Respiratory System Medical Terminology 1
pulmon/o
What is lung?
laryng/o
What is voice box or larynx?
trache/o
What is windpipe or trachea?
ox/o, ox/i
What is oxygen?
-pnea
What is breathing?
bronch/o
What is bronchus; bronchial tube?
tachy-
What is fast?
-plasty
What is reconstruction or surgical repair?
hemothorax
What is blood in the chest?
sinusitis
What is inflammation of the sinuses?
hyperpnea
What is deeper-than-normal breathing.
tachypnea
What is fast breathing?
apnea
What is no breath?
dyspnea
What is difficult or painful breathing?
laryngectomy
What is surgical removal of the larynx?
Surgical opening in the trachea
What is tracheostomy ?
tiny hollow air sacs
What are alveoli
Temporary interruption of breathing
What is Apnea?
True or False. Gas exchange occurs in the pharynx.
False.
True or False. Oxygen and glucose are needed for cellular respiration
True.
orthopnea
What is straight breathing?
Visual examination of the larynx.
What is Laryngoscopy?
Sudden, involuntary contractions in the bronchi.
What is bronchospasm?
A traveling blood clot that becomes lodged in a lung.
What is pulmonary embolism?
A physician or one who specializes in diseases of the lungs.
What is a Pulmonologist?