Basic Word Parts
This root refers to a gland
What is aden/o
The structure known as the voice box:
What is laryng/o?
Name for the test that measures lung function (PFT):
What is pulmonary function test?
SOB stands for:
What is shortness of breath?
Inflammation of the tonsils
What is tonsillitis?
Rhin/o + -pnea
What is breathing through the nose?
A patient complains of SOB and uses an inhaler daily
What is asthma
Medication that relaxes airway muscles:
What are bronchodilators?
This root refers to lung:
What is pneumon/o, pneum/o, pulmon/o?
Tiny air sacs in the lungs:
What are alveoli (alveol/o)?
Imaging of the chest (CXR):
What is chest X-ray?
COPD stands for
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease:
Process of measuring breathing
What is spirometry? (spir/o + -metry)
Laryng/o + -meter
What is instrument to measure the voice box?
Chronic cough, thick mucus, airflow limitation
What is COPD
Medication that reduces inflammation in airways:
What are corticosteroids?
This suffix is a device that produces or makes
-izer
This structure separates the chest from the abdomen:
What is the diaphragm?
You diagnose a bacterial infection, and you prescribe these.
What are antibiotics
This disease is abbreviated TB:
What is tuberculosis
Process of smelling
What is olfaction?
Pneumon/o + -ectomy
What is removal of lung tissue?
Patient presents with chronic cough, fever (pyrex/o), and coughing up sputum (-ptysis). Chest imaging shows lung infection.
What is tuberculosis
Medication that blocks allergic response:
What are antihistamines?
This prefix means normal or good
Correct order AFTER the larynx:
What is trachea → bronchi → bronchioles → alveoli?
A child comes in with a cough that keeps them awake all night, so you prescribe these to suppress the cough
What are antitussives
Disease where alveoli are damaged and lungs become overinflated:
What is emphysema?
Condition of dilation of the bronchi
What is bronchiectasis?
Trache/o + -centesis
What is surgical puncture of the trachea to remove fluid?
Patient has nasal congestion, sinus pressure, and inflammation limited to upper airway structures (nas/o, sinus/o).
What is an URI (upper respiratory infection)
Medication that reduces nasal swelling and congestion:
What are decongestants?
This suffix means spitting or coughing up:
What is -ptysis?
Damage here directly impairs oxygen diffusion into blood:
What are the alveoli?
A device that produces a mist for inhalation:
What is a nebulizer?
Condition caused by inhalation of coal dust leading to blackened lungs:
What is anthracosis?
Process of coughing up mucus
What is muco-ptysis
Bronchiol/o + alveol/o + -ectasis
What is abnormal dilation/expansion of the bronchioles and alveoli (loss of elastic recoil, as seen in emphysema-like conditions)
Patient presents with shortness of breath, chest pain, cough, and recent history of vaping. Imaging shows lung inflammation and impaired gas exchange at the alveoli, but no bacterial infection is identified.
What is EVALI? (e-cigarette or vaping-associated lung injury)
Medication that breaks down thick mucus:
What are mucolytics?