Mildred Elley med term. respiratory therapy - chapter 5

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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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