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4222MR
Appendix A Respiratory System
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| bronchitis bronch/o = bronchus itis = inflammation | Inflammation of the bronchi |
| dyspnea dys = difficult, painful pnea = breathing | Difficult, painful, or faulty breathing |
| hypoxia hypo = deficient or below oxi = oxygen ia = condition of | A condition of deficient oxygen levels |
| pharyngitis pharyng/o = pharynx itis = inflammation | Inflammation of the pharynx |
| pulmonologist pulmon/o = lungs logist = specialist in the study or treatment of | Specialist in disease of the lungs |
| rhinoplasty rhin/o = nose plasty = surgical repair | Surgical repair of the nose |
| rhinorrhea rhin/o = nose rrhea = flow, discharge | Discharge of the nose |
| spirometry spir/o = breathe; breath metry = process of measuring | Measurement of breathing |
| stethoscope steth/o = chest scope = instrument for viewing | Instrument used to listen to lung and heart sounds through the chest wall |