Chapter 10- Pulmonology

aer/o

air

alveol/o

alveolus (air sac)

angi/o

vessel

arteri/o

artery

atel/o

incomplete

bronch/o

bronchus

bronchi/o

bronchus

bronchiol/o

bronchiole

carcin/o

cancer

cardi/o

heart

coni/o

dust

cyan/o

blue

cyt/o

cell

diaphragmat/o

diaphragm

embol/o

plug

fibr/o

fibrous

hal/o

to breathe

hem/o

blood

lob/o

lobe

mediastin/o

mediastinum

orth/o

straight

ox/i

oxygen

pleur/o

pleura

pneum/o

lung, air

pneumon/o

lung

pulmon/o

lung

spir/o

breathing

thorac/o

chest

trache/o

trachea

tuss/o

cough

a-, an-

without

anti-

against

brady-

slow

dys-

painful, difficult, abnormal

endo-

within, inner

eu-

normal, good

ex-

outward

hyper-

excessive

hypo-

below, insufficient

in-

inward

tachy-

fast

-al, -ar, -ary, -atic, -ic

pertaining to

-algia, -dynia

pain

-centesis

puncture to withdraw fluid

-ectomy

surgical removal

-ectasis

dilated

-emia

blood condition

-genic

producing

-gram

a record

-graph

instrument for recording

-graphy

process of recording

-ia, -osis

condition, abnormal condition

-itis

inflammation

-logist

one who studies

-logy

study of

-meter

instrument for measuring

-metry

process of measuring

-oma

tumor, mass

-ole

small

-ostomy

surgically create an opening

-otomy

cutting into

-oxia

oxygen

-pnea

breathing

-plasty

surgical repair

-ptysis

spitting

-scope

instrument for viewing

-scopy

process of visually examining

-spasm

involuntary muscle contraction

-thorax

chest

alveolar

pertaining to the alveolus

bronchoscope

instrument for viewing the bronchus

bronchospasm

involuntary muscle contraction of the bronchus

bronchiole

small bronchus

bronchiectasis

dilated bronchus

bronchiolar

pertaining to a bronchiole

pneumoconiosis

abnormal condition of dust in the lungs

cyanosis

abnormal condition of being blue

diaphragmatic

pertaining to the diaphragm

lobectomy

surgical removal of a lobe

mediastinal

pertaining to the mediastinum

mediastinotomy

cutting into the mediastinum

orthopnea

breathing straight (sitting up)

oximeter

instrument for measuring oxygen

oximetry

process of measuring oxygen

pleurocentesis

puncture pleura to withdraw fluid

pleuralgia

pleura pain

dyspnea

difficult breathing

hypopnea

shallow/insufficient breathing

tachypnea

fast breathing

pneumograph

instrument for recording the lung

pneumothorax

air in the chest

pneumonocentesis

lung puncture to withdraw fluid

pneumonotomy

cutting into the lung

pulmonologist

one who studies lungs

hemoptysis

spitting (up) blood

spirometry

process of measuring breathing

thoracalgia

chest pain