Respiratory System

bronch-

bronch-

bronchus; bronchial tube

-centesis

puncture

-ectomy

surgical removal

epi-

above

-itis

inflammation

laryng-

larynx; voice box

-meter

instrument used to measure

-orrhea

flow

-oxia

oxygen

pharyng-

pharynx; throat

-phonia

voice; sound

pleur-

pleura; serous membrane that enfolds the lung

-pnea

breathing

pneum- and pulmon-

lung; air

rhin-

nose

-spasm

involuntary contraction

spiro-

breath

-staxis

oozing of blood

thorac-

chest

trache-

windpipe