The Respiratory System: Roots and Suffixes

Question 1

-oxia

Answer 1

level of oxygen

hypoxia: decreased amount of oxygen in the tissues

Question 2

-capnia

Answer 2

level of carbon dioxide

hypercapnia: increased carbon dioxide in the tissues

Question 3

-phonia

Answer 3

voice

dysphonia: difficulty in speaking

Question 4

nas/o

Answer 4

nose

intranasal: within the nose

Question 5

rhin/o

Answer 5

nose

rhinoplasty: plastic repair of the nose

Question 6

pharyng/o

Answer 6

pharynx

pharyngeal: pertaining to the pharynx

Question 7

laryng/o

Answer 7

larynx

laryngospasm: spasm (sudden contraction) of the larynx

Question 8

trache/o

Answer 8

trachea

tracheotome: instrument used to incise the trachea

Question 9

bronch/o, bronch/i

Answer 9

bronchus

bronchogenic: originating in the bronchus

Question 10

bronchiol

Answer 10

bronchiole

bronchiolectasis: dilation of the bronchioles

Question 11

phren/o

Answer 11

diaphragm

phrenic: pertaining to the diaphragm

Question 12

phrenic/o

Answer 12

phrenic nerve

phrenicectomy: partial excision of the phrenic nerve

Question 13

pleur/o

Answer 13

pleura

pleurodesis: fusion of the pleura

Question 14

pulm/o, pulmon/o

Answer 14

lung

extrapulmonary: outside the lungs

Question 15

pneumon/o

Answer 15

lung

pneumonitis: inflammation of the lung; pneumonia

Question 16

pneum/o, pneumat/o

Answer 16

air, gas; also respiration, lung

pneumothorax: presence of air in the thorax (pleural space)

Question 17

spir/o

Answer 17

breathing

spirometer: instrument for measuring breathing volumes

Question 18

-pnea

Answer 18

breathing

Ex: orthopnea: breathing difficulty that is relieved by assuming an upright position