ch 12 Respiratory System

a-, an-

absence of, without

dys-

difficult, painful, abnormal, labored

endo-, intra-

within, in

eu-

normal, good

hyper-

above, excessive

hypo-

below, incomplete

poly-

many, much

tachy-

fast, rapid

adenoid/o

adenoids

alveol/o

alveolus

atel/o

imperfect, incomplete

bronch/o, bronchi/o

bronchus

capn/o

carbon dioxide (combining form)

diaphragmat/o, phren/o

diaphragm

epiglott/o

epiglottis

hem/o, hemat/o

blood

laryng/o

larynx

lob/o

lobe

muc/o

mucus

nas/o, rhin/o

nose

orth/o

straight

ox/i

Oxygen (combining form)

pharyng/o

pharynx

phon/o

sound, voice

pleur/o

pleura

pneum/o, pneumon/o

lung, air

pneumat/o, pulmon/o

lung

py/o

pus

radi/o

x-rays, ionizing radiation

respir/o, spir/o

breath, breathing

sept/o

septum

sinus/o

sinus

somn/o

sleep

son/o

sound

thorac/o

thorax, chest cavity

tom/o

to cut, section, or slice

tonsill/o

tonsils

trache/o

trachea

-algia

pain

-ar, -ary, -eal, -ic

pertaining to

-cele

hernia, protrusion

-centesis

surgical puncture to aspirate fluid

-ectomy

excision, cut out

-emia

in the blood

-genic

producing, originating, causing

-gram

the record, radiographic image

-graph

instrument used to record

-graphy

process of recording, radiographic imaging

-ia

condition, diseased state, abnormal state

-itis

inflammation

-logy

study of

-logist

specialist or physician who studies and treats

-meter

instrument used to measure

-metry

measurement

-oid

resembling

-pexy

surgical fixation, suspension

-plasty

surgical repair

-pnea

breathing

-rrhagia

rapid flow of blood, excessive bleeding

-scope

instrument for visual examination

-scopic

pertaining to visual examination

-scopy

process of visually examining, visual examination

-spasm

sudden involuntary muscle contraction, spasmodic contraction

-stenosis

constriction, narrowing

-stomy

creation of an artificial opening

-thorax

chest, chest cavity

-tomy

cut into, incision

-tome

instrument used to cut

ABGs

arterial blood gases

AFB

acid-fast bacilli

ARDS

acute respiratory distress syndrome

BiPAP

bilevel positive airway pressure

C&S

culture and sensitivity

CAP

community-acquired pneumonia

CF

cystic fibrosis

CO2

carbon dioxide

COPD

chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

CPAP

continuous positive airway pressure

CT

computed tomography, computerized tomography

CXR

chest x-ray

DPI

dry powder inhaler

flu

influenza

IPF

idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis

IPPB

intermittent positive pressure breathing

LLL

left lower lobe

LTB

laryngotracheobronchitis

LUL

left upper lobe

MDI

metered-dose inhaler

NIPPV

noninvasive positive-pressure ventilator

O2

Oxygen

OSA

obstructive sleep apnea

PE

pulmonary embolism

PEP

positive expiratory pressure

PFM

peak flow meter

PFTs

pulmonary function tests

RLL

right lower lobe

RML

right middle lobe

SOB

shortness of breath

SVN

small volume nebulizer

TB

tuberculosis