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Pulmonolgy
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| alveolo | air sac |
| broncho | bronchus |
| coni | dust |
| pulmono | lung |
| pyo | pus |
| ortho | straight |
| thorac | chest |
| cyto | cell |
| cyan | blue |
| cardi | heart |
| spiro | breathing |
| tachy | fast |
| trache | wind pipe |
| lobo | lob |
| angio | vessel |
| atelo | incomplete |
| hemo | blood |
| carcin | cancer |
| ortho | straight |
| arterio | artery |
| mediastino | mediastinum |
| oxygen | 02 |
| embol | plug |
| instrument to measuring oxygen | oximeter |
| record of a lung | pheumogram |
| without breathing | apnea |
| chest pain | thoracalgia |
| croup | acute viral infection |
| aspirate | inhaling fluid |
| sputum | mucus |
| small bronchus | bronchiole |
| dilated | ectasis |
| -graphy | process of recording |
| brady | slow |
| tachy | fast |
| ET | endotracheal |
| CF | cystic fibrosis |
| hypoxia | insufficient amount of oxygen in body |
| endo | within |
| pleurisy | inflammation of pleura |
| angio | vessel |
| -al | pertaining to |
| ventilator | mechincal device to assist patient for breathing |
| RR | respiratory rate |
| hypo | insuffient |
| hyper | excessive |
| alveolo | air sac |
| oma | tumor |
| an | without |
| surgical repair | plasty |
| puncture | centesis |
| ptysis | spitting |