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Medical Terminology
Respiratory
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| broncho | bronchi, airway |
| cili (sill-ee) | hairlike processes |
| ectasis | expansion |
| laryngo (la-ring-o) | larynx, voice box |
| naso | nose |
| oro | mouth |
| oxy | oxygen, keen |
| pector | breast, chest |
| pleura | rib side |
| pneumo | lung |
| ptysis | to spit |
| pulmo | lungs |
| rhin (rine) | nose |
| tracheo | trachea, windpipe |
| bronchitis | bronchial inflammation |
| ciliogenesis | cili forming |
| atelectasis | abnormal expansion |
| laryngitis | larynx inflammation |
| nasology | nose, study of |
| orofacial | mouth and face |
| osyosmia | keen sense of smell |
| pectoralgia | chest nerve pain |
| pleurisy | inflammation of exterior lung lining |
| pneumonectomy | lung excision |
| hemoptysis | bloody sputum |
| pulmonology | lungs, study of |
| rhinitis | nose inflammation |
| tracheostomy | trachea opening |