Respiratory System med term

atel/o

imperfect, incomplete

capn/o

carbon dioxide

coni/o

dust

hem/o

blood

muc/o

mucus

myc/o

fungus

orth/o

straight

ox/i

oxygen

phon/o

sounds, voice

py/o

pus

somn/o

sleepsp

spir/o

breathe, breathing

-cele

hernia, protrusion

-centesis

surgical puncture to aspirate fluid (with a sterile needle)

-desis

surgical fixation, fusion

-eal

pertaining to

-ectasis

stretching out, dilation, expansion

-emia

in the blood

-pnea

breathing

-ptysis

spitting, coughing

-rrhagia

excessive bleeding

-rrhea

flow, discharge

-spasm

sudden involuntary muscle contraction (spasmodic contraction)

-stenosis

constriction of narrowing

-ectomy

surgical removal

-stomy

creation of an artificial opening-

-tomy

cut into

adenoiditis

inflammation of the adenoids

alveolitis

inflammation of the alveoli (pulmonary or dental)

atelectasis

incomplete expansion (of the lung or portion of the lung)

bronchiectasis

dilation of bronchi

bronchitis

inflammation of the bronchi

bronchogenic carcinoma

cancerous tumor originating in a bronchus (also referred to as lung cancer)

bronchopneumonia

diseased state of the bronchi and lungs (an inflammation of the lungs that begins in the terminal bronchioles)

bronchospasm

spasmodic contraction of the bronchi

diaphragmatocele

hernia of the diaphragm

epiglottitis

inflammation of the epiglottis

hemothorax

blood in the chest cavity (pleural cavity)

laryngitis

inflammation of the larynx

laryngospasm

spasmodic contraction of the larynx

laryngotracheobronchitis

inflammation of the larynx, trachea, and bronchi (the acute form is called croup)

lobar pneumonia

pertaining to the lobe(s); diseased state of the lung (infection of one or more of the lobes of the lung)

nasopharyngitis

inflammation of the nose and pharyxp

pharyngitis

inflammation of the pharynx

pleuritis

inflammation of the pleura (also called pleurisy)

pneumoconiosis

abnormal condition of dust in the lungsp

pneumonia

diseased state of the lungs (the infection and inflammation are caused by bacteria such as pneumococcus, staphylococcus, streptococcus, and haemophilus; viruses, and fungi)

pneumonitis

inflammation of the lung

pneumothorax

air in the chest cavity (specifically, the pleural cavity, which causes collapse of the lungs and is often a result of an open chest wound)

pulmonary neoplasm

pertaining to (in) the lung, new growth (tumor)

pyothorax

pus in the chest cavity (pleural cavity) (also caused empyema)

rhinitis

inflammation of the nose

rhinomycosis

abnormal condition of fungus in the nose

rhinorrhagia

excessive bleeding from the nose (also called expistaxis)

sinusitis

inflammation of the sinusesto

tonsillitis

inflammation of the tonsils

tracheitis

inflammation of the trachea

tracheostenosis

narrowing of the trachea