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Chap8 Respiratory
Medical terminology chap 8 respiratory system MOD2 DONE
Question | Answer |
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alveol/o | alveolus |
anthrac/o | coal |
atel/o | incomplete |
bronch/o | bronchus |
bronch/i | bronchus |
bronchiol/o | bronchus |
coni/o | dust |
epiglott/o | epiglottis |
laryng/o | larynx |
muc/o | mucus |
nas/o | nose |
orth/o | straight |
ox/i | oxygen |
pector/o | chest |
pharyng/o | pharynx |
phren/o | diaphragm |
pleur/o | pleura |
pneum/o | lung; air |
pulmon/o | lungs |
py/o | pus |
rhin/o | nose |
sinus/o | sinus |
spir/o | breathe; breath |
tonsill/o | tonsils |
thorac/o | chest |
trache/o | trachea |
eu- | normal |
-capnia | carbon dioxide |
-ectasis | stretching; dilation |
-phonia | sound; voice |
-pnea | breathing |
-ptysis | coughing; spitting up |
-(r)rhea | discharge |
-thorax | chest |
ARDS | acute respiratory distress syndrome |
CF | cystic fibrosis |
CO2 | carbon dioxide |
COPD | chronic obstructive pulmonary disease |
PFTs | pulmonary function tests )measures your breath) |
SARS | severe acute respiratory distress syndrome |
SOB | shortness of breath |
TB | tuberculosis |
URI | upper respiratory (tract) infection |