Respiratory System Terminology
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Created by:
becca27 on November 1, 2010
Subjects:
combining forms/word roots, prefixes, suffixes, abbreviations
Classes:
A&P II, Navarro Collge, Moore,
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 adenoid/o | adenoids |
| alveol/o | alveolus, air sac |
| anthrac/o | black, coal |
| atel/o | incomplete, imperfect (pertaining to lungs) |
| bronch/o, bronchi/o | bronchus, air tube in lungs |
| bronchiol/o | bronchiole (smaller branches) |
| carcin/o | cancer |
| capn/o | carbon dioxide |
| coni/o | dust |
| cost/o | rib |
| epiglott/o | epiglottis |
| laryng/o | larynx (voice box) |
| lob/o | lobe of the lung |
| mediastin/o | mediastinum |
| ment/o | chin |
| muc/o, muc/us | mucus |
| myc/o | fungus |
| nas/o, rhin/o | nose |
| or/o | mouth |
| orth/o | straight, upright |
| ox/i, ox/o, ox/y | oxygen |
| pector/o | chest (pertaining to muscle) |
| steth/o | chest (pertaining to listening to) |
| thorac/o | chest (organ) |
| pharyng/o | pharynx (throat) |
| phon/o | voice, sound (combining word) |
| phren/o | diaphragm |
| pleur/o | pleura, side rib |
| pneum/o, pneumon/o | air, lung |
| pulm/o, pulmon/o | lung (organ) |
| sinus/o | sinus cavity |
| spir/o | breathing (combining word) |
| tel/o | complete |
| tonsill/o | tonsils |
| trache/o | trachea (windpipe) |
| viscer/o | internal organs |
| dys- | difficulty |
| hypo- | decreased |
| pyo- | pus |
| -centesis | puncture |
| -ectasis | dilation, distention |
| -ema | condition |
| -emia | blood condition |
| -osmia | smell |
| -phas, -phasia | speech |
| -phonia | sound, voice (suffix) |
| -pnea | breathing (suffix) |
| -ptysis | spitting |
| -sarcoma | malignant (cancer) |
| -sphyxia | pulse |
| -stomy | artificial opening |
| -thorax | chest, chest cavity |
| A&P | auscultation and percussion |
| ARDS | adult respiratory distress syndrome |
| BA | bronchial asthma |
| BS | breath sounds |
| COLD | chronic obstructive lung disease |
| COPD | chronic obstructive pulmonary disease |
| CRD | chronic respiratory disease |
| IPPB | intermittent positive pressure breathing |
| LLL | left lower lobe |
| LUL | left upper lobe |
| O2 | oxygen |
| PE | pulmonary embolism |
| PFTs | pulmonary function tests |
| RDS | respiratory distress syndrome |
| resp | respirations |
| RLL | right lower lobe |
| RUL | right upper lobe |
| SOB | short of breath |
| T&A | tonsillectomy and adenoidectomy |
| TCDB | turn, cough, and deep breathe |
| trach | tracheostomy |
| URI | upper respiratory infection |
| VPS | ventilation/perfusion scanning |
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