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Vocabulary
Medical Terminology & Abbreviations: Respiratory System
Term | Definition |
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bronch/o , bronchi/o | bronchial tube, bronchus (e.g.: bronchospasm) |
epiglott/o | epiglottis (e.g.: epiglottitis) |
laryng/o | larynx, throat (e.g.: laryngitis) |
nas/o | nose (e.g.: nasal) |
pharyng/o | throat, pharynx (e.g.: pharyngitis) |
-pnea | breathing (e.g.: dyspnea) |
pneum/o , pneumon/o , pneu | lung, air (e.g.: pneumonia) |
pulm/o , pulmon/o | lung (e.g.: pulmonologist) |
thorac/o , -thorax | chest, pleural cavity (e.g.: thoracentesis) |
trache/o , trachea | windpipe, trachea (e.g.: tracheostomy) |
COPD | Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease |
URI | Upper Respiratory Infection |
resp | respiratory |