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Medical Terminology

Chapter 12 - Respiratory System

TermDefinition
Suffixes For Respiration: -pnea Breathing
Suffixes For Respiration: -oxia Level Of Oxygen
Suffixes For Respiration: -capnia Level Of Carbon Dioxide
Suffixes For Respiration: -phonia Voice
Root Words For Respiratory Passageways: nas/o Nose
Root Words For Respiratory Passageways: rhin/o Nose
Root Words For Respiratory Passageways: pharyng/o Pharynx
Root Words For Respiratory Passageways: laryng/o Larynx
Root Words For Respiratory Passageways: trache/o Trachea
Root Words For Respiratory Passageways: bronch/o Bronchus
Root Words For Respiratory Passageways: bronch/i Bronchus
Root Words For Respiratory Passageways: bronchiol Bronchiole
Root Words For Lungs and Breathing: phren/o Diaphragm
Root Words For Lungs and Breathing: phrenic/o Phrenic Nerve
Root Words For Lungs and Breathing: Pleur/o Pleura
Root Words For Lungs and Breathing: pulm/o, pulmon/o Lung
Root Words For Lungs and Breathing: pneumon/o Lung
Root Words For Lungs and Breathing: pneum/o, pneumat/o Air, Gas, Respiration, Lung
Root Words For Lungs and Breathing: spir/o Breathing
Asphyxia Condition caused by inadequate intake of oxygen (Suffocation)
Aspiration Accidental inhalation of food or other foreign material into the lungs. (Withdrawal of fluid from a cavity by suction)
Expectoration Act of coughing up material (Sputum)
Atelectasis Incomplete expansion of a lung or part of a lung (Lung Collapse)
Epistaxis Hemorrhage from the nose (Nose Bleed)
Hemoptysis Spitting of blood from the mouth or respiratory tract
Extubation Removal of a previously inserted tube
Intubation Insertion of a tube into a hollow organ
Pulmonary Ventilation Movement of air into and out of the lungs
Hypoventilation Decreased rate of depth and breathing
Tussis Cough
Hyperventilation Increased rate of depth and breathing
Wheeze Whistling or sighing sound caused by narrowing of a respiratory passageway
ABG(s) Arterial Blood Gases
ARDS Adult (Acute) Respiratory Distress Syndrome
ARF Acute Respiratory Failure
CO2 Cardon Dioxide
COLD Chronic Obstructive Lung Disease
COPD Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
CXR Chest Radiograph (X-ray)
IPPB Intermittent Positive Pressure Breathing
LLL Lower Left Lobe
LUL Left Upper Lobe
O2 Oxygen
PaCO2 Arterial Partial Pressure Of Carbon Dioxide
PaO2 Arterial Partial Pressure Of Oxygen
R Respiration
RDS Respiratory Distress Syndrome
RLL Right Lower Lobe
RML Right Middle Lobe
RUL Right Upper Lobe
SIDS Sudden Infant Death Syndrome
T&A Tonsillectomy and Adenoidectomy
URI Upper Respiratory Infection
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