Respiratory System Flashcards
1
Q
aer/o
A
air
2
Q
alveol/o
A
alveolus
3
Q
anthrac/o
A
coal
4
Q
atel/o
A
incomplete
5
Q
bronch/o
A
bronchus
6
Q
bronchi/o
A
bronchus
7
Q
bronchiol/o
A
bronchiole
8
Q
coni/o
A
dust
9
Q
cyan/o
A
blue
10
Q
cyst/o
A
sac
11
Q
diaphragmat/o
A
diaphragm
12
Q
epiglott/o
A
epiglottis
13
Q
hal/o
A
to breathe
14
Q
laryng/o
A
larynx
15
Q
hal/o
A
to breathe
16
Q
laryng/o
A
larynx
17
Q
lob/o
A
lobe
18
Q
muc/o
A
mucus
19
Q
nas/o
A
mucus
20
Q
ox/o, ox/i
A
oxygen
21
Q
pharyng/o
A
pharynx
22
Q
pleur/o
A
pleura
23
Q
pneum/o
A
lung/ air
24
Q
pnuemon/o
A
lung/ air
25
pulmon/o
lung
26
rhin/o
nose
27
sept/o
wall
28
sinus/o
sinus
29
somn/o
sleep
30
spir/o
breathing
31
trache/o
treachea
32
tuss/o
cough
33
-capnia
carbon dioxide
34
-osmia
smell
35
-phonia
voice
36
-phylaxis
protection
37
-pnea
breathing
38
-ptysis
spitting
39
-thorax
chest
40
aer/o
air
41
anthrac/o
coal
42
arteri/o
artery
43
atel/o
incomplete
44
carcin/o
cancer
45
coni/o
dust
46
cortic/o
outer layer
47
diaphragmat/o
diaphragm
48
epiglott/o
epiglottis
49
hist/o
tissue
50
lob/o
lobe
51
myc/o
fungus
52
nas/o
nose
53
ot/o
ear
54
ox/i
oxygen
55
pharyng/o
pharynx
56
pleur/o
pleura
57
pneum/o
air
58
pneumon/o
lung
59
pulmon/o
lung
60
py/o
pus
61
rhin/o
nose
62
sept/o
wall
63
sinus/o
sinus
64
somn/o
sleep
65
spir/o
breathing
66
thorac/o
chest
67
trache/o
trachea
68
tuss/o
cough
69
-al
pertaining to
70
-algia
pain
71
-ar
pertaining to
72
-capnia
carbon dioxide
73
-centesis
picture to withdraw fluid
74
-dynia
pain
75
-eal
pertaining to
76
-ectasis
dilation
77
-emia
blood condition
78
-genic
produced by
79
-gram
record
80
-graphy
process of recording
81
-ia
condition
82
-ic
pertaining to
83
-ism
state of
84
-itis
inflammation
85
-logy
study of
86
-lytic
destruction
87
-meter
instrument used to measure
88
-metry
process of measuring
89
-oma
tumor
90
-ory
pertaining to
91
-osis
abnormal condition
92
-osmia
smell
93
-ostomy
surgically create an opening
94
-otomy
cutting into
95
-ous
pertaining to
96
-phonia
voice
97
-phylaxis
protection
98
-plasm
formation
99
-plasty
surgical repair
100
-plegia
paralysis
101
-pnea
breathing
102
-ptysis
spitting
103
-rrhagia
abnormal flow condition
104
-rrhea
discharge
105
-scope
process of visually examining
106
-spasm
involuntary muscle contraction
107
-stenosis
narrowing
108
-thorax
chest
109
-tic
pertaining
110
a-
without
111
an-
without
112
anti-
against
113
brady-
slow
114
de-
without
115
brady-
slow
116
endo-
within
117
eu-
normal
118
hyper-
excessive
119
hypo-
insufficient
120
pan-
all
121
para-
beside
122
poly-
many
123
pro-
before
124
re-
again
125
tachy-
fast
