Ch 12 - Respiratory System Terminology

Question 1

adenoid/o

Answer 1

adenoids

ex. adenoidectomy - removal of the adenoids
ex. adenoid hypertrophy - enlargement of the adenoids

Question 2

alveol/o

Answer 2

aveolus, air sac

ex. alveolar - p. the alveolus

Question 3

bronch/o,

bronchi/o

Answer 3

bronchial tube, bronchus

ex. bronchospasm - sudden contraction of the bronchial tubes
ex. bronchiectasis - dilation of the bronchial tubes
ex. bronchodilator - substance that widens the bronchial tubes
ex. bronchopleural - p. the bronchial tube & the pleura

Question 4

bronchiol/o

Answer 4

bronchiole, small bronchus

ex. bronchiolitis - inflammation of the bronchiole

Question 5

capn/o

Answer 5

carbon dioxide

ex. hypercapnia - excessive carbon dioxide

Question 6

coni/o

Answer 6

dust

ex. pneumoconiosis - dust in the lung

Question 7

cyan/o

Answer 7

blue

ex. cyanosis - blueish skin color

Question 8

epiglott/o

Answer 8

epiglottis

ex. epiglottitis - inflammation of the epiglottis

Question 9

laryng/o

Answer 9

larynx, voice box

ex. laryngeal - p. the larynx
ex. laryngospasm - sudden contraction of the larynx
ex. laryngitis - inflammation of the larynx

Question 10

lob/o

Answer 10

lobe of the lung

ex. lobectomy - removal of a lobe of the lung

Question 11

mediastin/o

Answer 11

mediastinum

ex. mediastinoscopy - using an instrument to visually examine the mediastinum

Question 12

nas/o

Answer 12

nose

ex. paranasal sinuses - p. sinuses near the nose

Question 13

orth/o

Answer 13

straight, upright

ex. orthopnea - upright breathing

Question 14

ox/o

Answer 14

oxygen

ex. hypoxia - condition of decreased oxygen

Question 15

pector/o

Answer 15

chest

ex. expectoration - expulsion of material

Question 16

pharyng/o

Answer 16

pharynx, throat

ex. pharyngeal - p. the pharynx

Question 17

phon/o

Answer 17

voice

ex. dysphonia - condition of voice impairment

Question 18

phren/o

Answer 18

diaphragm

ex. phrenic nerve - nerve that carries messages to the diaphragm

Question 19

pleur/o

Answer 19

pleura

ex. pleurodynia - pain of the pleura
ex. pleural effusion - fluid in the pleural cavity

Question 20

pneum/o,

pneumon/o

Answer 20

air, lung

ex. pneumothorax - air in the pleural cavity
ex. pneumonectomy - removal of the lung

Question 21

pulmon/o

Answer 21

lung

ex. pulmonary - p. the lung

Question 22

rhin/o

Answer 22

nose

ex. rhinoplasty - surgical repair of the nose

Question 23

sinus/o

Answer 23

sinus, cavity

ex. sinusitis - inflammation of the sinus cavity

Question 24

spir/o

Answer 24

breathing

ex. spirometer - instrument to measure breathing
ex. expiration - breathing out
ex. respiration - breathing

Question 25

tel/o

Answer 25

complete

ex. atelectasis - collapsed lung (incomplete expansion of a lung)

Question 26

thorac/o

Answer 26

chest

ex. thoracotomy - incision into the chest

Question 27

tonsill/o

Answer 27

tonsils

ex. tonsillectomy - removal of the tonsils

Question 28

trache/o

Answer 28

trachea, windpipe

ex. thracheotomy - incision into the trachea

Question 29

-ema

Answer 29

condition

ex. empyema - condition of pus in the pleural cavity

Question 30

-osmia

Answer 30

smell

ex. anosmia - absence of sense of smell

Question 31

-pnea

Answer 31

breathing

ex. apnea - no breathing
ex. dyspnea - difficult breathing
ex. hyperpnea - an increase in the depth of breathing
ex. tachypnea - excessively rapid & shallow breathing

Question 32

-ptysis

Answer 32

spitting

ex. hemoptysis - spitting of blood

Question 33

-sphyxia

Answer 33

pulse

ex. asphyxia - lack of pulse/absence of pulse

Question 34

-thorax

Answer 34

pleural cavity, chest

ex. hemothorax - blood in the pleural cavity
ex. pyothorax - pus in the pleural cavity