Chapter Outline Structure and Function The Lungs Combining Forms Abbreviations Pathologies Procedures and Pharmacology Common Diagnostic Tests and Procedures Pharmacology Case Study: Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) Chapter Practice Exercises RESPIRATORY SYSTEM 8
PREFIX AND SUFFIX REVIEW Study these Chapter 2 prefixes and suffixes; they are used often in medical terms for the respiratory system.
Prefixes
Suffixes
brady- slow dys- abnormal, bad, difficult, painful endo- in, within, inner peri- beside, near retro- behind, back tachy- rapid
-algia pain -ar, -eal pertaining to -cele hernia -desis surgical fixation of bone or joint, binding, tying together -ectomy excision, surgical removal -edema swelling -genesis creating, producing
-meter measuring instrument -oid resembling -oma tumor -osis abnormal condition -plasia formation, growth -plasty surgical repair -pnea breathing -rrhage bursting forth -rrhapy suture, suturing -rrhea flow, discharge -stenosis narrowing, stricture -stomy mouthlike opening -tomy cutting into, incision -trophy nourishment, growth
-gram record -ia condition -itis inflammation -logy study of -lysis destruction
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