Chapter 8 - Root Words, Prefixes, Suffixes and Definitions
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 Respiration (def) | def: process of supplying oxygen to the blood and removing carbon dioxide |
| in- | in (prefix) |
| spir/o | to breathe (root word) |
| ex- | out (prefix) |
| nasal cavity | air first enters through nose or (oral cavity) |
| Respiratory System (8) | nasal cavity oral cavity pharynx larynx trachea bronchus bronchioles alveoli |
| nas/o | nose (root word) |
| thorac/o | chest (root word) |
| phren/o | diaphragm (or mind) |
| pleura (def) | def: membrane that surrounds the lungs |
| alveol/o | alveolus (root word) |
| bronch/o, bronchi/o | bronchus (bronchi = pl) (root word) |
| bronchiol/o | bronchiole (root word) |
| epiglott/o | epiglottis (root word) |
| laryng/o | larynx (voice box) (root word) |
| lob/o | lobe (root word) |
| pleur/o | pleura (root word) |
| pharyng/o | pharynx (throat) (root word) |
| pneum/o, pneumon/o, pulm/o, pulmon/o | lung (root word) |
| trache/o | trachea / windpipe (root word) |
| eu- | normal (prefix) |
| dys- | bad (prefix) |
| -pnea | breathing (suffix) |
| orth/o | straight (root word) |
| brady- | slow (prefix) |
| tachy- | fast (prefix) |
| hyper- | more than normal (prefix) |
| -metry | measurement (suffix) |
| hypoxia / anoxia (def) | deficiency in oxygen |
| ox/o | oxygen (root word) |
| hem/o | blood (root word) |
| medi/o | middle |
| -ary | pertaining to (suffix) |
| embol/o | embolus (root word) |
| effusion (def) | def: to escape |
| -rrhagia | hemorrage (suffix) |
| bronch/o | bronchus |
| Adult Respiratory Distress Syndrome (ARDS) - def | disorder characterized by insufficient respiration and hypoxemia |
| asthma (def) | def: spasm of th bronchial tubes or the swelling of their mucous membranes |
| atel/o | imperfect (prefix) |
| -ecstasis | dilation / stretching (suffix) |
| carcinoma of the lung (def) | lung cancer |
| Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) (def) | def: disease that decreases the lungs' ability to perform their ventilatory process |
| emphysema | increase in size and destruction of the alvioli resulting in the difficulty of breathing |
| influenza (def) | def: acute, contagious respiratory infection w/ sudden onset of shills, headache, fever and muscular discomfort |
| pleuritis (def) | def: inflammation of the pleura - usually characterized by a sharp pain upon inhalation |
| coni/o | dust (root word) |
| pneumoconiosis (def) | def: respiratory condition caused by the inhalation of dust |
| pulmonary embolism (def) | def: blockage of a pulmonary artery |
| severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) def | def: caused by a coronavirus / infectious respiratory disease |
| silicosis (def) | def: form of pneumoconiosis resulting from inhalation of stone, sand, quartz or flint that contains silica. |
| silic/o | silica (root word) |
| tuberculosis (TB) def | def: caused by Mycobacteium Tuberculosis |
| tubercles (def) | def: small, round nodules produced by the TB bacteria |
| trans- | across (prefix) |
| de- | reverse (prefix) |
| decongestants (def) | def: eliminates or reduces swelling / congestion |
| Antitussives (def) | def: prevents or relives coughing |
| Anti-histamines (def) | def: used to treat colds /allergies |
| Bronchio-dialators (def) | def: agent that causes dilation of the bronchi (as in asthma) |
| mucolytics (def) | def: destroys / dissolves muscus |
| atel/o | imperfect (root word) |
| -ole | little (suffix) |
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