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Medical Terminology
MED 104 Chapter 10
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Adenoid/o | Adenoidectomy Adenoiditis |
| Tonsill/o | Tonsillectomy Tonsillits |
| Nas/o, rhin/o | Nasogastric tube Nasendoscope Rhinorrhea Rhinoplasty |
| Laryng/o | Laryngospasm Laryngitis |
| Pharyng/o | Pharyngitis Pharyngostenosis |
| Trache/o | Tracheotomy Tracheostomy |
| Sept/o | Septectomy Septoplasty |
| Sin/o, sinus/o | Sinusitis Sinusotomy |
| Lower respiratory tract | Trachea Bronchi Lobar bronchi Segmental bronchi Bronchioles Alveoli |
| Pneum/o, pneumat/o, pneumon/o | Pneumomelanosis Pneumatology Pneumonia |
| Pulmon/o | Pulmonologist Pulmonary |
| Lob/o | Lobectomy Lobotomy |
| Bronch/o, bronchi/o | Bronchoscope Bronchiostenosis |
| Bronchiol/o | Bronchiolitis Bronchiolectasis |
| Alveol/o | Alveolitis Alveolar |
| Stern/o | Sternocostal Sternotomy |
| Cost/o | Costectomy Costophrenic |
| Thorac/o, pector/o (pectus), steth/o | Thoracic Pectoralgia Pectus excavatum Stethoscope |
| Pleur/o | Pleuritis Pleurectomy |
| Phren/o | Phrenospasm Phrenoplegia |
| Ox/o | Hypoxia Hypoxemia |
| Spir/o, -pnea | Spirometry Sleep apnea |
| Capn/o, carb/o | Hypercapnia Hypocarbia |
| Breathing rate | Apnea Eupnea Tachypnea Bradypnea |
| Breathing depth | Hypopnea Hyperpnea |
| Breathing abnormalities | Dyspnea Orthopnea Hyperventilation Hypoventilation |
| Upper respiratory tract complaints | Dysphonia Epistaxis Rhinorrhagia Rhinorrhea |
| Lower respiratory tract complaints | Bronchospasm Phrenospasm Pleuralgia, pleurodynia Thoracalgia |
| Listening to lung sounds (auscultation) | Pectoriloquy |
| Observing skin | Cyanosis Retraction |