Respiratory System Flashcards
(116 cards)
1
Q
re-
A
Again
2
Q
spir/o
A
to breathe
3
Q
-atory
A
pertaining to
4
Q
in-
A
in
5
Q
-ation
A
process of
6
Q
ex-
A
out
7
Q
hal/o
A
to breathe
8
Q
pneum/o
A
air, lung
9
Q
aer/o
A
air
10
Q
pulmon/o
A
lung
11
Q
-logist
A
one who specializes in the study of
12
Q
ox/i, ox/o
A
oxygen
13
Q
capn/o
A
carbon dioxide
14
Q
nas/o
A
nose
15
Q
rhin/o
A
nose
16
Q
sept/o
A
wall
17
Q
-um
A
structure
18
Q
para-
A
near
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Q
-al
A
pertaining to
20
Q
sinus/o
A
sinus
21
Q
sin/o
A
sinus
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Q
adenoid/o
A
adenoid
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Q
alveol/o
A
alveolus
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Q
muc/o
A
mucus
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pharyng/o
throat, pharynx
26
salping/o
eustachian tube
27
or/o
mouth
28
tonsill/o
tonsils
29
laryng/o
larynx, voice box
30
epiglott/o
epiglottis
31
trache/o
trachea, windpipe
32
mediastin/o
mediastinum
33
thorac/o
chest
34
steth/o
chest
35
pector/o
chest
36
bronch/o
bronchus
37
bronchi/o
bronchus
38
bronchiol/o
bronchiole
39
pneumon/o
lung
40
lob/o
lobe
41
lobul/o
lobe
42
pleur/o
pleura
43
viscer/o
viscera
44
pariet/o
wall
45
diaphragm/o
diaphragm
46
diaphrgmat/o
diaphragm
47
phren/o
diaphragm
48
inter-
between
49
cost/o
rib
50
a-
without
51
phon/o
sound
52
-ia
condition
53
cyan/o
blue
54
-osis
abnormal condition
55
dys-
difficult
56
-pnea
breathing
57
brady-
slow
58
hyper-
excessive
59
orth/o
straight
60
tachy-
fast
61
hem/o
blood
62
-ptysis
spitting
63
hypo-
deficient
64
-emia
blood condition
65
-dynia
pain
66
pyr/o
fire, fever
67
-exia
condition
68
-rrhea
discharge
69
tympan/o
drum
70
-itis
inflammation
71
myc/o
fungus
72
-malacia
softening
73
-stenosis
narrowing
74
tel/o
complete
75
-ectasis
dilation
76
-spasm
sudden, involuntary contraction
77
-ary
pertaining to
78
-thorax
chest (pleural cavity)
79
coni/o
dust
80
syn-
together, with
81
-drome
to run
82
hamart/o
defect
83
-oma
tumor
84
-ous
pertaining to
85
aden/o
gland
86
papill/o
nipple
87
-carcinoma
cancer of epithelial origin
88
arteri/o
artery
89
-scopy
process of viewing
90
tom/o
slice
91
-graphy
process of recording
92
-metry
process of measurement
93
son/o
sound
94
-ectomy
removal, excision
95
-plasty
surgical repair
96
endo-
within
97
-tomy
incision
98
-centesis
surgical puncture
99
-stomy
new opening
100
ABG
arterial blood gas
101
A&P
auscultation and percussion
102
AP
anteroposterior
103
ARF
acute respiratory failure
104
CF
cystic fibrosis
105
CO 2
carbon dioxide
106
COPD
chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
107
CPAP
continuous positive airway pressure
108
CT
computed tomography
109
CTA
clear to auscultation
110
CWP
coal workers' pneuoconiosis
111
CXR
chest x-ray
112
DOE
dyspnea on exertion
113
HHN
hand-held nebulizer
114
LLL
left lower lobe (of the lungs)
115
LUL
left upper lobe (of the lungs)
116
MDI
metered dose inhaler
