| word/sufix/prefix |
definition |
| nose |
line with mucous membrane and fine hears. acts as a filter to moisten and warm the entering air |
| nasal septum |
partition separating the right and left nasal cavity |
| paranasal sinuses |
air cavities within the cranial bones |
| pharynx |
passageway for food and air. aka throat |
| tonsils |
tissue located behind the nasal cavity |
| larynx |
location of the vocal cords. aka voice box |
| epiglottis |
flap that covers the larynx so food will not enter |
| trachea |
passageway for air to bronchi. aka windpipe |
| bronchus (pl bronchi) |
tubes that bring air into the lungs from trachea. sometime referred to as brachial tree |
| bronchioles |
smallest subdivision of the brachial tree |
| alveolus (pl alveoli) |
air sacs at the end of the bronchioles |
| lungs |
spongelike organs in the thorasic cavity. right 3 lobes/left 2 lobes |
| pleura |
serous membrane that covers the lungs and lines the thoracic cavity |
| diaphragm |
partition that separates the thoracic cavity and the abdominal cavity |
| adenoid/o |
adenoids |
| alveol/o |
alveolus |
| bronch/i |
bronchus |
| bronch/o |
bronchus |
| diaphragmat/o |
diaphragm |
| epiglott/o |
epiglottis |
| laryng/o |
larynx |
| lob/o |
lobe |
| nas/o |
nose |
| rhin/o |
nose |
| pharyng/o |
pharynx |
| pluer/o |
pluera |
| pneum/o |
air/lungs |
| pneumat/o |
air/lungs |
| pneumon/o |
air/lungs |
| pulmon/o |
lungs |
| sept/o |
septum |
| sinus/o |
sinus |
| thorac/o |
thorax/chest |
| tonsill/o |
tonsil |
| trache/o |
trachea |
| atel/o |
imperfect/incomplete |
| capn/o |
carbin dioxide |
| hem/o |
blood |
| hemat/o |
blood |
| muc/o |
mucus |
| orth/o |
straight |
| ox/o |
oxygen |
| ox/i |
oxygen |
| py/o |
pus |
| somn/o |
sleep |
| spir/o |
breathing/breathe |
| endo- |
within |
| eu- |
normal/good |
| pan- |
all/total |
| poly- |
many/much |
| -algia |
pain |
| -ar |
pertaining to |
| -ary |
pertaining to |
| -eal |
pertaining to |
| -cele |
hernia |
| -centesis |
surgical puncture |
| -ectasis |
stretching out/dilation/expansion |
| -emia |
blood condition |
| -gram |
x-ray |
| -graphy |
process of xray |
| -meter |
instrument use to measure |
| -metry |
measurement |
| -oxia |
oxygen |
| -pexy |
surgical fixation |
| -phonia |
voice/sound |
| -pnea |
breathing |
| -rrhagia |
rapid flow of blood |
| -scope |
instrument for visual exam |
| -scopic |
pertaining to visual exam |
| -scopy |
visual exam |
| -spasm |
sudden movement |
| -stenosis |
narrowing/constriction |
| -stomy |
artificial opening |
| -thorax |
chest |
| -tomy |
incision for artificial opening |
| atelactasis |
incomplete expansion |
| bronchiectasis |
dilation of the bronchi |
| bronchitis |
inflammation of bronchi |
| bronchogenic carcinoma |
tumor of the bronchi |
| bronchopneumonia |
disease state of lungs and bronchi |
| diaphrogmatocele |
hernia of the diaphragm |
| epiglottitis |
inflammation of the epiglottis |
| hemothorax |
blood in the chest |
| laryngitis |
inflammation of the larynx |
| laryngotracheobronchitis |
inflammation of the larynx, trachea, and bronchi |
| lobar pneumonia |
disease state of the lobes in the lungs |
| nasopharyngitis |
inflammation of the nose and the pharynx |
| pansinusitis |
inflammation of all sinuses |
| pharyngitis |
inflammation of the pharynx |
| pleuritis |
inflammation of the pleura |
| pneumatocele |
hernia of the lungs |
| pneumoconiosis |
abnormal condition of dust in the lungs |
| pneumonia |
disease state of the lungs |
| pneumonitis |
inflammation of the lungs |
| pneumothorax |
air in the chest |
| pulmonary neoplasm |
new tumor in the lungs |
| pyothorax |
pus in the chest |
| rhinitis |
inflammation of the nose |
| rhinomycosis |
fungus in the nose |
| rhinorrhagia |
rapid flow of blood from the nose |
| thoracalgia |
pain in the chest |
| tonsillitis |
inflammation of the tonsils |
| tracheitis |
inflammation of the trachea |
| tracheostonosis |
narrowing of the trachea |
| rhinorrhea |
discharge from the nose |
| orthopnea |
only able to breathe in the upright position |
| intrapleural |
pertaining to within the pleura |
| hypoxia |
low oxygen |
| hypoxemia |
low oxygen in the blood |
| hypopnea |
deficient breathing |
| hypocapnia |
deficient carbon dioxide |
| hyperpnea |
excessive breathing |
| hypercapnia |
excessive carbon dioxide |
| eupnea |
normal/good breathing |
| dyspnea |
difficult breathing |
| dysphonia |
difficult speaking |
| apnea |
absent breathing |
| aphonia |
absent voice |
| spirometry |
measurement of breathing |
| spirometer |
instrument for measuring breathing |
| oximeter |
instrument for measuring oxygen |
| capnometer |
instrument for measuring carbon dioxide |
| endoscopy |
visual exam within |
| endoscope |
instrument used for internal visual exam |
| tracheotomy |
incision into the trachea |
| tracheostomy |
artificial opening in the trachea |
| thoracocentesis |
surgical puncture to remove fluid from the chest cavity |
| rhinoplasty |
repair of nose |
| pneumonectomy |
remove of a lung |
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