ch. 31 ihc2

atel-

atel-

incomplete

dys-

bad, painful, difficult

em-

in

epi-

upon

eu-

good, normal

ex-

out, away from

in-

not, into, without

media-

middle

para-

adjacent to, alongside, beside, abnormal

re-

back, again

ultra-

higher, beyond

act

to do, perform

aer/o

air, gas

alveol

small cavity; air sac

antrac/o

coal, coal dust, black

asthma

A chronic allergic disorder characterized by episodes of severe breathing difficulty, coughing, and wheezing.

bronch/o, bronchi/o

bronchus; airway

capn

carbon dioxide

congest

accumulation of fluid

coni

dust

Diaphragm/a

diaphragm. Muscular partition separating the thorax from the abdomen. Plays a major role in breathing, as its contraction increases the volume of the thorax and so inflates the lungs. Dia/phragm

flat

to blow up

glott, glottis

opening to the windpipe

hal/e

to breathe

hem/o

blood

idi/o

person, self, unknown

laryng/o

larynx (voice box)

lob

lobe

lyt

dissolve

muc/o

mucus, mucous membrane

nas/o

nose, nasal passage

nebul

cloud, mist

or/o

mouth, oral cavity

ox; ox/y

Oxygen

pariet

wall

pector

chest

pharyng; pharynx

throat

phon/o

sound, voice

physema

blowing

pleur

pleura, rib, side

pnea

breathing

pneum/o, pneumon/o

air, lung

ptysis

to spit, cough up

pulmon

lung

purul; py/o

pus

rhin/o

nose

sinus

cavity within a bone

somn/o

sleep

spir/o

to breathe

stax

fall in drops

surf

surface

thorac; thorax

chest

tonsill/o

tonsils

trache/o

trachea, windpipe

tract

draw, pull

tubercul

nodule, swelling, tuberculosis

ventil

wind

voc

voice

-ale, -alis, -ant, -ar, -atic, -eal, -ic, -itic, -tic

pertaining to

-algia

pain, painful condition

-ance

condition, state of

-ate

composed of, pertaining to, process

-ation

process

-cele

hernia, swelling

-centesis

surgical puncture to remove fluid

-ectasis

dilation, expansion

-ectomy

surgical removal

-ema

result

-emia

condition of blood

-graphy

process of recording

-ion

action, condition, process

-isy

inflammation

-izer

affects in a particular way

-oid

resembling

-ole

small

-ory

having the function of

-plasty

surgical repair

-pnea

breathing

-rrhagia

rapid flow of blood

-rrhea

flow, discharge

-scope

instrument for viewing

-stomy

new opening

-thorax

chest

-tomy

surgical incision

-ure

process, result of

ABGs

arterial blood gases

ARDS

acute respiratory distress syndrome

CF

cystic fibrosis

COPD

chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

CPR

cardiopulmonary resuscitation

CXR

chest x-ray

PFT

pulmonary function test

OSA

obstructive sleep apnea

PE

pulmonary embolism

RDS

respiratory distress syndrome

SARS

severe acute respiratory syndrome

TB

tuberculosis

URI

upper respiratory infection

wheezes (rhonchi)

musical sound of the airways, associated with asthma, COPD and bronchoconstriction

crackles (rales)

explosive popping sound due to sudden opening of small airways or air moving through secretions