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MT 8 Respiratory Stm
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| nas/o, rhin/o | nose |
| sept/o | septum |
| sinus/o | sinus |
| adenoid/o | adnenoid |
| tonsil/o | tonsil |
| epiglott/o | epiglottis |
| laryng/o | larynx |
| trache/o | trachea (windpipe) |
| bronchi/o, bronch/o | bronchus |
| alvelo/o | alveolus |
| pleur/o | pleura |
| pneumo/o, pneumon/o | lung, air |
| pulmon/o | lung |
| cyan/o | blue |
| lob/o | lobe |
| orth/o | stright |
| ox/i, ox/o | oxygen |
| pector/o | chest |
| thorac/o | chest |
| -osmia | smell |
| -phonia | voice |
| -pnea | breathing |
| -ptysis | spitting |
| -thorax | chest |
| brady- | slow |
| dys- | painful, bad |
| eu- | normal |
| tachy- | fast |
| Apnea | temporary loss of breathing |
| Orthopenia | can only breathe when erect |
| Asphyxia | insufficient intake of oxygen |
| Atelectasis | partial collapse of lung tissue |
| Coryza | common cold |
| Croup | inflammation of the respiratory tracts in children (babies - 4/5 y/o) |
| Epiglottitis | inflammation of the epiglottis |
| Epistaxis | nose bleed |
| Hypoxia | deficiency of oxygen in tissues |
| Pulmonary embolus | (PE) blood clot in the pulmonary artery of the lung |
| SIDS | sudden infant death syndrome |