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MT C7 Respiratory
MT C7 Respiratory System
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| alveol/o | alveoli (alveolus) |
| bronch/o bronchi/o | bronchial tubes |
| bronchiol/o | bronchioles |
| cyan/o | blue |
| -ectasis | stretching or enlargement |
| epi- | upon, above, on, upper |
| eu- | well, easy, good |
| glott/o | back of tongue |
| laryng/o | larynx |
| lob/o | lobe |
| -meter | measure |
| nas/o | nose |
| olfact/o | smell |
| or/o | mouth |
| os | mouth |
| ox/i ox/o ox/y | oxygen |
| para- | apart from, beside, near |
| pariet/o | wall |
| pharyng/o | pharynx |
| phon/o | sound |
| pleur/o | pleura (pleurae) or side of body |
| -pnea | breathing |
| pneu- pneum/o pneumon/o | lungs or air |
| pulm/o pulmon/o | lungs |
| py/o | pus |
| rhin/o | nose |
| -scope | instrument to see |
| -scopy | to see, visual examination |
| sept/o | partition, infection |
| sinus/o | sinus or cavity |
| thorac/o thorax | thorax |
| trache/o | trachea, windpipe |
| tub/o | tube or hole |
| viscer/o | viscera or internal organs |