Med Term - Respiratory System

aer/o

air

alveol/o

alveous; air sack

angi/o

vessel

anthrac/o

coal

arteri/o

artery

atel/o

incomplete

bi/o

life

bronch/o, bronchi/o

bronchus

bronchiol/o

bronchiole

carcin/o

cancer

cardi/o

heart

coni/o

dust

cortic/o

outer region, cortex

cyan/o

blue

cyst/o

cyst, bladder

cyt/o

cell

diaphragmat/o

diaphragm

embol

plug

epiglott/o

epiglottis

fibr/o

fibers

hem/o

blood

hist/o

tissue

laryng/o

larynx

lob/o

lobe

muc/o

mucus

nas/o

nose

orth/o

straight, upright

ot/o

ear

ox/i, ox/o

oxygen

pharyng/o, pneumon/o

lung, air

pulmon/o

lung

py/o

pus

rhin/o

nose

sept/o

wall

sinus/o

sinus, cavity

somn/o

sleep

spir/o

breathing

thorac/o

chest

trache/o

trachea, windpipe

tuss/o

cough

-algia

pain

-capina

carbon dioxide

-centesis

puncture to withdraw fluid

-dynia

pain

-ectasis

dialation

-genic

produced by

-gram

record

-graphy

process of recording

-ia

condition

-ism

state of

-lytic

destruction

-meter

instrument to measure

-metry

process of measuring

-osis

abnormal condition

-osmia

smell

-ostomy

surgically create an opening

-otomy

cutting into

-phonia

voice

-plasm

formation

-plegia

paralysis

-pnea, -plegia

breathing

-ptysis

spitting

-rrhagia

abnormal flow condition

-rrhea

discharge

-scope

instrument for viewing

-scopy

process of visually examining

-spasm

involuntary muscle spasm

-stenosis

narrowing

-thorax

chest

ABGs

arterial blood gases

ARDS

adult ( or acute) respiratory distress syndrome

Bronch

bronchoscopy

CO2

carbon dioxide

COPD

chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

CPR

cardiopulmonary resuscitation

C&S

culture and sensitivity

CTA

clear to auscultation

CXR

chest X-ray

DOE

dyspnea on exertion

DPT

diphtheria, pertussis, tetanus injection

ENT

ear, nose, and throat

ERV

expiratory reserve volume

FRC

functional residual capacity

HMD

hyaline membrane disease

IC

inspiratory capacity

IPPB

intermittent positive pressure breathing

IRDS

infant respiratory distress syndrome

mv

inspiratory reserve volume

LLL

left lower lobe

LUL

left upper lobe

MDI

metered-dose inhaler

02

oxygen

PCP

pneumocystis pneumonia

PFT

pulmonary function test

PPD

purified protein derivative

R

respiration

RA

room air

RDS

respiratory distress syndrome

RLL

right lower lobe

RML

right middle lobe