LESSON 5: RESPIRATORY SYSTEM WORD PARTS & ACRONYMS Flashcards
(68 cards)
1
Q
alveol/o
A
alveoli
2
Q
bronch/o
A
bronchial tube
3
Q
cyan/o
A
blue
4
Q
epiglott/o
A
epiglottis
5
Q
hem/o
A
blood
6
Q
layrng/o
A
larynx, voice box
7
Q
nas/o
A
nose
8
Q
orth/o
A
straight
9
Q
ox/i
A
oxygen
10
Q
pharyng/o
A
pharynx, throat
11
Q
phon/o
A
sound, voice
12
Q
pneumon/o
A
lung, air
13
Q
pulmon/o
A
lung
14
Q
py/o
A
pus
15
Q
rhin/o
A
nose
16
Q
sinus/o
A
sinuses
17
Q
somn/o
A
sleep
18
Q
spir/o
A
to breathe
19
Q
thorac/o
A
chest, pleural cavity
20
Q
trache/o
A
trachea, windpipe
21
Q
a-, an-
A
without
22
Q
brady-
A
slow
23
Q
dys-
A
difficult, painful
24
Q
eu-
A
good, normal
25
hyper-
increased
26
hypo-
decreased, deficient
27
para-
beside
28
tachy-
fast, rapid
29
-centesis
surgical puncture to remove fluid
30
-dynia
pain
31
-ectomy
surgical removal
32
-ia
abnormal condition
33
-itis
inflammation
34
-metry
to measure
35
-ologist
specialist
36
-osis
abnormal condition
37
-ostomy
creation of an opening
38
-otomy
surgical incision
39
-plasty
surgical repair
40
-pnea
breathing
41
-ptysis
spitting up, coughing up
42
-rrhagia
bleeding
43
-rrhea
flow, discharge
44
-scopy
visual examination
45
-thorax
chest, pleural cavity
46
ARDS
acute respiratory distress syndrome
47
CAP
community acquired pneumonia
48
CF
cystic fibrosis
49
CO₂
carbon dioxide
50
COPD
chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
51
CPAP
continuous positive airway pressure
52
CXR
chest x-ray
53
LLL
left lower lobe (of lung)
54
LUL
left upper love (of lung)
55
NG tube
nasogastric tube
56
O₂
oxygen
57
OSA
obstructive sleep apnea
58
PE
pulmonary embolism
59
PFT
pulmonary function test
60
PNA
pneumonia
61
PPD
purified protein derivative (tuberculin skin test)
62
RLL
right lower lobe (of lung)
63
RUL
right upper lobe (of lung)
64
SOB
shortness of breath
65
TB
tuberculosis
66
URI
upper respiratory infection
67
atel-
incomplete
68
-ectasis
stretching or enlargement
