Mid-Term Review (Respiratory) Flashcards
aer/o
Definition: air
alveol/o
Definition: alveolus; air sac
anthrac/o
Definition: coal
atel/o
Definition: incomplete
bronch/o
Definition: bronchus
bronchi/o
Definition: bronchus
bronchiol/o
Definition: bronchiole
coni/o
Definition: dust
cyan/o
Definition: blue
cyst/o
Definition: sac
diaphragmat/o
Definition: diaphragm
epiglott/o
Definition: epiglottis
hal/o
Definition: to breathe
laryng/o
Definition: larynx
lob/o
Definition: lobe
nas/o
Definition: nose
muc/o
Definition: mucus
ox/o, ox/i
Definition: oxygen
pharyng/o
Definition: pharynx
pleur/o
Definition: pleura
pneum/o
Definition: lung, air
pneumon/o
Definition: lung, air
pulmon/o
Definition: lung
rhin/o
Definition: nose
sept/o
Definition: wall
sinus/o
Definition: sinus, cavity
somn/o
Definition: sleep
spir/o
Definition: breathing
trache/o
Definition: trachea, windpipe
tuss/o
Definition: cough
-capnia
Definition: carbon dioxide
-osmia
Definition: smell
-phonia
Definition: voice
-pnea
Definition: breathing
-ptysis
Definition: spitting
-thorax
Definition: chest