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Term | Definition |
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adenoid root: adenoid/o | i.e. adenoidectomy, adenoiditis gland, Adenoid |
tonsil root: tonsill/o | i.e. tonsillectomy, tonsillitis latin for almond. Tonsills |
Nas/o, Rhin/o | i.e. nasogastric tube, nasendoscope, rhinorrhea, rhinoceros nose |
Laryng/o | i.e. laryngospasm, laryngitis larynx |
pharyng/o | i.e. pharyngitis, pharyngostenosis pharynx (throat) |
thrache/o | i.e. tracheotomy, tracheostomy trachea (windpipe) |
sept/o | i.e. septectomy, septoplasty septum, plural: septa |
sin/o, sinus/o | i.e. sinusitis, sinusotomy sinus |
pneum/o, pneumat/o, pneumo/o , pulmon/o | i.e. pneumomelanosis, pneumatology, pneumonia air, lungs |
lob/o | i.e. lobectomy, lobotomy lobe |
bronch/o, bronchi/o | i.e. bronchiolitis, bronchiolectasis bronchiole |
alveol/o | i.e. alveolitis, alveolar alveolus (air sac) |
stern/o | i.e. sternocostal sternotomy sternum |
cost/o | i.e. costectomy, costophrenic rib |
thorac/o, pector/o, steth/o | i.e. thoracic, pectoralgia, pectus excavatum, stethoscope chest |
pleur/o | i.e. pleuritis, pleurectomy pleura |
phren/o | i.e. phrenospasm, phrenoplegia diaphragm |
ox/o | i.e. hypoxia, hypoxemia oxygen |
spir/o, pnea | i.e. spirometry, sleep apnea breathing |
capn/o, carb/o | i.e. hypercapnia, hypocarbia carbin dioxide |
Apnea | Cessation of breathing |
Eupnea | Good normal breathing |
Tachypnea | Rapid breathing |
Bradypnea | Slow breathing |
Hypopnea | Shallow breathing |
Hyperpnea | Heavy breathing |
Dyspnea | Difficult breathing |
Orthopnea | Able to breathe only in an upright position |
Hyperventilation | Overbreathing; the condition of having to much air flowing into and out the lungs; leads to hypocapnia |
Hypoventillation | Underbreathing; the condition of having too little air flowing into and out of the lungs; leads to hypercapnia |
Dysphonia | Bad voice condition ( also known as hoarseness) |
Epistaxis | Nose bleed |
Rhinorragia | Excessive blood flow from the nose ( another term for a nosebleed) |
Rhinorrhea | Runny nose |
Bronchospasm | Involuntary contraction of the bronchus |
Prenospasm | Involuntary contraction of the diaphragm ( also known as hiccups) |
Pleuralgia | Pain in the pleura |
Pleurodynia | Pain in the pleura |
Thoracalgia | Chest pain |
Bronchorrhea | Discharge from the bronchi |
Expectoration | Coughing or spitting material out of the lungs |
Hemoptysis | Coughing up blood |
Sputum | Mucus discharged from the lungs by coughing |