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Ch 7 Respiratory Sys
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| nas/o, rhin/o (nas/al) (rhin/o/plasty) | Nose |
| Pharnyg/o (pharyng/o/scope) | Not an organ. The back of throat for passage of air and food |
| Tonsil/o (tonsil/itis) | Lymphatic tissue in oral cavity to fight infection |
| Epiglott/o (epiglott/itis) | leaf-like structure to seal of trachea |
| Laryng/o | Hollow organ for passage of air and voice box |
| Trache/o (trache/o/stomy) | Wind pipe (breathing tube) |
| Bronch/i (suffix is plural) Bronch/us (suffix is singular) | Breathing branching tubes |
| Alveol/i, (plural) Alveol/us (singular) | Air sacs for gas exchange |
| Pneum/o (pneumonia) | air, lung |
| Pulmon/o (pulmon/o/logist) | Lung |
| Cyan/o (cyan/osis) | Blue skin coloring from lack of oxygen |
| Ox/o (hypoxemia) | Oxygen |
| Steth/o, Thorac/o (stethoscope) (thoracotomy) | Chest |
| capnia (suffix) (Hyper/capnia) | Carbon Dioxide |
| phonia (suffix) (Dys/phonia) | Voice |
| phasia (suffix) (Dys/phasia) | Speech |
| pnea (suffix) (Dys/pnea) | Breathing |