Respiratory System – Vocabulary Roots, Prefixes, and Suffixes

Vocabulary flashcards covering prefixes, roots, and terms related to the respiratory system from the lecture notes.

re-

again

-spira-

breathe

-tory

pertaining to

ex-

out, away from

expirare

to breathe out

inspira

to breathe in

-ation

process of

-pne-

breathe

spiro-

breath

meter

to measure

pneumo-

air, gas, or lungs

-stomy

to make an artificial opening

pulmon

lungs

bronchi-

windpipe

bronchiolus

little windpipe

epi-

upon

-glossa

tongue

respirare

to breathe

naso

nose

rhino

nose

pharynx

throat

oro-

mouth

ventila-

fan or produce wind

olfactus

sense of smell

sinus

hollow

pleura

rib

mucus

slime

croup

to croak

acute

sharp

cancer

crab