Respiratory System Flashcards
1
Q
bronch
A
bronchus
2
Q
capn
A
carbon dioxide
3
Q
laryng
A
larynx (voice box)
4
Q
muc
A
mucus
5
Q
nas
A
nose
6
Q
ox
A
oxygen
7
Q
pharyng
A
pharynx (throat)
8
Q
pneum
A
lung, air
9
Q
pneumon
A
lung, air
10
Q
pulmon
A
lung
11
Q
py
A
pus
12
Q
rhin
A
nose
13
Q
sinus
A
sinus
14
Q
thorac
A
chest, thorax
15
Q
trache
A
trachea (windpipe)
16
Q
-ary
A
pertaining to
17
Q
-centesis
A
surgical puncture to remove fluid
18
Q
-eal
A
pertaining to
19
Q
-ectomy
A
surgical removal, excision
20
Q
-ia
A
diseased state, condition of
21
Q
-meter
A
instrument used to measure
22
Q
-pnea
A
breathing
23
Q
-rrhagia
A
rapid flow of blood
24
Q
-rrhea
A
flow, discharge
25
-scope
instrument used for visual examination
26
-scopic
pertaining to visual examination
27
-scopy
visual examination
28
-stomy
artificial opening
29
-thorax
chest, thorax
30
a-, an-
without
31
dys-
difficult, painful, abnormal
32
endo-
within
33
hyper-
above, excessive
34
Chest computed tomography scan (CT)
computerized images created in sections
35
chronic obstruction pulmonary disease
diminished capacity for airflow (emphysema)
36
emphysema
loss of elasticity of air sacs (alveoli)
37
influenza
highly contagious virus infection of respiratory tract
38
tuberculosis
An infectious diseases affecting the lungs
39
upper respiratory infection (URI)
infection of the nasal cavity, pharynx, or larynx
