Med Term Chapter 5

adenoid/o

adenoid/o

adenoids

alveol/o

alveolus, alveoli

bronch/o

bronchus, bronchi

diaphragmato/o

diaphragm

epiglott/o

epiglottis

laryng/o

larynx

lob/o

lobe

mediastin/o

mediastinum

nas/o, rhin/o

nose

pharyng/o

pharynx

pleur/o

pleura

pneum/o, pneumon/o

lung, air

pulmon/o

lung

sept/o

septum

sinus/o

sinus

thorac/o

thorax, chest, chest cavity

tonsill/o

tonsils

trache/o

trachea

atel/o

imperfect, incomplete

capn/o

carbon dioxide

carcin/o

cancer

coni/o

dust

hem/o

blood

muc/o

mucus

myc/o

fungus

orth/o

straight

ox/i

oxygen

phon/o

sound, voice

py/o

pus

somn/o

sleep

spir/o

breathe, breathing

a, an

absence of, without

Dys-

painful, abnormal, difficult, labored

Eu-

normal, good

hyper-

above, beyond, excessive

Hypo-

below, incomplete, deficient, under

intra-, endo-

within

Neo-

new

Poly-

many, much

Tachy-

fast, rapid

al, ar, ary, eal, ic, ous

pertaining to

Cele

hernia, protrusion

Centesis

surgical puncture to aspirate fluid

Desis

surgical fixation, fusion

ectasis

dilation

Ectomy

excision, surgical removal

Emia

in the blood

genic

producing, originating, cause

Ia

diseased or abnormal state, condition of

Itis

inflammation

Logist

one who studues and treats

Logy

study of

Meter

instrument used to measure

Metry

measurement

Oid

resembling

Oma

tumor, swelling

Osis

abnormal condition

Plasm

growth, substance, formation

Plasty

surgical repair

Pnea

breathing

Ptysis

spitting, coughing

Rrhagia

excessive bleeding

Rrhea

flow discharge

Scope

instrument used for visual examination

Scopic

pertaining to visual examination

Scopy

visual examination

Spasm

sudden, involuntary muscle contraction

Stenosis

constriction or narrowing

Stomy

creation of an artificial opening

Thorax

chest, chest cavity

Tomy

cut into, incision

Adenoiditis

inflammation of the adenoids

Alveolititis

inflammation of the alveoli

Atelectasis

incomplete expansion

Bronchiectasis

dilation of the bronchi

Bronchitis

inflammation of the bronchi

bronchogenic carcinoma

cancerous tumor originating in a bronchus

Bronchupneumonia

diseased state of the bronchi and lungs

Bronchospasm

spasmodic contraction of the bronchi

Diaphragmatocele

hernia of the diaphragm

Epiglottis

inflammation of the epiglottis

Hemothorax

blood in the chest cavity

Laryngitis

inflammation of the larynx

Laryngospasm

spasmodic contraction of the larynx

laryngotracheobronchitis (LTB)

inflammation of the larynx, trachea, and bronchi

lobar pneumonia

pertaining to the lobes; diseased state of the lung

Nasopharyngitis

inflammation of the nose and pharynx

Pharyngitis

inflammation of the pharynx

Pleuritis

inflammation of the pleura

Pneumoconiosis

abnormal condition of dust in the lungs

Pneumonia

diseased state of the lung

Pneumonitis

inflammation of the lung

Pneumothorax

air in the chest cavity

pulmonary neoplasm

pertaining to the lung, new growth

Pyothorax

pus in the chest cavity

Rhinitis

inflammation of the nose

Rhinomycosis

abnormal condition of fungus in the nose

Rhinorrhagia

excessive bleeding from the nose

Sinusitis

inflammation of the sinuses

Tonsillitis

inflammation of the tonsils