Word Parts of the Respiratory System

Question 1

Alveol/o

Answer 1

Alveoli

Question 2

Bronch/o

Answer 2

Bronchial tube

Question 3

Cyan/o

Answer 3

Blue

Question 4

Hem/o

Answer 4

Blood

Question 5

Laryng/o

Answer 5

Larynx/voice box

Question 6

Nas/o

Answer 6

Nose

Question 7

Orth/o

Answer 7

Straight

Question 8

Ox/i

Answer 8

Oxygen

Question 9

Pharyng/o

Answer 9

Pharynx, throat

Question 10

Pneumon/o

Answer 10

Lung, air

Question 11

Pulmon/o

Answer 11

Lung

Question 12

Py/o

Answer 12

Pus

Question 13

Rhin/o

Answer 13

Nose

Question 14

Spir/o

Answer 14

to breathe

Question 15

Trache/o

Answer 15

Trachea, windpipe

Question 16

a-, an-

Answer 16

without

Question 17

brady-

Answer 17

slow

Question 18

dys-

Answer 18

difficult, painful

Question 19

eu-

Answer 19

good, normal

Question 20

hyper-

Answer 20

increased

Question 21

hypo-

Answer 21

decreased, deficient

Question 22

para-

Answer 22

beside

Question 23

tachy-

Answer 23

rapid, fast

Question 24

-centesis

Answer 24

surgical puncture to remove fluid

Question 25

-dynia

Answer 25

pain

Question 26

-ectomy

Answer 26

surgical removal

Question 27

-ia

Answer 27

abnormal condition

Question 28

-itis

Answer 28

inflammation

Question 29

-metry

Answer 29

to measure

Question 30

-ologist

Answer 30

specialist

Question 31

-osis

Answer 31

abnormal condition

Question 32

-ostomy

Answer 32

creation of an opening

Question 33

-otomy

Answer 33

surgical incision into

Question 34

-plasty

Answer 34

surgical repair

Question 35

-pnea

Answer 35

breathing

Question 36

-ptysis

Answer 36

spitting up, coughing up

Question 37

-rrhagia

Answer 37

bleeding

Question 38

-rrhea

Answer 38

flow, discharge

Question 39

-scopy

Answer 39

visual examination

Question 40

# Define Acute

Answer 40

a disease or symptom that begins suddenly or worsens quickly

Question 41

# Define Aspiration

Answer 41

the accidental breathing in of food or fluid into the lungs

Question 42

# Define Chronic

Answer 42

a disease or symptom persisting for a long time

Question 43

# Define Edema

Answer 43

an abnormal accumulation of fluid in certain tissues within the body

Question 44

# Define Effusion

Answer 44

escape of fluid from blood or lymph vessels into the tissues or body cavity

Question 45

# Define Exacerbation

Answer 45

an increase in the severity of a disease; worsening

Question 46

# Define Exhalation

Answer 46

the act of breathing out

Question 47

# Define Fibrosis

Answer 47

normal tissue is replaced by hardened tissue

Question 48

# Define Inhalation

Answer 48

the act of drawing air into the lungs

Question 49

# Define Interstitial

Answer 49

the spaces around a tissue or an organ

Question 50

# Define Intubation

Answer 50

insertion of a plastic tube into the trachea to maintain an open airway

Question 51

# Define Latent

Answer 51

describes a condition that is present but not active or causing symptoms

Question 52

# Define Mucous membrane

Answer 52

sheetlike tissues that act as a lining with cells that secrete mucus

Question 53

# Define Nosocomial

Answer 53

acquired in a hospital, especially in reference to an infection

Question 54

# Define Phlegm

Answer 54

a type of mucus made in the lower respiratory tract

Question 55

# Define Respiration

Answer 55

the exchange of oxygen for carbon dioxide; breathing

Question 56

# Define Septum

Answer 56

wall that separates two sides, such as between the nostrils or the chambers of the heart

Question 57

# Define Serous membrane

Answer 57

sheetlike tissues that act as a lining with cells that secrete fluid

Question 58

# Define Sputum

Answer 58

phlegm that is coughed up and ejected through the mouth

Question 59

# Defiine Stoma

Answer 59

the surgically created opening on a body surface following a colostomy or a tracheostomy

Question 60

# Define Visceral

Answer 60

relating to the soft internal organs of the body, including the lungs, the heart, and the organs of the digestive, urinary, reproductive, and circulatory systems

Question 61

# Define ARDS

Answer 61

Acute respiratory distress syndrome ## Footnote inflammation in the lungs and fluid in the alveoli lead to low levels of oxygen in the blood

Question 62

# Define CAP

Answer 62

Community acquired pneumonia ## Footnote any pneumonia that results from contagious infection outside of a hospital or clinic

Question 63

# Define CF

Answer 63

Cystic fibrosis ## Footnote life threatening genetic disorder in which the lungs and pancreas are clogged with large quantities of abnormally thick mucus

Question 64

# Define CO2

Answer 64

Carbon dioxide

Question 65

# Define COPD

Answer 65

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease ## Footnote group of lung diseases in which bronchial airflow is obstructed, making it difficult to breathe out

Question 66

# Define CPAP

Answer 66

Continuous positive airway pressure ## Footnote noninvasive ventilation device that creates constant air pressure in the nasal passages to hold the airway open, typically to treat sleep apnea

Question 67

# Define CXR

Answer 67

Chest xray

Question 68

# Define LLL

Answer 68

Left lower lobe (of lung)

Question 69

# Define LUL

Answer 69

Left upper lobe (of lung)

Question 70

# Define NG tube

Answer 70

Nasogastric tube ## Footnote thin, flexible tube that is inserted through the nose and into the stomach to deliver food, liquids, medicine, or to remove stomach contents

Question 71

# Define O2

Answer 71

Oxygen

Question 72

# Define OSA

Answer 72

Obstructive sleep apnea ## Footnote disorder in which breathing repeatedly stops and starts during sleep for periods long enough to cause a measureable decrease in blood oxygen levels

Question 73

# Define PE

Answer 73

Pulmonary embolism ## Footnote blockage in a lung artery caused by a blood clot that has traveled from elsewhere in the body

Question 74

# Define PFT

Answer 74

Pulmonary function test ## Footnote group of tests that measure volume and flow of air by using a spirometer

Question 75

# Define PNA

Answer 75

Pneumonia ## Footnote a serious inflammation of the lungs in which the alveoli and air passages fill with pus and other fluids

Question 76

# Define PPD

Answer 76

Purified protein derivative ## Footnote skin test that detects tuberculosis

Question 77

# Define SOB

Answer 77

Shortness of breath

Question 78

# Define TB

Answer 78

Tuberculosis ## Footnote infectious disease that attacks the lungs but can also affect other parts of the body

Question 79

# Define URI

Answer 79

Upper respiratory infection ## Footnote an infection that affects the upper respiratory tract, including the nose, sinuses, pharynx, larynx, or trachea

Question 80

somn/o

Answer 80

sleep

Question 81

phon/o

Answer 81

sound, voice