Upper Airway Prefixes
Upper Airway Ailments
Lower Airway Prefixes
Lower Airway Ailments
Airway Ailments
100
Rhin- as in rhinitis
What is nose/nostril?
100
Rhinorrhea
What is runny nose?
100
Bronch/o or bronchi/o
What is the bronchi?
100
Irritation/inflammation of the bronchi
What is bronchitis?
100
Dyspnea
What is difficulty breathing?
200
Pharyng- as in pharyngitis
What is pharynx?
200
Inflammation/irritation of the larynx
What is laryngitis?
200
Pneumon-
What is lungs?
200
Removal of a lobe
What is lobectomy?
200
Bradypnea
What is slow breathing?
300
Trache- as in tracheostomy
What is trachea?
300
New opening or mouth into the trachea
What is a tracheostomy?
300
lob/o
What is lobe?
300
Incision in a lobe
What is lobotomy?
300
Tachypnea
What is fast/rapid breathing?
400
Laryng- as in laryngoscope
What is larynx?
400
Inflammation/irritation of the nose
What is nasitis?
400
Pleur/o
What is pleural space?
400
Spasm in the bronchi
What is bronchospasm?
400
Inflammation/irritation of the epiglottis
What is epiglottitis?
500
Naso- as in nasopharynx
What is nasal cavity?
500
Complete removal of the tonsils
What is tonsillectomy?
500
Thorac
What is thorax?
500
Pain in the pleural space
What is pleuralgia?
500
Complete absence of breathing
What is apnea?
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