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The suffix of 'apneic' and its meaning: _____
-ic, pertaining to
The prefix of 'apneic' and its meaning: _____
a-, away from, without
The combining form of 'apneic' and its meaning: _____
-pne/o-, breathing
The medical word definition of 'apneic': _____
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The suffix of 'bronchopneumonia' and its meaning: _____
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The prefix of 'bronchopneumonia' and its meaning: _____
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The combining forms of 'bronchopneumonia' and their meanings: _____
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The medical word definition of 'bronchopneumonia': _____
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The suffix of 'bronchospasm' and its meaning: _____
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The prefix of 'bronchospasm' and its meaning: _____
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The suffix of 'carboxyhemoglobin' and its meaning: _____
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The prefix of 'carboxyhemoglobin' and its meaning: _____
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The combining forms of 'carboxyhemoglobin' and their meanings: _____
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The suffix of 'cardiopulmonary' and its meaning: _____
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The prefix of 'cardiopulmonary' and its meaning: _____
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The combining forms of 'cardiopulmonary' and their meanings: _____
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The suffix of 'circumoral' and its meaning: _____
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The prefix of 'circumoral' and its meaning: _____
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The combining form of 'circumoral' and its meaning: _____
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The suffix of 'oximeter' and its meaning: _____
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The prefix of 'oximeter' and its meaning: _____
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The suffix of 'emphysema' and its meaning: _____
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The suffix of 'endotracheal' and its meaning: _____
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The suffix of 'epiglottic' and its meaning: _____
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Study Notes
Apneic
- Definition: Pertaining to being without breathing.
- Suffix: -ic means "pertaining to."
- Prefix: a- signifies "away from" or "without."
- Combining Form: -pne/o- relates to "breathing."
Bronchopneumonia
- Definition: Condition of inflammation or infection of the bronchi and lung.
- Suffix: -ia indicates a "condition, state, or thing."
- Prefix: None used in this term.
- Combining Forms: bronch/o- refers to "bronchus" and pneumon/o- refers to "lung" or "air."
Bronchospasm
- Definition: Sudden, involuntary smooth muscle contraction of the bronchus.
- Suffix: -spasm means "sudden, involuntary muscle contraction."
- Prefix: None used in this term.
- Combining Form: bronch/o- relates to "bronchus."
Carboxyhemoglobin
- Definition: A substance that carries carbon monoxide in the blood and is shaped like a globe.
- Suffix: -in denotes "a substance."
- Prefix: None used in this term.
- Combining Forms: carbox/y- is associated with "carbon monoxide," hem/o- relates to "blood," and glob/o- signifies "shaped like a globe."
Cardiopulmonary
- Definition: Pertaining to the heart and lung.
- Suffix: -ary means "pertaining to."
- Prefix: None used in this term.
- Combining Forms: cardi/o- refers to "heart" and pulmon/o- relates to "lung."
Circumoral
- Definition: Pertaining to around the mouth.
- Suffix: -al signifies "pertaining to."
- Prefix: circum- means "around."
- Combining Form: or/o- relates to "mouth."
Oximeter
- Definition: Instrument used to measure the oxygen content in the blood.
- Suffix: -meter indicates "instrument used to measure."
- Prefix: None used in this term.
- Combining Form: ox/i- refers to "oxygen."
Emphysema
- Definition: Condition in the lungs of being inflated and distended.
- Suffix: -ema signifies "condition."
- Prefix: em- means "in."
- Combining Form: phys/o- relates to "inflate," "distend," or "grow."
Endotracheal
- Definition: Pertaining to within the trachea.
- Suffix: -al means "pertaining to."
- Prefix: endo- signifies "innermost" or "within."
- Combining Form: trache/o- refers to "trachea" or "windpipe."
Epiglottic
- Definition: Pertaining to above the glottis.
- Suffix: -ic signifies "pertaining to."
- Prefix: epi- means "upon" or "above."
- Combining Form: glott/o- relates to "glottis of the larynx."
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