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Ch10 roots and term
Studying chapter 10 medical terms and roots
| term | definition |
|---|---|
| adenoid/o | adenoid |
| bronch/o, bronchi/o | bronchus |
| capn/o | carbon dioxide |
| carb/o | carbon dioxide |
| laryng/o | larynx (voice box) |
| lob/o | lobe |
| nas/o | nose |
| ox/o | oxygen |
| pector/o | chest |
| pharyng/o | pharynx (throat) |
| phren/o | diaphragm |
| pleur/o | pleura |
| -pnea | breathing |
| pneum/o, pneumat/o, pneumon/o | air or lungs |
| pulmon/o | lungs |
| rhin/o | nose |
| sept/o | septum |
| sin/o, sinus/o | sinus |
| spir/o | breathing |
| thorac/o | chest |
| tonsill/o | tonsil |
| trache/o | trachea (windpipe) |
| adenoidectomy | removal of the adenoids |
| antitussive | a drug that prevents coughing |
| apnea | cessation of breathing |
| asthma | a disease caused by episodic narrowing and inflammation of the airway |
| atelectasis | incomplete expansion |
| auscultation | from the Latin word ausculto, meaning "to listen"; a doctor using a stethoscope is performing an auscultation |
| bradypnea | slow breathing |
| bronchiectasis | expansion of the bronchi |
| bronchiogenic carcinoma | a cancerous tumor originating in the bronchi |
| bronchiolitis | inflammation of the bronchiole |
| bronchoplasty | reconstruction of a bronchus |
| bronchitis | inflammation of the bronchi |
| bronchodilator | a drug that expands the walls of the bronchi |