respiratory terms Flashcards
1
Q
alveoli
A
alveol/o
2
Q
no, not, without
A
an-
3
Q
coal, coal dust
A
anthrac/o
4
Q
bronchus, bronchial tube
A
bronch/o, bronchi/o
5
Q
cotton dust
A
byssin/o
6
Q
carbon dioxide
A
capn/o
7
Q
dust
A
coni/o
8
Q
blood, blood condition
A
-emia
9
Q
epiglottis
A
epiglott/o
10
Q
larynx, throat
A
laryng/o
11
Q
nose
A
nas/o
12
Q
oxygen
A
ox/i, ox/o, ox/y
13
Q
pharynx, throat
A
pharyng/o
14
Q
pleura, side of body
A
pleur/o
15
Q
sound, voice
A
phon/o
16
Q
breathing
A
-pnea
17
Q
lung, air
A
pneum/o, pneumon/o, pneu-
18
Q
lung
A
pulm/o, pulmon/o
19
Q
sinus cavity
A
sinus/o
20
Q
sleep
A
somn/o
21
Q
to breathe
A
spir/o
21
Q
fast, rapid
A
tachy-
22
Q
chest, pleural cavity
A
thorac/o, -thorax
23
Q
trachea, windpipe
A
trache/o
24
away from, negative, without
a-
25
below, under, decreased
hypo-
26
over, above, increased
hyper-
27
slow
brady-
28
difficult, painful, bad
dys-
29
bursting forth, excessive flow
-rrhagia
30
good, normal, well, easy
eu-
31
flow, discharge
-rrhea
32
fibrous tissue, fiber
fibr/o
33
nose
rhin/o
34
blue
cyan/o
35
inflammation
-itis
