n w 6 part 1
Week 6 Respiratory
Medical Terminology Sheet for Respiratory System
NSG120 Pathophysiology
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Nose: nas/o |
Pharynx: pharyng/o |
Bronchi: bronch/o, bronchi/o |
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Sinuses: sinus/o |
Larynx: laryng/o |
Alveoli: alveoli/o |
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Epiglottis: epiglott/o |
Trachea: trache/o |
Lungs: pneum/o, pneumon/o |
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anthrac/o |
coal dust |
pulmon/o |
lung |
-ia |
abnormal condition |
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atel/o |
incomplete |
rhin/o |
nose |
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pertaining to |
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cyan/o |
blue |
-rrhagia |
bleeding |
-itis |
inflammation |
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-ectasis |
enlargement |
-rrhaphy |
to suture |
-metry |
to measure |
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eu- |
good |
-rrhea |
abnormal discharge or flow |
-ologist |
specialist |
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hem/at/o |
blood |
sept- |
septum |
-osis |
condition |
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lob/i, lob/o |
lobe |
-spasm |
involuntary contraction |
-ostomy |
surgical creation of an opening |
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ox/i |
oxygen |
spir/o |
to breathe |
-otomy |
surgical incision |
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phon/e |
voice or sound |
-stoma |
artificial mouth or opening |
para- |
near |
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phren/o |
diaphragm |
tachy- |
rapid |
-plasty |
surgical repair |
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plegia |
paralysis |
a- |
without |
-scopy |
direct visual examination |
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pleur/o |
pleura |
-algia |
pain |
hypo- |
below, under, deficient |
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-pnea |
breathing |
an- |
without |
hyper- |
above, beyond, excessive |
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-ptysis |
spitting |
brady- |
slow |
-y |
condition of, pertaining to |
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pulm/o |
lung |
dys- |
bad, difficult, painful |
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Instructions: Define the following terms using their roots/suffixes, and prefixes. Create and define 10 additional terms. Submit to the Canvas Drop Box. Submissions must be handwritten.
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1. atelectasis |
2. bradypnea |
3. thoracentesis |
4. thoracotomy |
5. hypoxia |
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6. hypopnea |
7. hyperpnea |
8. hemothorax |
9. pleurisy |
10. bronchitis |
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11. dyspnea |
12. pneumonia |
13. hemoptysis |
14. anoxia |
15. apnea |
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16. bronchoscopy |
17. hypoxemia |
18. tachypnea |
19. pulmonologist |
20. pneumothorax |
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