HSC3537: Module 7 Respiratory System

alveol/o

combining form for air sac or alveolus

anthrac/o

combining form that means coal

atel/o

combining form for incomplete

bronch/o

a combining form that means bronchus

bronchiol/o

combining form that means bronchiole

coni/o

combining form that means dust

epiglott/o

combining form that means epiglottis

laryng/o

combining form that means larynx

lob/o

combining form that means lobe

nas/o; rhin/o

combining form that means nose

ox/o; ox/i

oxygen

pharyng/o

combining form that means pharynx

pleur/o

combining form that means pleura

pneum/o; pneumon/o

combining form that means lungs or air

aer/o

combining form that means air

sinus/o

combining form that means sinus

spir/o

combining form that means breathing

spir/o

combining form that means breathing

trache/o

combining form that means trachea

-capnia

suffix for carbon dioxide

-plegia

suffix for paralysis

-osmia

suffix for smell

-phonia

suffix for voice

-pnea

suffix for breathing

-ptysis

suffix for spitting

-thorax

suffix for chest

bronchoscope

instrument to view inside a bronchus

larnyngoplasty

surgical repair of the voice box

oximeter

instrument to measure oxygen

hypoxia

suffix for insufficient oxygen

pleurocentesis

puncture pleura to withdraw fluid

pharyngitis

inflammation of the pharynx

pulmonary

pertaining to the lung

pharyngeal

pertaining to the pharynx

laryngeal

pertaining to the larynx

bronchial

pertaining to the bronchus

rhinomycosis

abnormal condition of nose fungus

pansinusitis

inflammation of all the sinuses

thoracic

pertaining to the chest

endotracheal

pertaining to the trachea

aphonia

without voice

hypercapnia

excessive carbon dioxide

anosmia

lack of (sense of) smell

bradypnea

slow breathing

dyspnea

difficulty breathing

pyothorax

pus in the chest

thoracalgia

chest pain

eupnea

normal breathing

bronchoplasty

surgical repair of the bronchus

apnea

not breathing

lymphatic system

tonsils in the throat are considered part of the

glottis

opening through the vocal cords

pharynx

organ of respiratory system used by both respiratory and digestive system

cilia

small hairs that line the opening to the nose and the airways

trachea

air carried between the pharynx and bronchial tubes

alveoli

pulmonary capillaries tightly encase

-phylaxis

suffix that means protection

cyan/o

blue

cyst/o

combining form that means sac

diaphragmat/o

combining form that means diaphragm

hal/o

combining form that means to breathe

muc/o

combining form that means mucus

pulmon/o

combining form that means lung

sept/o

combining form that means wall

somn/o

combining form for sleep

tuss/o

combining form for cough