chapter 10: the respiratory system & chapter 11: the gastrointestinal system

adenoid/o

adenoid

bronch/o
bronchi/o

bronchus

bronchiol/o

bronchiole

capn/o
carb/o

carbon dioxide

laryng/o

larynx (voice box)

lob/o

lobe

nas/o
rhin/o

nose

ox/o

oxygen

pector/o
thorac/o

chest

pharyng/o

pharynx (throat)

phren/o

diaphragm

pleaur/o

pleura

-pnea

breathing

pneum/o
pneumat/o
pneumon/o

air or lungs

pulmon/o

lungs

sept/o

septum

sin/o
sinus/o

sinus

spir/o

breathing

tonsill/o

tonsil

trache/o

trachea (windpipe)

abdomin/o
celi/o
lapar/o

abdomen

an/o

anus

bil/i
chol/e

bile (gall)

col/o

colon/o

colon (large intestine)

cyst/o

bladder

dent/o

odont/o

tooth

doch/o

duct

duoden/o

duodenum

enter/o

intestines

esophag/o

esophagus

gastr/o

stomach

gingiv/o

gums

gloss/o

tongue

hepatic/o
hepat/o

liver

ile/o

ileum

jejun/o

jejunum

lingu/o

tongue

or/o

stomat/o

mouth

pancreat/o

pancreas

peritone/o

peritoneum

proct/o

anus and rectum

rect/o

rectum

sial/o

saliva

sigmoid/o

sigmoid colon

coagul/o

coagulation

cyt/o

cell

-emia

blood condition

hem/o
hemat/o

blood

immun/o

immune system

leuk/o

white

lymph/o

lymph

myel/o

bone marrow

-penia

deficiency

phleb/o
ven/o

vein

splen/o

spleen

thromb/o

clot

thym/o

thymus

tonsill/o

tonsils

angi/o
vas/o
vascul/o

vessel

aort/o

aorta

arteri/o

artery

ather/o

fatty plaque

atri/o

atrium (upper chamber)

cardi/o

heart

coron/o

heart (crown)

sept/o

septum (septa)

valvul/o

valve

ventricul/o

ventricle (lower chamber)

lymphatic system

lymph vessels, lymph nodes, tonsils, spleen, thymus

-ectomy

surgical removal

ALL

acute lymphoblastic leukemia
(lympho/blast/ic leuk/emia)

ITP

idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura
(idio/path/ic thrombo/cyto/pen/ic purpura)

myel/o

bone marrow

thromboplastin

thrombo/plast/in

lymph vessel

lymph/angi

tonsillitis (tonsill/itis)

inflammation of a tonsil

reperfusion injury (re/per/fusion injury)

injury to tissue that occurs after blood flow is restored

aortectasia (aort/ectasia)

dilation of the aorta

sept/o

septum (wall dividing two cavities)

arteriogram (arterio/gram)

record of an artery

hypertension (hyper/tens/ion)

high blood pressure

HTN

hypertension

pansinusitis (pan/sinus/itis)

all sinus inflammation

phren/o

diaphragm

pectus carinatum (chest keel)

a chest that protrudes like the keel of a ship

pectus excavatum (chest out hollowed)

a chest that is hollowed out

cystic fibrosis (cyst/ic fibr/osis)

a disease causing thick mucus buildup in the lungs and pancreas; named after the changes it causes to the lungs

N&V

nausea and vomiting

thrombosis (thromb/osis)

the formation of a blood clot

cardioversion (cardio/vers/ion)

returning a heart to normal rhythm

chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

a group of lung diseases characterized by the continual blockage of lung passages

COPD

chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
(chron/ic ob/struct/ive pulmon/ary)

thrombolytic (thrombo/lyt/ic)

drug that breaks down clots

ventilation-perfusion scan

a scan that tests whether a problem in the lungs is caused by airflow (ventilation) or blood flow (perfusion)

V/Q

ventilation-perfusion scan
(ventil/ation-per/fusion)

ventilation

airflow

perfusion

blood flow