The Respiratory System Terms

alveol/o

alveolus; air sac

angi/o

vessel (blood)

arteri/o

artery

aspir/o

removal

atel/o

incomplete; imperfect

bol/o

cast; throw

bronch/o

bronchus; bronchial tube

bronchi/o

bronchiole; smaller subdivision of the bronchus

carcin/o

cancer

cardi/o

heart

cyan/o

blue

diaphragmat/o

diaphragm

dilat/o

to enlarge; expand

epiglott/o

epiglottis

fibr/o

fiber

hem/o

blood

hist/o

tissue

laryng/o

larynx; voice box

lob/o

lobe

nas/o

nose

ox/o, ox/i

oxygen

pharyng/o

pharynx; throat

pleur/o

pleura; serous membrane that enfolds the lung

pneum/o, pneumon/o

lung; air

pulmon/o

lung

py/o

pus

resuscit/o

to revive

rhin/o

nose

sinus/o

sinus; cavity

spir/o

breathing

thorac/o

chest

tonsill/o

tonsils

trache/o

trachea; windpipe

tub/o

tube

a-

not; without

anti-

against

brady-

slow

dys-

painful; difficult

em-

in

endo-

in; within

epi-

on; over; upon

eu-

good; normal

hyper-

above; above normal; excessive

hypo-

below; below normal; deficient

in-

in; into; not

poly-

many; much

tachy-

fast

-al, -ary, -ial, -ic, -tic

pertaining to

-ant

substance that promotes

-ation

process; condition

-capnia

carbon dioxide

-centesis

surgical puncture to remove fluid

-ectasis

dilation; expansion

-ema

condition

-emia

blood condition

-genic

produced by or in

-ia

condition

-ion

process; state; condition

-ism

process; condition

-meter

measure

-metry

process of measuring

-or

one who (or something that) takes action or does something

-osmia

smell

-phonia

voice

-pnea

breathing

-rrhea

flow; excessive discharge

-spasm

muscle contraction

-stenosis

narrowing; tightening

-stomy

surgical opening

-thorax

chest; pleural cavity

-tomy

process of cutting; incision