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Chapter 9
Romich
Term | Definition |
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Alveol/o | combining form small sac. |
Bronch/o | combining form for bronchiole |
Capn/o | refers to CO2 |
Diaphragmat/o and phren/o | diaphram |
Epiglott/o | epiglottis |
Laryng/o | Larynax |
Nas/o and rhin/o | nose |
Olfact/o | Smell |
Ox/i, ox/o, and ox/y | O2 |
Pala/o | |
Pharyng/o | throat |
Pleur/o | membrane surrounding the lung |
Pneum/o, pneumon/o, and pneu | air |
Pulm/o and plumon/o | lung |
Thorac/o | chest cavity |
Tonsill/o | tonsil |
Trache/o | windpipe |
-pnea | breathing |
-thorax | chest |
Dia- | across |
stridor | snoring, squeaking, or whistling that suggests airway narrowing. |
crepitation | fine or coarse interrupted crackling noises coming from collapsed or fluid-filled alveoli during inspiration; also called rales (rahlz) or crackles. |
percussion | diagnostic procedure used to determine density in which sound is produced by tapping various body surfaces with the finger or an instrument. The sound produced over the chest where air is present differs from that of an area where fluid is present. |