Respiratory System Medical Terminology

Respiratory System Medical Terminology 1

100

rhin/o

What is nose?

200

pulmon

What is lung?

300

Hemoptysis

What is spitting or coughing up blood.

400

DAILY DOUBLE: a lung condition in which the lung is partially or totally collapsed.

What is Atelectasis?

500

Small, leaf-like flap of tissue at the bottom of the laryngopharynx

Epiglottis

Respiratory System Medical Terminology 11

100

laryng/o

What is voice box or larynx?

200

ptysis

What is spitting/coughing

300

tachypnea

What is fast breathing?

400

COPD

What is Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease

500

Visual examination of the larynx.

What is Laryngoscopy?

Respiratory System Medical Terminology 111

100

trache/o

What is trachea or windpipe?

200

plasty

What is reconstruction?

300

DAILY DOUBLE: apnea

What is no breath

400

Contains the hard palate and the soft palate

Nasopharynx 

500

A lung condition in which the air sacs in the lungs are damaged, which eventually causes a reduction in the oxygen that reaches the bloodstream.

What is Emphesema

Respiratory System Medical Terminology 1V

100

bronch/o

What is bronchus

200

rhinitis

What is inflammation of the nose

300

dysnea

What is difficult or painful breathing

400

Epistaxis

What is nosebleed?

500

"Adam's" Apple

Thyroid cartilage

Respiratory System Medical Terminology V

100

-pnea

What is breath

200

rhinoplasty

What is surgical reconstruction of the nose?

300

laryngectomy

What is surgical removal of the larynx?

400

condition where the bronchial tubes are inflamed and, as a result, obstructed.

What is Asthma

500

A physician specializing in diseases of the lungs. Patients needing surgery are referred to a general surgeon.

What is a Pulmonologist?