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chapter 8
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| alveol/o | alveolus |
| bronch/o; bronch/i | bronchus |
| bronchiol/o | bronchus |
| epiglott/o | epiglottis |
| laryng/o | larynx |
| nas/o | nose |
| othr/o | straight |
| pector/o | chest |
| pharyng/o | pharynx |
| phren/o | diaphragm |
| pleur/o | pleura |
| pneum/o | lung; air |
| pulmon/o | lungs |
| rhin/o | nose |
| sinus/o | sinus |
| spir/o | breathe; breath |
| tonsill/o | tonsils |
| thorac/o | chest |
| trache/o | trachea |
| anthrac/o | coal |
| atel/o | incomplete |
| coni/o | dust |
| hem/o | blood |
| hemat/o | blood |
| muc/o | mucus |
| ox/i | oxygen |
| py/o | pus |
| -capnia | carbon dioxide |
| -ectasis | stretching; dilatation |
| -meter | instrument to measure |
| -metry | measuring |
| -phonia | sound; voice |
| -pnea | breathing |
| -ptysis | coughing; spitting up |
| -(r)rhagia | hemorrhage |
| -(r)rhea | copious discharge |
| -thorax | chest |
| anoxia | lack of oxygen in the blood |
| apnea | lack or temporary cessation of breathing |
| bronchitis | inflammation of the bronchi |
| eupnea | normal breathing |
| hemothorax | blood in the thorax or chest cavity |
| tracheostenosis | narrowing of the trachea |
| laryngotracheotomy | incision into the larynx and trachea |
| rhinoplasty | surgical repair of the nose |
| hemoptysis | coughing up blood or blood-tinged sputum |
| dyspnea | difficulty breathing |
| laryngitis | inflammation of the larynx |
| pyothorax; empyema | pus in the pleural space |
| epistaxis; rhinorrhagia | rapid flow of blood from the nose |
| adenoidectomy | surgical removal of the adenoids |
| pneumonectomy | surgical removal of a lung |
| tracheotomy | incision into the trachea |
| thoracentesis | surgical puncture into the thorax to withdraw fluid |
| hyperpnea | excessive or increased breathing |
| atelectasis | incomplete expansion of the lungs |
| bronchogenic carcinoma | lung cancer |
| bronchiectasis | dilatation of the bronchi |
| coryza | common cold |
| emphysema | distention and distruction of the alveolar wall |
| mucopurulent | containing both mucus and pus |
| pertussis | whopping cough |
| anthracosis | black lung disease |
| asphyxia | oxygen deprived |
| pleural effusion | escape of fluid into the pleural space |
| pneumonia | acute lung inflammation |
| pulmonary edema | swelling of the lungs |
| rhinorrhea | runny nose |
| sputum | material coughed up from the lungs |
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