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Unit 8 Resp Sys
Respiratory System
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| bronch/o | bronchus |
| laryng/o | larynx |
| nas/o,rhin/o | nose |
| pharyng/o | pharynx |
| phren/o | diaphragm |
| pleur/o | pleural membrane |
| pne/o | breath |
| pneumo/ | lung,air |
| pneumon/o | lung,air |
| pulmon/o | lung,air |
| scler/o | hard |
| spir/o | respiration,breath |
| thorac/o | thorax |
| trache/o | trachea |
| a//an- | without |
| ambi- | both |
| brady- | slow |
| dys- | diffucult,painful |
| endo- | inside |
| ex- | outside |
| hypo- | decreased |
| hyper- | increased |
| tachy- | rapid,fast |
| -algia | pain |
| -eal | pertaining to |
| -pnea | breathing |
| -spam | involuntary contraction |
| COPD | chronic obstructive pulmonary disease |
| ENT | ear,noseand throat specialist |
| Uri | upper respiratory infection |
| SOB | short of breath |
| TB,Tb | tuberculosis |