Respiratory System Medical Terminology

Vocabulary flashcards covering upper and lower respiratory tract combining forms, suffixes, prefixes, and medical terms based on the provided transcript.

adenoid/o

adenoid

laryng/o

larynx (voice box)

nas/o

nose

rhin/o

nose

pharyng/o

pharynx (throat)

tonsill/o

tonsils

trache/o

trachea (windpipe)

alveol/o

alveolus (plural, alveoli)

bronchi/o

bronchus (plural, bronchi)

bronch/o

bronchiol/o

bronchiole

pleur/o

pleura

pneum/o

air; lung

pneumon/o

pulmon/o

lung

thorac/o

chest

-algia

pain

-dynia

pain

-ectasis

dilation, expansion

-osis

abnormal condition; increase (used primarily with blood cells)

-osmia

smell

-oxia

O2 oxygen

-phagia

swallowing, eating

-pnea

breathing