respiratory

aer/o

air (Combining form)

alveol/o

alveolus (Combining form)

anthrac/o

coal (Combining form)

atel/o

incomplete (Combining form)

bronch/o

bronchus (Combining form)

bronchi/o

bronchus (Combining form)

bronchiol/o

bronchiole (Combining form)

coni/o

dust (Combining form)

cyan/o

blue (Combining form)

cyst/o

Sac, bladder (Combining form)

diaphragmat/o

diaphragm (Combining form)

epiglott/o

epiglottis (Combining form)

hal/o

to breathe (Combining form)

laryng/o

larynx (Combining form)

lob/o

lobe (Combining form)

muc/o

mucus (Combining form)

nas/o

nose (Combining form)

ox/o, ox/i

oxygen (Combining form)

pharyng/o

pharynx (Combining form)

pleur/o

pleura (Combining form)

pneum/o

lung, air (Combining form)

pneumon/o

lung, air (Combining form)

pulmon/o

lung (Combining form)

rhin/o

nose (Combining form)

sept/o

wall (Combining form)

sinus/o

sinus (Combining form)

somn/o

sleep (Combining form)

spir/o

breathing (Combining form)

trache/o

trachea, windpipe (Combining form)

tuss/o

cough (Combining form)

-capnia

carbon dioxide (Suffix)

-osmia

smell (Suffix)

-phonia

voice (Suffix)

-phylaxis

protection (Suffix)

-pnea

breathing (Suffix)

-ptysis

spitting (Suffix)

-thorax

chest (Suffix)

Tidal volume (TV)

Volume of air moving in and out of lungs in a single relaxed breath

Inspiratory reserve volume (IRV)

Volume of air that can be forcefully inhaled after a normal inhalation

Expiratory reserve volume (ERV)

Volume of air that can be forcefully exhaled after a normal exhalation

Residual volume (RV)

Volume of air remaining in lungs after a forced exhalation

Inspiratory capacity (IC)

The volume of air inhaled after a normal exhalation

Functional residual capacity (FRC)

The amount of air that remains in the lungs after a normal exhalation

Vital capacity (VC)

The volume of air that can be exhaled after a maximum inhalation; equal to TV+ IRV+ ERV

Total lung capacity (TLC)

The volume of air in the lungs after a maximal inhalation

angi/o

vessel (Combining form)

arteri/o

artery (Combining form)

bar/o

weight (Combining form)

bi/o

life (Combining form)

carcin/o

cancer (Combining form)

cardi/o

heart (Combining form)

cortic/o

outer layer (Combining form)

cyt/o

cell (Combining form)

embol/o

plug (Combining form)

fibr/o

fibers (Combining form)

hem/o

blood (Combining form)

hist/o

tissue (Combining form)

myc/o

fungus (Combining form)

orth/o

straight (Combining form)

ot/o

ear (Combining form)

py/o

pus (Combining form)

thorac/o

chest (Combining form)

-al

pertaining to (Suffix)

-algia

pain (Suffix)

-ar

pertaining to (Suffix)

-ary

pertaining to (Suffix)

-centesis

puncture to withdraw fluid (Suffix)

-dynia

pain (Suffix)

-eal

pertaining to (Suffix)

-ectasis

dilation (Suffix)

-ectomy

surgical removal (Suffix)

-emia

blood condition (Suffix)

-genic

produced by (Suffix)

-gram

record (Suffix)

-graphy

process of recording (Suffix)

-ia

condition (Suffix)

-ic

pertaining to (Suffix)

-ism

state of (Suffix)

-itis

inflammation (Suffix)

-logy

study of (Suffix)

-lytic

destruction (Suffix)

-meter

instrument to measure (Suffix)

-metry

process of measuring (Suffix)

-oma

tumor (Suffix)

-ory

pertaining to (Suffix)

-osis

abnormal condition (Suffix)

-ostomy

surgically create opening (Suffix)

-otomy

cutting into (Suffix)

-ous

pertaining to (Suffix)

-plasm

formation (Suffix)

-plasty

surgical repair (Suffix)

-plegia

paralysis (Suffix)

-rrhagia

abnormal flow condition (Suffix)

-rrhea

discharge (Suffix)

-scope

instrument for viewing (Suffix)

-scopy

process of visually examining (Suffix)

-spasm

involuntary muscle spasm (Suffix)

-stenosis

narrowing (Suffix)

-tic

pertaining to (Suffix)

a-

without (Prefix)