Respiratory Diseases Flashcards
pne/o, -pnoea, -pnea
breath, breathing
tachy-, tach/o
rapid, quick, speed
brady-
slow
ortho/o
upright, straight, correct, normal
platy-, plat/o
flat, broad
poly-
many, much
spir/o, spirat/o
breath, breathing
hal/o, halit/o
breath, breathing
pneum/o, pneumat/o
wind, gas, air
carb/o, carbon/o
carbon dioxide, carbon
capn/o
carbon dioxide, smoke
oxy-, ox/o
oxygen, acid, sharp, acute, rapid
aer/o
air
aether/o, ether/o
ether
phys/o
air, gas, air bubble
atm/o
vapor, air, gas
nebul/o
cloud, cloud-like, mist
anem/o
wind
auscultat/o
to listen
rhonch/o, rhonc/o
wheezing, snoring, or squeaking sound heard during auscultation
stertor/o
snoring or snorting sound with laborious breathing heard during auscultation
strid/o, stridul/o
a high-pitched sound occurring during inspiration heard during auscultation
phon/o, -phony
voice, sound
-loquy
voice, speech
sput/o
sputum, spit
plegmat/o
phlegm
phlegmon/o
inflammation
muc/o
mucus
blenn/o
mucus
ptyal/o, -ptysis
spit, saliva
py/o
pus
-staxis
a dripping/oozing of blood
tuss/o, -tussis
cough
coni/o
dust
asthm/o, asthmat/o
asthma
phthisi/o, -phthisis
wasting, tuberculosis
tubercul/o
tubercle, tuberculosis
diphther/o
diphtheria
atel/o
incomplete, imperfect
-ectasis, -ectasia
dilation, expansion
spasm/o, -spasm
spasm
fus/o
pour, melt
