Chapter 4, 5th Edition Pulmonology

sept/o-

dividing wall; septum

turbin/o-

scroll-like structure

trache/o-

trachea; windpipe

bronchi/o-

bronchus

-ole

small thing

bronchiol/o-

bronchiole

bronch/o-

bronchus

pneum/o-

air, lung

lob/o-

lobe of an organ

hil/o-

indentation

alveol/o-

air sac

pector/o-

chest

steth/o-

chest

diaphragmat/o-

diaphragm

pleur/o-

lung membrane

viscer/o-

large internal organs

pariet/o-

wall of a cavity

phren/o-

diaphragm; mind

hal/o-

breathe

eu-

good, normal

pne/o-

breathing

ventil/o-

air movement

ox/i-

oxygen

ox/o-

oxygen

ox/y-

oxygen; quick

capn/o-

carbon dioxide

glob/o-

comprehensive; shaped like a globe

metabol/o-

transformation

pulmon/o-

lung

-spasm

sudden, involuntary muscle contraction

asthm/o-

asthma

-atic

pertaining to

-ectasis

condition of dilation

tract/o-

pulling

atel/o-

incomplete

chron/o-

time

em-

in

phys/o-

distend; grow; inflate

-ema

condition

cyst/o-

bladder; fluid-filled sac; semisolid cyst

fibr/o-

fiber

py/o-

pus

purul/o-

pus

-ent

pertaining to

-thorax

chest; thorax

phil/o-

attraction to; fondness for

gen/o-

arising from; produced by

anthrac/o-

coal

asbest/o-

asbestos

coni/o-

dust

aspir/o-

breathe in; suck in

pan-

all

cocc/o-

spherical bacterium

opportun/o-

taking advantage of an opportunity; well timed

embol/o-

embolus; occluding plug

tubercul/o-

nodule

lat/o-

dormant; hidden

tuber/o-

nodule

effus/o-

pouring out

-isy

condition of infection; condition of inflammation

a-

away from; without

-ptysis

condition of coughing up

circum-

around

carbox/y-

carbon monoxide

-meter

instrument used to measure

somn/o-

sleep

fus/o-

pouring

resuscit/o-

raise up again; revive

tub/o-

tube

nebul/o-

mist

-izer

thing that affects in a particular way

-ator

person who does or produces; thing that does or produces

tuss/o-

cough

-or

person who does or produces; thing that does or produces

dilat/o-

dilate; widen