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Stems
Medicine
Definition
Upper Respiratory
Lower Respiratory
100
Spitting
What is -ptysis?
100
Act on the immune system by blocking production of substances.
What is corticosteriods?
100
A deficiency of oxygen in tissues.
What is hypoxia?
100
A voice box contains the structures that make vocal sounds possible.
What is larynx?
100
A tiny air sac at the end of the bronchioles.
What is alveoli?
200
Good, normal
What is eu-?
200
Relieve or supress coughing by blocking the cough reflex in the meduila of the brain.
What is antitussives?
200
A nosebleed.
What is epistaxis?
200
A collection of lymphoid tissue.
What is adeniod?
200
Lies next to the thin tissue membranes of the alveoli.
What is pulmonary capillaries?
300
Carbon dioxide
What is Capnia?
300
Stimulate bronchial muscles to relax.
What is bronchodilators?
300
A absence of the sense of smell.
What is Anosmia?
300
The windpipe.
What is trachea?
300
The space between the right and left lung.
What is mediastinum?
400
Incomplete; imperfect.
What is atel/o?
400
Constrict blood vessels of nasal passages and limit blood flow.
What is Decongestants?
400
A abnormal breath sound heard on auscultation.
What is rhonchus?
400
A chamber lined with a mucous membranes.
What is nasal cavity?
400
The membrane that lines the thoracic cavity.
What is parietal pleura?
500
Diaphragm;mind
What is phren/o?
500
Liquify respiratory secretions so that they are more easily dislodged during coughing episodes.
What is Expectorants?
500
A childhood condition involving inflammation of the larynx, trachea, bronchial passages and sometimes, lungs.
What is croup?
500
A leaf-shaped structure on top of the larynx.
What is epiglottis?
500
It lies between the chest and abdominal cavities.
What is diaphragm?