Respiratory system
College: First year
Are/o
Air
Alveol/o
Alveoli
Aeropagia
Eating or swallowing air
Alveolitis
Inflammation of the alveoli
Anthrac/o
Coal, coal dust
Anthracosis
Abnormal condition of coal
Bronch/o
Bronchus
Bronchi/o
Bronchus
Bronciolitis
Inflammation of the bronchiole
Bronchiectasis
Dilation or expansion of the bronchus
Bronchiol/o
Bronchiole
Carcin/o
Cancer
Carcinoma
Cancerous tumor
Chondr/o
Cartilage
Chondroplasty
Surgical repair of the cartilage
Coni/o
Dust
Coniosis
Abnormal condition caused by inhalation of dust
Diaphragmat/o
Diaphragm
Diaphragmatocele
Hernia of the diaphragm
epiglott/o
epiglottis
epiglottal
pertaining to the epiglottis
laryng/o
larynx
laryngitis
inflammation of the larynx
lob/o
lobe
lobectomy
excision or surgical removal of a lobe
muc/o
mucus
mucoid
resembling mucus
nas/o
nose
nasogastric
pertaining to the nose and stomach
rhin/o
nose
rhinitis
inflammation of the nose
or/o
mouth, mouthlike opening
oral
pertaining to the mouth
stomat/o
mouth, mouthlike opening
stomatitis
inflammation of the mouth
orth/o
straight
orthopnea
breathing in the straight position
ox/i
oxygen
oximeter
measuring instrument for oxygen
ox/o
oxygen
anoxia
condition of no oxygen
pharyng/o
pharynx
pharyngeal
pertaining to the pharynx
phon/o
sound/ voice
phonograph
recording instrument for sound or voice
pleur/o
pleura
pleurodynia
pain of the pluera
pneum/o
lung, air
pneumonia
condition of the lung
pneumon/o
lung, air
pneumonectomy
excision or surgical removal of the lung
pulmon/o
lung
pulmonary
pertaining to the lung
sinus/o
sinus
sinusoid
resembling a sinus
spir/o
breathing
spirometer
measuring instrument for breathing
thorac/o
thorax
thoracentesis
surgical puncture of the thorax
tonsill/o
tonsil
tonsillitis
inflammation of the tonsil
trache/o
trachea
tracheotomy
cutting into or incision of the trachea