Respiratory System Flashcards
1
Q
adenoid/o
A
adenoids
2
Q
alveol/o (below)
A
alveolus
3
Q
bronchi/I, bronch/o
A
bronchus
4
Q
bronchiol/o
A
bronchiole
5
Q
diaphragmat/o
A
diaphragm
6
Q
epiglott/o
A
epiglottis
7
Q
laryng/o
A
larynx
8
Q
lob/o
A
lobe
9
Q
nas/o, rhin/o
A
nose
10
Q
pharyng/o
A
pharynx
11
Q
pleur/o
A
pluera
12
Q
pneum/o, pneumat/o, pneumon/o
A
lung, air
13
Q
sinus/o
A
sinus
14
Q
sept/o
A
septum (wall off, fence)
15
Q
thorac/o
A
thorax (chest)
16
Q
tonsill/o
A
tonsil
17
Q
trache/o
A
trachea
18
Q
atel/o
A
imperfect, incomplete
19
Q
hem/o, hemat/o
A
blood
20
Q
muc/o
A
mucus
21
Q
orth/o
A
straight
22
Q
ox/o, ox/i
A
oxygen
23
Q
py/o
A
pus
24
Q
spir/o
A
breathe, breathing
25
a-, an-
without or absence of
26
endo-
within
27
eu-
normal, good
28
pan-
all, total
29
-algia
pain
30
-ar, -ary
pertaining to
31
-capnia
carbon dioxide
32
-cele
hernia or protrusion
33
-centesis
surgical procedure to aspirate fluid (with a sterile needle)
34
-eal
pertaining to
35
ectasis
stretching-out, dilation, expansion
36
-emia
blood condition
37
-gram
record, x-ray film
38
-graphy
process of recording, x-ray filming
39
-meter
instrument used to measure
40
-metry
measurement
41
-orrhagia
rapid flow of blood
42
-ostomy
creation of an artificial opening
43
-otomy
cut into or incision
44
-oxia
oxygen
45
-pexy
surgical fixation, suspension
46
-phonia
sound or voice
47
-pnea
breathing
48
-scope
instrument used for visual examination
49
-scopy, -scopic
visual examination
50
-spasm
sudden, involuntary muscle contraction (spasmodic contraction)
51
-stenosis
constriction or narrowing
52
-thorax
chest
53
adenoidectomy
excision of the adenoids
54
bronchoplasty
surgical repair of the bronchus
55
lobectomy
excision of a lobe of the lung
56
pleurocentesis
surgical puncture to aspirate fluid from pleural space
57
pneumonectomy
excision of a lung
58
rhinoplasty
surgical repair of the nose
59
septoplasty
surgical repair of the (nasal) septum
60
thoracocentesis
surgical puncture of chest cavity to aspirate fluid
61
thoracotomy
incision into the chest cavity
62
tonsillectomy
excision of the tonsils
63
tracheoplasty
surgical repair of the trachea
64
trachostomy
creation of an artificial opening into the trachea
65
tracheotomy
incision of the trachea
66
acapnia
absence (less than normal level) of carbon dioxide (in the blood)
67
anoxia
absence (deficiency) of oxygen
68
aphonia
absence of voice
69
apnea
absence of breathing
70
atelectasis
incomplete expansion of lung or collapsed lung
71
bronchospasm
spasmodic contraction in the bronchi
72
dyspnea
difficult breathing
73
endotracheal
pertaining to within the trachea
74
eupnea
normal breathing
75
hypercapnia
excessive carbon dioxide (in the blood)
76
hyperpnea
excessive breathing
77
hypopnea
deficient breathing
78
hypoxemia
deficient oxygen in the blood
79
hypoxia
deficient oxygen (to the tissue)
80
mucous
pertaining to the mucus
81
orthopnea
able to breathe only in a straight (upright) position
82
nasopharyngeal
pertaining to the nose and the pharynx
83
rhinorrhea
discharge from the nose (as in a cold)
