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Chapter 7
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| alveol/o | alveolus |
| bronchiol/o | bronchiole |
| laryng/o | larynx |
| pleur/o | pleura |
| spir/o | to breathe, breathing |
| anosmia (a-NAHZ-mee-uh) | an- = not, without -osmia = smell |
| aphonia (ay-FOH-nee-uh) | a- = not, without -phonia = voice, sound |
| atelectasis (AT-uhl-EK-tuh-sis) | atel/o = incomplete -ectasis = dilation, expansion |
| bronchospasm (BRAHN-koh- spazm) | bronch/o = bronchus -spasm = sudden, involuntary movement |
| dyspnea (DISP-nee-uh) | dys- = abnormal, painful,difficult -pnea = breathing |
| hemoptysis (hee-MAHP-ti-sis) | hem/o = blood -ptysis = spitting |
| hemothorax (hee-muh-THOR- aks) | hem/o = blood -thorax = chest |
| hypercapnia (hy-pur-KAP-nee- uh) | hyper- = excessive, above capn/o = carbon dioxide -ia = condition |
| hypoxemia (hy-pahk-SEE- mee-uh) | hypo- = insufficient, below ox/o = oxygen -emia = blood condition |
| nasopharyngitis (NAY-zoh-fair- in-JY-tis) | nas/o = nose pharyng/o = pharynx -itis = inflammation |
| pneumothorax (noo-moh- THOR-aks) | pneum/o = air, lung -thorax = chest |
| rhinorrhagia (ry-noh-RAY- jee-uh) | rhin/o = nose -rrhagia = abnormal flow |
| bronchoscopy (brahn-KAHS- kuh-pee) | bronch/o = bronchus -scopy = process of visually examining |
| endotracheal intubation (en- doh-TRAY-kee-uhl in-too- BAY-shun) | endo- = within, inside trache/o = trachea -al = pertaining to in- = inward, inside tub/o = tube -ation = process, condition |
| lobectomy (loh-BEK-tuh-mee) | lob/o = lobe -ectomy = surgical remova |
| pleurocentesis (ploo-roh-sen- TEE-sis) | pleur/o = pleura -centesis = surgical puncturing |
| spirometry (spy-RAHM-e-tree) | spir/o = to breathe, breathing -metry = process of measuring |
| thoracotomy (thoh-rak-AHT- uh-mee) | thorac/o = chest -tomy = surgical incision |
| tracheostomy (tray-kee-AHS- tuh-mee) | trache/o = trachea -stomy = surgical creation of an opening in the body |
| CO2 | carbon dioxide |
| CPR | cardiopulmonary resuscitation |
| ENT | ear, nose, and throat |
| O2 | oxygen |
| or/o | mouth |
| trache/o | trachea |