Respiratory system terms

Rhin/o

Nose

Laryng/o

Larynx “voice box”

Trache/o

Trachea “windpipe”

Bronch/o

Lung air passageways

Pne/u, -pnea

Breath, air, lung

Pulmo/o

Lung

-ptysis

Spitting (coughing)

-plasty

Reconstruction

Rhinitis

Inflammation of the nose

Rhinorrhea

“Runny” nose

Laryngotomy

Cutting into the larynx

Laryngectomy

Surgically removing larynx

Tracheotomy

Cutting into trachea to make a temporary opening (airway)

Tracheostomy

Making a permanent opening (airway)

Bronchoscopy

Looking into the bronchi

Tachypnea

Accelerated breathing

Dyspnea

Difficult/painful breathing

apnea

not breathing

Pulmonary Artery

Moves deoxygenated blood from right side of heart to lungs for oxygenation

Hemoptysis

Spitting or coughing up blood from lungs

Rhinoplasty

Surgical reconstruction of the nose

Epistaxis

Nosebleed

Pneumoconiosis

Abnormal condition of “dust” in the lungs (or other particulates)

Atelectasis

A collapsed lung

Emphysema COPD (Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease)

results in destruction of air sacs in lungs and loss of respiratory membrane for oxygen exchange

Cystic Fibrosis

Inheritable disease, leading to frequent lung infections complicated by the thick mucus that increases lung scarring

Pulmonologist

Physician specializing in diseases of the lungs

Respiratory therapist

administers inhalation therapy to patients with lung disease

Pulmonary angiography

X-rays of the vessels of the lungs

Laryngoscopy

Visual examination of the larynx

Endotracheal intubation

Passing an air tube into trachea so oxygen can be reliably supplied to the lungs without risk of inhaling vomit