Chapter 10 - Respiratory System Flashcards
adenoid/o
adenoids
alveol/o
alveolus, air sac
anthrac/o
black, coal
bronch/i
bronchus
bronch/o
bronchus
bronchiol/o
bronchiole
capn/o
carbon dioxide
coni/o
dust
cost/o
rib
cyan/o
blue
epiglott/o
epiglottis
laryng/o
larynx, voice box
lob/o
lobe
mediastin/o
mediastinum
nas/o
nose
or/o
mouth
orth/o
straight, upright
ox/i
oxygen
ox/o
oxygen
palat/o
palate
pector/o
chest
pharyng/o
pharynx, throat
phon/o
voice
phren/o
diaphragm, mind
pleur/o
pleura
pneum/o
lungs, respiration, air, gas
pneumat/o
lungs, respiration, air, gas
pneumon/o
lungs, respiration, air, gas
pulm/o
lungs
pulmon/o
lungs
rhin/o
nose
sept/o
septum
sinus/o
sinus, cavity
spir/o
breathe
steth/o
chest
tel/o
distant, end, far, complete
thorac/o
thorax, chest
tonsill/o
tonsils
trache/o
trachea
uvul/o
uvula
a-
no, not, without, absence of
an-
no, not, without, absence of
brady-
slow
dys-
bad, painful, difficult
em-
in
en-
in
endo-
within
inter-
between
tachy-
rapid, fast
tele-
distant, end, far, complete
-centesis
surgical puncture to remove fluid
-capnia
carbon dioxide
-eal
pertaining to
-ectasia
expansion, dilatation, stretching out
-ectasis
expansion, dilatation, stretching out
-ema
condition
-osmia
sense of smell
-oxia
oxygen
-pnoea
breathing
-ptysis
spitting
-scope
instrument to view
-scopy
process of viewing
-spasm
involuntary contraction
-throax
pleural cavity
chest