letters begins with p)

pulmon/o

lung (word root) (6 letters begins with p)

spir/o

breathing (word root) (4 letters begins with s)

thorac/o

chest (word root) (6 letters begins with t)

trache/o

trachea (word root)

tuss/o

cough (word root)

angi/o

vessel (word root)

arteri/o

artery (word root)

atel/o

incomplete (word root)

carcin/o

cancer (word root)

cardi/o

heart (word root)

cyt/o

cell (word root)

embol/o

embolus (word root)

fibr/o

fibers (word root)

hem/o

blood (word root)

orth/o

straight (word root)

py/o

pus (word root)

somn/o

sleep (word root)

-al

pertaining to (suffix) (-al)

-algia

pain condition (suffix) (5 letters begins with a)

-ar

pertaining to (suffix) (-ar)

-ary

pertaining to (suffix) (-ary)

-atic

pertaining to (suffix) (-atic)

-capnia

carbon dioxide condition (suffix)

-centesis

puncture to withdraw fluid (suffix)

-dynia

pain condition (suffix) (5 letters begins with d)

-ectasis

dilated (suffix)

-ectomy

surgical removal (suffix)

-emia

blood condition (suffix)

-genic

pertaining to producing (suffix)

-gram

a record (suffix)

-graph

instrument for recording (suffix)

-graphy

process of recording (suffix)

-ia

condition (suffix)

-ic

pertaining to (suffix) (-ic)

-itis

inflammation (suffix)

-logist

one who studies (suffix)

-logy

study of (suffix)

-lytic

pertaining to destruction (suffix)

-meter

instrument for measuring (suffix)

-metry

process of measuring (suffix)

-ole

small (suffix)

-oma

tumor, mass (suffix)

-osis

abnormal condition (suffix)

-plasty

surgical repair (suffix)

-pnea

breathing (suffix) (4 letters begins with p)

-ptysis

spitting (suffix)

-scope

instrument for viewing (suffix)

-scopy

process of visually examining (suffix)

-spasm

involuntary muscle contraction (suffix)

-stomy

surgically create an opening (suffix)

-tomy

cutting into (suffix)

-thorax

chest (suffix)

a-

without (prefix) (1 letters begins with a)

an-

without (prefix) (2 letters begins with a)

anti-

against (prefix)

brady-

slow (prefix)

dys-

abnormal, difficult, painful (prefix)

endo-

within, inner (prefix)

eu-

normal (prefix)

ex-

outward (prefix)

hyper-

excessive (prefix)

hypo-

insufficient, below (prefix)

in-

inward, not (prefix)

poly-

many (prefix)

tachy-

fast (prefix)