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Respiratory System
Respiratory system medical terms
Term | Definition |
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nas/o, rhin/o | nose |
sept/o | septum |
sinus/o | sinus, cavity |
adenoid/o | adenoids |
tonsill/o | tonsils |
pharyng/o | pharynx (throat) |
epiglott/o | epiglottis |
laryng/o | larynx (voice box) |
trache/o | trachea |
bronch/o, bronchi/o | bronchus (plural, bronchi) |
bronchiol/o | bronchiole |
alveol/o | alveolus; air sac |
pleur/o | pleura |
pneum/o, pneumon/o | lung |
anthrac/o | coal, coal dust |
atel/o | incomplete; imperfect |
coni/o | dust |
cyan/o | blue |
lob/o | lobe |
orth/o | straight |
ox/o, ox/i | oxygen |
pector/o, steth/o, thorac/o | chest |
phren/o | diaphragm; mind |
spri/o | breathe |
-capnia | carbon dioxide |
-osmia | smell |
-phonia | voice |
-pnea | breathing |
-ptysis | spitting |
-thorax | chest |
brady- | slow |
dys- | bad; painful; difficult |
eu- | good, normal |
tachy- | rapid |