urinary/respiratory : prefix/suffix/root words | Quizlet

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116 Terms

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-ous

pertaining to

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phon/o

voice, sound

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pleur/o

pleura

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pneum/o, pneumon/o

lung, air

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pulm/o, pulmon/o

lung

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rhin/o

nose

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sinus/o

sinus

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spir/o

breathing

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thorac/o

chest

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trache/o

trachea

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an

not, without

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-osmia

smell

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ox/o

oxygen

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-ia

condition

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a

not, without

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-phonia

voice or sound

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-pnea

breathing

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atel/o

incomplete, imperfect

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-ectasis

dilation, expansion

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brady

slow

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bronchi/o

bronchus

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itis

inflammation

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bronch/o

bronchus

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-spasm

sudden involuntary movement

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cyan/o

blue

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-osis

abnormal condition

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dys

abnormal

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em

within

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py/o

pus

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-ema

condition

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eu

normal

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hem/o

blood

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-ptysis

spitting

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-thorax

chest

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hyper

excessive

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capn/o

carbon dioxide

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ventil/o

to oxygenate

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-ation

process

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laryng/o

larynx

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nas/o

nose

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orth/o

straight

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coni/o

dust

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-isy

condition

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pulmon/o

lung

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-ary

pertaining to

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embol/o

plug

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-ism

state of

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fibr/o

fibers

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-logist

one who studies

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-rrhagia

abnormal flow

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-rrhea

flow, discharge

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tachy

fast

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arteri/o

artery

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-al

pertaining to

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-dilator

something that enlarges or expands

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-plasty

surgical repair

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-scopy

process of visually examining

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endo

within

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trache/o

trachea

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in

inward

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tub/o

tube

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-ation

process, condition

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-meter

instrument used to measure

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-ectomy

surgical removal

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-centesis

surgical puncturing

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sept/o

wall

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thorac/o

chest

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bil/i

bile

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cyst/o

sac, pouch, bladder

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glomerul/o

glomerulus

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hydr/o

water

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lith/o

stone

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meat/o

meatus

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nephr/o

kidney

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peritone/o

peritoneum

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pyel/o

renal pelvis

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ren/o

kidney

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ureter/o

ureter

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urethr/o

urethra

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urin/o

urine

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ur/o

urine

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vesic/o

sac

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-uria

urine condition

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azot/o

nitrogen containing waste, urea

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bacteri/o

bacteria

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-algia

pain

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-cele

prostrution

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-lith

stone

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-oma

tumour or mass

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-genic

produced by

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noct/i

night, at night

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olig/o

small or scant

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poly

many

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-ic

pertaining to

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neur/o

nerve

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protein

protein

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carcin/o

cancer

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ren/o

kidney (use with -AL and -GRAM)

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vascul/o

blood vessel

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gynec/o

female