1
Q
adenoid/o
A
adenoids
2
Q
alveol/o
A
alveolus, air sac
3
Q
atel/o
A
incomplete, imperfect
4
Q
bronch/o
A
bronchus
5
Q
capn/o
A
carbon dioxide
6
Q
coni/o
A
dust
7
Q
diaphragmat/o
A
diaphragm
8
Q
epiglott/o
A
epiglottis
9
Q
hem/o
A
blood
10
Q
laryng/o
A
larynx (voice box)
11
Q
lob/o
A
lobe
12
Q
mediastin/o
A
mediastinum
13
Q
muc/o
A
mucus
14
Q
nas/o
A
nose
15
Q
orth/o
A
straight
16
Q
ox/i
A
oxygen
17
Q
pharyng/o
A
pharynx (throat)
18
Q
phon/o
A
sound, voice
19
Q
pleur/o
A
pleura
20
Q
a-
A
without, not
21
Q
an-
A
without, not
22
Q
endo-
A
within
23
Q
eu-
A
good, normal
24
Q
poly-
A
many, much
25
tachy-
fast, rapid
26
pneum/o
lung, air
27
pneumon/o
lung, air
28
pulmon/o
lung
29
py/o
pus
30
rhin/o
nose
31
sept/o
septum
32
sinus/o
sinus
33
somn/o
sleep
34
spir/o
to breathe
35
thorac/o
chest
36
tonsill/o
tonsils
37
trache/o
trachea (windpipe)
38
-ar
pertaining to
39
-ary
pertaining to
40
-cele
hernia, protrusion
41
-centesis
surgical puncture
42
-desis
fusion, surgical fixation
43
-eal
pertaining to
44
-ectasis
dilation, expansion
45
-ectomy
surgical removal, excision
46
-emia
blood condition
47
-meter
instrument for measuring
48
-metry
process of measuring
49
-pnea
breathing
50
-ptysis
spitting
51
-rrhagia
rapid flow of blood
52
-scope
instrument for viewing
53
-scopic
pertaining to visual examination
54
-scopy
visual examination
55
-spasm
involuntary contraction
56
-stenosis
narrowing, constriction
57
-stomy
creation of an artificial opening
58
-thorax
chest, chest cavity
59
-tomy
incision, cutting into
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