Prefixes
Suffixes
Upper Tract
Lower Tract
SWAG
100
used to mean without, or not
What is a, or an.
100
the suffix pnea refers to
What is breathing
100
tonsill/o refers to what part of the upper airway?
What are the tonsils
100
Pulmon/o means
What is lung
100
Eupnea means
What is normal breathing.
200
used to mean small
What is micro
200
used to refer to the chest
What is the suffix of -thorax
200
The terms used to mean nose
What is nas/o or rhin/o
200
Pneum/o as well as Pneumon/o mean
What is air;lung
200
loss of a large amount of blood in a short period
What is hemmorrhage
300
used to mean new
What is neo
300
pharyng/o/CELE means lung/o/________
What is hernia/swelling.
300
Trache/o means
What is the trachea (windpipe)
300
Alveol/o refers to
What is the alveolus (plural: alveoli)
300
A Physician who specializes in treating pathological conditions of the lungs
What is a Pulmonologist
400
the prefix dys- means
What is bad/painful/difficult
400
The suffix -stenosis means
What is narrowing or stricture.
400
The word element which means larynx (voice box)
What is laryng/o
400
The word element used to mean bronchiole
What is bronchiol/o
400
A surgical procedure that means to form an opening in the trachea
What is tracheotomy
500
used to mean good or normal
What is the prefix eu-
500
Used to mean dilation or expansion
What is ectasis
500
Adenoid/o means
What are the adenoids
500
Bronchi/o and bronch/o both mean
What is bronchus (plural: bronchi)
500
Word that describes the excision of the entire lung
What is pneumonectomy
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