Respiratory System: Combining Forms, Suffixes, and Prefixes

Question 1

carbon dioxide (CO2)

Answer 1

tasteless, colorless, odorless gas produced by body cells during metabolism

Question 2

cartilage

Answer 2

tough, elastic connective tissue that is more rigid than ligaments but less dense than bone

Question 3

cilia

Answer 3

minute, hairlike structures that extend from the surface of a cell

Question 4

diffuse

Answer 4

movement of a substance randomly from areas of high concentration to low concentration

Question 5

oxygen

Answer 5

tasteless, odorless, colorless gas essential for human respiration

Question 6

pH

Answer 6

degree of acidity or alkalinity of a substance

Question 7

nas/o

Answer 7

nose

Question 8

nasal

Answer 8

pertaining to the nose

Question 9

rhin/o

Answer 9

nose

Question 10

rhinoplasty

Answer 10

surgical repair of the nose

Question 11

sept/o

Answer 11

septum

Question 12

septoplasty

Answer 12

surgical repair of the septum

Question 13

sinus/o

Answer 13

sinus or cavity

Question 14

sinusotomy

Answer 14

incision of the sinus

Question 15

sinusitis

Answer 15

inflammation of the sinus

Question 16

pharyng/o

Answer 16

pharynx (throat)

Question 17

pharyngoscope

Answer 17

instrument for examining the pharynx

Question 18

adenoid/o

Answer 18

adenoids

Question 19

adenoidectomy

Answer 19

excision of the adenoids

Question 20

tonsill/o

Answer 20

tonsils

Question 21

peritonsillar

Answer 21

pertaining to the area around the tonsils

Question 22

epiglott/o

Answer 22

epiglottis

Question 23

epiglottitis

Answer 23

inflammation of the epiglottis

Question 24

laryng/o

Answer 24

larynx (voice box)

Question 25

laryngoplegia

Answer 25

paralysis of the larynx

Question 26

trache/o

Answer 26

trachea (windpipe)

Question 27

tracheoplasty

Answer 27

surgical repair of the trachea

Question 28

bronchi/o

Answer 28

bronchus
(plural: bronchi)

Question 29

bronchiectasis

Answer 29

dilation or expansion of the bronchi

Question 30

bronch/o

Answer 30

bronchus
(plural: bronchi)

Question 31

bronchiol/o

Answer 31

bronchiole

Question 32

bronchiolitis

Answer 32

inflammation of the bronchioles

Question 33

alveol/o

Answer 33

alveolus or air sac
(plural: alveoli)

Question 34

alveolar

Answer 34

pertaining to the alveoli

Question 35

pleur/o

Answer 35

pleura

Question 36

pleuroscopy

Answer 36

visual examination of the pleura

Question 37

pneum/o

Answer 37

air or lung

Question 38

pneumolith

Answer 38

stone in the lung

Question 39

pneumon/o

Answer 39

air or lung

Question 40

pneumonia

Answer 40

condition of the lung

Question 41

pulmon/o

Answer 41

lung

Question 42

pulmonologist

Answer 42

specialist in the study of lungs

Question 43

anthrac/o

Answer 43

coal or coal dust

Question 44

anthracosis

Answer 44

also called black lung disease

a lung disease caused by long-term inhalation of coal dust

it is a chronic occupational disease found in coal miners and those associated with the coal industry

Question 45

atel/o

Answer 45

incomplete or imperfect

Question 46

atelectasis

Answer 46

also called airless or collapsed lung
incomplete expansion of the lung

Question 47

coni/o

Answer 47

dust

Question 48

pneumoconiosis

Answer 48

lung disease caused by breathing in certain kinds of mineral dusts

it is a chronic occupational disease

Question 49

cyan/o

Answer 49

blue

Question 50

cyanosis

Answer 50

dark blue or purple discoloration of the skin and mucous membrane as a result of poor circulation or inadequate oxygenation of the blood

Question 51

lob/o

Answer 51

lobe

Question 52

lobectomy

Answer 52

excision of the lobe

Question 53

orth/o

Answer 53

straight

Question 54

orthopnea

Answer 54

discomfort in breathing that is relieved by sitting or standing in an erect position

Question 55

ox/o

Answer 55

oxygen

Question 56

hypoxemia

Answer 56

decrease of oxygen in blood

Question 57

pector/o

Answer 57

chest

Question 58

pectoralgia

Answer 58

(could also be called thoracalgia or thoracodynia, but pectoralgia is a more common term)

pain in the chest

Question 59

steth/o

Answer 59

chest

Question 60

stethoscope

Answer 60

instrument for examining the chest

note: stethoscopes are used for ausculation

Question 61

thorac/o

Answer 61

chest

Question 62

thoracopathy

Answer 62

disease of the chest

Question 63

phren/o

Answer 63

diaphragm

Question 64

phrenospasm

Answer 64

involuntary contraction or twitching of the diaphragm

Question 65

spir/o

Answer 65

breathe

Question 66

spirometer

Answer 66

instrument for measuring the breathing

it evaluates the movement of air into and out of the lungs

Question 67

—capnia

Answer 67

carbon dioxide

Question 68

hypercapnia

Answer 68

excessive levels of carbon dioxide

Question 69

—osmia

Answer 69

smell

Question 70

anosmia

Answer 70

without smell

loss, usually partial, of the sense of smell

Question 71

—phonia

Answer 71

voice

Question 72

dysphonia

Answer 72

also called hoarseness
bad voice

Question 73

—pnea

Answer 73

breathing

Question 74

apnea

Answer 74

not breathing

Question 75

—ptysis

Answer 75

spitting

Question 76

hemoptysis

Answer 76

spitting blood

Question 77

—thorax

Answer 77

chest

Question 78

hemothorax

Answer 78

blood in the chest

Question 79

brady—

Answer 79

slow

Question 80

bradypnea

Answer 80

slow breathing

Question 81

dys—

Answer 81

bad, difficult, or painful

Question 82

dyspnea

Answer 82

difficult or painful breathing

Question 83

eu—

Answer 83

good or normal

Question 84

eupnea

Answer 84

normal breathing

Question 85

tachy—

Answer 85

rapid

Question 86

tachypnea

Answer 86

rapid breathing

Question 87

bronchoscope

Answer 87

instrument for examining the bronchus