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resp system.
respiratory system
| 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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