Week 4 Word Surgery Flashcards

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."