resp system. Word Scramble
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Question | Answer |
aer/o | air |
atel/o | imperfect |
bronch/o, bronchi/o | bronchi (bronchus) |
bronchiol/o | bronchioles (smallest bronchi) |
laryng/o | larynx (voice box) |
pharyng/o | pharynx (throat) |
lob/o | lobes |
muc/o | mucus |
nas/o, rhin/o | nose |
ox/o | oxygen |
pleur/o | pleura (membrane sounding the lungs) |
pneum/o, pneumon/o | lungs/air |
sinus/o | sinuses |
spir/o | breath |
tonsill/o | tonsils |
trache/o | trachea |
-ptysis | spit |
alveol/o | alveoli (air sacs) |
hemoptysis | spit up blood |
tracheotomy | incision into the trachea |
tonsillectomy | removal of tonsils |
spirometer | measures pt's breathing capacity |
sinusitis | inflamed sinuses |
pneumothorax | collapsed lung from air rushing into chest |
pneumonitis | inflamed lung |
pleura | membrane surrounding the lungs |
pleurisy | inflamed pleura |
hypoxia | decreased oxygen |
nasal | pertaining to the nose |
rhinitis | inflamed nose |
mucus membrane | secretes the mucus |
lobectomy | surgical removal of the lobe from the lungs |
pharynx | throat |
pharyngeal | pertaining to the pharynx |
larynx | voice box |
laryngitis | inflamed voice box |
bronchiolitis | inflamed bronchioles |
bronchitis | inflamed bronchi |
atelectasis | imperfect stretching of the lungs |
anaerobic | lack of air |
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