| word/sufix/prefix | definition |
| nose | line with mucous membrane and fine hears. acts as a filter to moisten and warm the entering air |
| nasal septum | partition separating the right and left nasal cavity |
| paranasal sinuses | air cavities within the cranial bones |
| pharynx | passageway for food and air. aka throat |
| tonsils | tissue located behind the nasal cavity |
| larynx | location of the vocal cords. aka voice box |
| epiglottis | flap that covers the larynx so food will not enter |
| trachea | passageway for air to bronchi. aka windpipe |
| bronchus (pl bronchi) | tubes that bring air into the lungs from trachea. sometime referred to as brachial tree |
| bronchioles | smallest subdivision of the brachial tree |
| alveolus (pl alveoli) | air sacs at the end of the bronchioles |
| lungs | spongelike organs in the thorasic cavity. right 3 lobes/left 2 lobes |
| pleura | serous membrane that covers the lungs and lines the thoracic cavity |
| diaphragm | partition that separates the thoracic cavity and the abdominal cavity |
| adenoid/o | adenoids |
| alveol/o | alveolus |
| bronch/i | bronchus |
| bronch/o | bronchus |
| diaphragmat/o | diaphragm |
| epiglott/o | epiglottis |
| laryng/o | larynx |
| lob/o | lobe |
| nas/o | nose |
| rhin/o | nose |
| pharyng/o | pharynx |
| pluer/o | pluera |
| pneum/o | air/lungs |
| pneumat/o | air/lungs |
| pneumon/o | air/lungs |
| pulmon/o | lungs |
| sept/o | septum |
| sinus/o | sinus |
| thorac/o | thorax/chest |
| tonsill/o | tonsil |
| trache/o | trachea |
| atel/o | imperfect/incomplete |
| capn/o | carbin dioxide |
| hem/o | blood |
| hemat/o | blood |
| muc/o | mucus |
| orth/o | straight |
| ox/o | oxygen |
| ox/i | oxygen |
| py/o | pus |
| somn/o | sleep |
| spir/o | breathing/breathe |
| endo- | within |
| eu- | normal/good |
| pan- | all/total |
| poly- | many/much |
| -algia | pain |
| -ar | pertaining to |
| -ary | pertaining to |
| -eal | pertaining to |
| -cele | hernia |
| -centesis | surgical puncture |
| -ectasis | stretching out/dilation/expansion |
| -emia | blood condition |
| -gram | x-ray |
| -graphy | process of xray |
| -meter | instrument use to measure |
| -metry | measurement |
| -oxia | oxygen |
| -pexy | surgical fixation |
| -phonia | voice/sound |
| -pnea | breathing |
| -rrhagia | rapid flow of blood |
| -scope | instrument for visual exam |
| -scopic | pertaining to visual exam |
| -scopy | visual exam |
| -spasm | sudden movement |
| -stenosis | narrowing/constriction |
| -stomy | artificial opening |
| -thorax | chest |
| -tomy | incision for artificial opening |
| atelactasis | incomplete expansion |
| bronchiectasis | dilation of the bronchi |
| bronchitis | inflammation of bronchi |
| bronchogenic carcinoma | tumor of the bronchi |
| bronchopneumonia | disease state of lungs and bronchi |
| diaphrogmatocele | hernia of the diaphragm |
| epiglottitis | inflammation of the epiglottis |
| hemothorax | blood in the chest |
| laryngitis | inflammation of the larynx |
| laryngotracheobronchitis | inflammation of the larynx, trachea, and bronchi |
| lobar pneumonia | disease state of the lobes in the lungs |
| nasopharyngitis | inflammation of the nose and the pharynx |
| pansinusitis | inflammation of all sinuses |
| pharyngitis | inflammation of the pharynx |
| pleuritis | inflammation of the pleura |
| pneumatocele | hernia of the lungs |
| pneumoconiosis | abnormal condition of dust in the lungs |
| pneumonia | disease state of the lungs |
| pneumonitis | inflammation of the lungs |
| pneumothorax | air in the chest |
| pulmonary neoplasm | new tumor in the lungs |
| pyothorax | pus in the chest |
| rhinitis | inflammation of the nose |
| rhinomycosis | fungus in the nose |
| rhinorrhagia | rapid flow of blood from the nose |
| thoracalgia | pain in the chest |
| tonsillitis | inflammation of the tonsils |
| tracheitis | inflammation of the trachea |
| tracheostonosis | narrowing of the trachea |
| rhinorrhea | discharge from the nose |
| orthopnea | only able to breathe in the upright position |
| intrapleural | pertaining to within the pleura |
| hypoxia | low oxygen |
| hypoxemia | low oxygen in the blood |
| hypopnea | deficient breathing |
| hypocapnia | deficient carbon dioxide |
| hyperpnea | excessive breathing |
| hypercapnia | excessive carbon dioxide |
| eupnea | normal/good breathing |
| dyspnea | difficult breathing |
| dysphonia | difficult speaking |
| apnea | absent breathing |
| aphonia | absent voice |
| spirometry | measurement of breathing |
| spirometer | instrument for measuring breathing |
| oximeter | instrument for measuring oxygen |
| capnometer | instrument for measuring carbon dioxide |
| endoscopy | visual exam within |
| endoscope | instrument used for internal visual exam |
| tracheotomy | incision into the trachea |
| tracheostomy | artificial opening in the trachea |
| thoracocentesis | surgical puncture to remove fluid from the chest cavity |
| rhinoplasty | repair of nose |
| pneumonectomy | remove of a lung |
