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Respiratory System-Suffixes

 

 

Suffix

Meaning

Terminology

Meaning of Terminology

-ema

condition<= /p>

empyema=

 

-osmia<= /span>

smell

anosmia=

 

-pnea

breathing<= /p>

apnea, = dyspnea, hyperpnea, tachypnea, orthopnea

 

-ptysis=

spitting

hemopty= sis

 

-sphyxi= a

pulse

asphyxia

 

-thorax

pleural cavity, chest

hemotho= rax, pyoth= orax

 

-capnia=

Voice

dysphon= ia

Difficulty in speaking<= /o:p>

-oxia

Level of oxygen

hypoxia

Decreased amount of oxygen i= n the tissues