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Chapter 10

QuestionAnswer
adenoid/o adenoid
tonsill/o tonsill
nas/o, rhin/o nose
laryng/o larynx (voice box)
pharyng/o pharynx (throat)
trache/o trachea (windpipe)
sept/o septum
sin/o, sinus/o sinus
pneum/o, pneumat/o, pneumon/o air or lungs
pulmon/o lungs
lob/o lobe
bronch/o, bronchi/o bronchus
bronchiol/o bronchiole
alveol/o alveolus
stern/o sternum
cost/o rib
thorac/o, pector/o, steth/o chest
pleur/o pleura
phren/o diaphragm
ox/o oxygen
spir/o, -pnea breathing
capn/o, carb/o carbon dioxide
phonia sound/voice
epistaxis nosebleed
pleur/o pleura
ptysis cough
sputum mucus discharged from the lungs by coughing
loquy speak
carinatum keel/protruding chest
cavatum hollowed
ectasis expansion
tel complete
caseous cheeselike
asthma a disease-causing episodic narrowing and inflammation of the airway
emphysema disease that causes the alveoli to lose elasticity; have difficulty exhaling
isy inflammation
coni dust
meso middle
theli nipple
tuss cough
nebulizer machine that administers respiratory medication by creating a cloud or mist that is inhaled
palat/o palate
suscit awaken
ABG arterial blood gas
ARDS acute respiratory distress
Bx biopsy
CF cystic fibrosis
COPD chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
CPAP continuous positive airway pressure
CPR cardiopulmonary resuscitation
CT computed tomography
CTA clear to auscultation
CXR chest x-ray
DOE dyspnea on exertion
ETT endotracheal tube
LRTI lower respiratory tract infection
LTB laryngotracheobronchitis
OSA obstructive sleep apnea
PE pulmonary embolism
PFT pulmonary function test
PSG polysomnography
SOB shortness of breath
T&A tonsillectomy and adenoidectomy
TB tuberculosis
URI/URTI upper respiratory infection, upper respiratory tract infection
V/Q ventilation-perfusion scan
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