The Respiratory System CH 10 HLTH 354

adenoid

adenoid tonsil

tonsil

tonsill

nose

nas, rhin

larynx

laryng

pharynx

pharyng

trachea

trache

septum

sept

sinus

sin, sinus

air or lungs

pneum, pneumat, pneumon

lungs

pulmon

lobe

lob

bronchus

bronch, bronchi

bronchiole

bronchiol

alveolus (air sac)

alveol

sternum

stern

rib

cost

chest

thorac, pector (also pectus), steth

pleura

pleur

diaphragm

phren

oxygen

ox

breathing

spir, -pnea

carbon dioxide

capn (smoke), carb (coal)

apnea

a/pnea, not/breathing, cessation of breathing, AP-nee-ah

eupnea

eu/pnea, good/breathing, good/normal breathing, YOOP-nee-ah

tachypnea

tachy/pnea, fast/breathing, rapid breathing, TAK-ip-NEE-ah

bradypnea

brady/pnea, slow/breathing, BRAD-ip-NEE-ah

hypopnea

hypo/pnea, under/breathing, shallow breathing, hai-POP-nee-ah

hyperpnea

hyper/pnea, over/breathing, heavy breathing, hai-PERP-nee-ah

dyspnea

dys/pnea, bad/breathing, difficulty breathing, disp-NEE-ah

orthopnea

ortho/pnea, straight/breathing, able to breathe only in an upright position

hyperventilation

hyper/ventil/ation, over/breathing/process, overbreathing; the ondition of having too much air flowing into and out of the lungs; leads to hypocapnia, HAI-per-VENT-ih-LAY-shun

hypoventilation

hypo/ventil/ation, under/breathing/process, underbreathing; the condition of having too little air flowing into and out of the lungs; leads to hypercapnia, HAI-po-VENT-ih-LAY-shun

dysphonia

dys/phonia, bad/sound/voice, bad voice condition (also known as hoarseness) dis-FOH-nee-ah

epistaxis

from the greek word epistazo meaning to drip out or upon, a nosebleed, EP-ih-STAK-sis

rhinorrhagia

rhino/rrhagia, nose/excessive bleeding, excessive blood flow from the nose (nosebleed), RAI-noh-RAY-jee-ah

rhinorrhea

rhino/rrhea, nose/discharge, runny nose, RAI-noh-REE-ah

bronchospasm

broncho/spasm, bronchus/involuntary contraction, involuntary contraction of the bronchus, BRONG-koh-spazm

phrenospasm

phreno/spasm, diaphragm/ involuntary contraction, also known as hiccups, FREN-oh-spazm

pleuralgia

pleur/algia, pleura/pain, ploo-RAL-jee-ah

pleurodynia

pleuro/dynia, pleuro/pain, PLOO-roh-DIN-ee-ah

thoracalgia

thorac/algia, chest/pain, THOH-rak-AL-jee-ah

bronchorrhea

broncho/rrhea, bronchus/discharge, brong-koh-REE-ah

expectoration

ex/pector/ation, out/chest/process, coughing or spitting material out of the lungs, ek-SPEK-toh-RAY-shun

hemoptysis

hemo/ptysis, blood/cough, hee-MAWP-tih-sis

sputum

latin for spit, mucus discharged from the lungs by coughing

laryngitis

laryng/itis, inflammation of the larynx, LAR-in-JAIT-is

laryngotracheobronchitis

laryngo/tracheo/bronch/itis, larynx, trachea, bronchus, inflammation, lah-RING-goh-TRAY-kee-oh-brongo-KAI-tis

rhinitis

rhin/itis, nose/inflammation, inflammation of the nasal passages, rai-NAI-tis

sinusitis

sinus/itis, sinus/inflammation, sai-nus-AI-tis

pansinusitis

pansinusitis  pan-sai-nus-AI-tis Definition inflammation of all sinuses

pan / sinus / itis all     / sinus   / inflammation

sleep apnea

sleep apnea  sleep AP-nee-ah Definition a condition where the patient ceases to breathe while asleep

a    / pnea not / breathing

tonsillitis

tonsillitis  ton-sil-AI-tis Definition inflammation of the tonsils

Page 604tonsill / itis tonsil    / inflammation Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

tracheitis

tracheitis  tray-kee-AI-tis Definition inflammation of the trachea

trache / itis trachea / inflammation

tracheomalacia

tracheomalacia  tray-kee-oh-ma-LAY-shah Definition softening of the trachea

tracheo / malacia trachea    / softening