TLM Chap 12 Respiratory System

The Language of Medicine Chapter 12 Respiratory System

adenoid/o

(collections of lymph tissue in the nasopharynx) adenoids

alveol/o

alveolus, air sac of the lung

bronch/o, bronchi/o

branches of windpipe that lead into the lungs; bronchial tube, bronchus

bronchiol/o

bronchiale, small bronchus

capn/o

gas produced by cells and exhaled through the lungs; carbon dioxide

coni/o

dust

cyan/o

blue

epiglott/o

(lid-like piece of cartilage that covers the voice box) epiglottis

hydr/o

water

laryng/o

larynx, voice box

lob/o

lobe of the lung

mediastin/o

region between the lungs in the chest cavity; mediastinum

nas/o

nose

or/o

mouth

orth/o

straight, upright

ox/o

gas that psses into the blood stream at the lungs; oxygen

pector/o

chest

pharyng/o

pharynx, throat

phon/o

voice

phren/o

diaphragm

pleur/o

pleura

pneum/o, pneumon/o

air, lung

pulmon/o

lung

py/o

pus

rhin/o

nose

sinus/o

sinus, cavity

spir/o

breathing

tel/o

complete

thorac/o

chest

tonsill/o

tonsils

trache/o

trachea, windpipe

-capnia

carbon dioxide

-centesis

surgical puncture to remove fluid

-dynia

pain

-ectasis

dilation; dilatation; widening

-ectomy

removal; excision; resection

-ema

conditionl

-lysis

breakdown; separation; destruction; loosening

-osmia

smell

-oxia

oxygen

-phonia

voice; sound

-plasty

surgical repair

-pnea

breathing

-ptysis

spitting

rrhea

flow; discharge

-scopy

visual exmaintion

-sphyxia

pulse

-stenosis

tightening; stricture

-stomy

new opening (to form a mouth)

-thorax

pleural cavity, chest

-tomy

process of cutting

-trophy

nourishment; development (conditon of)

a-, an-

no; not; without

brady-

slow

dvs-

bad; painful; diffcult; adnormal

em-

in

eu-

good; normal ;true

ex-

out; away from

hyper-

above; excessive

hypo-

deficient; below; under; less than normal

para-

near; beside; abnormal; apart from; along the side of

per-

through

re-

back; again; backward

tachy-

fast

apneumothorax

air collects in pleural cavity

pleural effusion

fluid collects in pleural cavity

pulmonary edema

fluid collects in air sacs and bronchloles

atelectasis

collapsed lung

palatine tonsils

collections of lymph tissue in the oropharynx

visceral pleura

inner fold of pheura closer to lung tissue

cilia

thin hairs attached to the mucous membrane lining the respiratory tract

paranasal sinuses

air-containing cavities in the bone around the nose

hilum

midline region of the lungs where bronchi, blood vessel s and nerves enter and exit the lungs

parenchyma

the essential parts of the lung (bronchiole and alveoli), responsible for respiration is pulmonary