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NHTC Pulmonology
NHTC 8 Pulmonology Medical Terms
| Term | Meaning |
|---|---|
| bronchi | bronchus |
| al | pertaining to |
| erythro | red |
| cytes | cells |
| homeo | same |
| stasis | standing still |
| nas/o | nose |
| rhin/o | nose |
| pharyng/o | pharynx (throat) |
| trache/o | trachea |
| alveol/o | alveolus (plural = alveoli) |
| bronch/o | bronchus (plural = brnchi) |
| bronchi/o | bronchus |
| lob/o | lobe |
| pector/o | chest |
| steth/o | chest |
| thorac/o | chest |
| pleur/o | pleura |
| pneum/o | air, lung |
| pneumon/o | lung |
| pulmon/o | lung |
| anthrac/o | black, coal |
| atel/o | incomplete, imperfect |
| coni/o | dust |
| hem/o | blood |
| orth/o | straight |
| ox/o | oxygen |
| phren/o | diaphragm, mind |
| spir/o | breathe |
| brady- | slow |
| dys- | bad, painful, difficult |
| eu- | good, normal |
| tachy- | rapid |
| hyper- | excessive, above normal |
| atel | incomplete, imperfect |
| ectasis | dialation, expansion |
| emphys | to inflate |
| ema | state, condition |
| osis | abnormal condition |
| chalic | limestone |
| ia | condition |
| ary | pertaining to, relating to |
| tubercul | a little swelling |
| itis | inflammation |
| hemo | blood |
| hydro | water |
| pleur | pleura |
| isy | state, condition |
| a | without, not |
| sphyxia | pulse |
| hypo | under, below |
| ortho | straight |
| ptysis | spitting |
| an | without, not |
| cyan | blue |
| osis | abnormal |
| capnia | carbon dioxide (CO2) |
| angio | vessel |
| graphy | process of recording |
| scopy | visual examination |
| tomy | incision |
| stomy | forming an opening |
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