Respiratory System Medical Terminology

Vocabulary flashcards covering medical prefixes, suffixes, and root words related to the respiratory system.

a-

lack of

alveol-

small cavity

bronch-

windpipe

dys-

difficult

endo-

within

eu-

good; normal

ex-

out

hyper-

excessive

hypo-

below/deficient

-aden

gland

-al

pertaining to

-capnia

carbon dioxide

-ectomy

surgical removal of

-ia

condition

-ion

process

-itis

inflammation

-osis

condition

-osmia

smell

-oxia

oxygen

-plasty

surgical repair

-pnea

breathing

-scope

examination instrument

-stomy

new opening

-tomy

incision/cutting

-thorax

chest; pleural cavity

cyst/o

sac

halat/o

breath

laryng/o

larynx

lob/o

lobe

mes/o

middle

nas/o

nose

olfact/o

smell

or/o

mouth

orth/o

straight; upright

ox/o

oxygen

palat/o

palate

pector/o

chest; breast

pharyng/o

pharynx; throat

pheum/o

lung; air

phon/o

voice

phren/o

diaphragm

pleur/o

pleura

pneumon/o

lung

pulmon/o

lung

py/o

pus

respirat/o

breathing

rhino/o

nose

rhonch/o

snore

sarc/o

flesh

spir/o

breath

theli/o

nipple

thorac/o

chest

tonsill/o

tonsils

trache/o

trachea

tubercul/o

a little swelling

ventilat/o

to air

adenoid/o

adenoids

alveoli/o

alveolus

anthrac/o

coal

aspirat/o

to draw in

atel/o

imperfect

bronchi/o

bronchus

bronchiol/o

bronchiole (small bronchus)

capn/o/ia

carbon dioxide

cheil/o

lip

con/i/o

dust

cyan/o

dark blue