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chapter 10-12
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| adenoid root: adenoid/o | i.e. adenoidectomy, adenoiditis gland, Adenoid |
| tonsil root: tonsill/o | i.e. tonsillectomy, tonsillitis latin for almond. Tonsills |
| Nas/o, Rhin/o | i.e. nasogastric tube, nasendoscope, rhinorrhea, rhinoceros nose |
| Laryng/o | i.e. laryngospasm, laryngitis larynx |
| pharyng/o | i.e. pharyngitis, pharyngostenosis pharynx (throat) |
| thrache/o | i.e. tracheotomy, tracheostomy trachea (windpipe) |
| sept/o | i.e. septectomy, septoplasty septum, plural: septa |
| sin/o, sinus/o | i.e. sinusitis, sinusotomy sinus |
| pneum/o, pneumat/o, pneumo/o , pulmon/o | i.e. pneumomelanosis, pneumatology, pneumonia air, lungs |
| lob/o | i.e. lobectomy, lobotomy lobe |
| bronch/o, bronchi/o | i.e. bronchiolitis, bronchiolectasis bronchiole |
| alveol/o | i.e. alveolitis, alveolar alveolus (air sac) |
| stern/o | i.e. sternocostal sternotomy sternum |
| cost/o | i.e. costectomy, costophrenic rib |
| thorac/o, pector/o, steth/o | i.e. thoracic, pectoralgia, pectus excavatum, stethoscope chest |
| pleur/o | i.e. pleuritis, pleurectomy pleura |
| phren/o | i.e. phrenospasm, phrenoplegia diaphragm |
| ox/o | i.e. hypoxia, hypoxemia oxygen |
| spir/o, pnea | i.e. spirometry, sleep apnea breathing |
| capn/o, carb/o | i.e. hypercapnia, hypocarbia carbin dioxide |
| Apnea | Cessation of breathing |
| Eupnea | Good normal breathing |
| Tachypnea | Rapid breathing |
| Bradypnea | Slow breathing |
| Hypopnea | Shallow breathing |
| Hyperpnea | Heavy breathing |
| Dyspnea | Difficult breathing |
| Orthopnea | Able to breathe only in an upright position |
| Hyperventilation | Overbreathing; the condition of having to much air flowing into and out the lungs; leads to hypocapnia |
| Hypoventillation | Underbreathing; the condition of having too little air flowing into and out of the lungs; leads to hypercapnia |
| Dysphonia | Bad voice condition ( also known as hoarseness) |
| Epistaxis | Nose bleed |
| Rhinorragia | Excessive blood flow from the nose ( another term for a nosebleed) |
| Rhinorrhea | Runny nose |
| Bronchospasm | Involuntary contraction of the bronchus |
| Prenospasm | Involuntary contraction of the diaphragm ( also known as hiccups) |
| Pleuralgia | Pain in the pleura |
| Pleurodynia | Pain in the pleura |
| Thoracalgia | Chest pain |
| Bronchorrhea | Discharge from the bronchi |
| Expectoration | Coughing or spitting material out of the lungs |
| Hemoptysis | Coughing up blood |
| Sputum | Mucus discharged from the lungs by coughing |
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