RESPIRATORY SYSTEM TERMINOLOGY

RESPIRATORY SYSTEMTERMINOLOGYNOSE, PHARYNX, LARYNX, TRACHEA, BRONCHI, ALVEOLI, LUNGSox/o ox/i -oxia oxygenhypoxiaanoxiahypoxemiaoxyhemoglobinoximetryoximeter-capnia carbon dioxideacapniahypercapniahypocapnia-pnea breathingapneadyspneaeupneahyperpneahypopneaorthopneatachypneabradypneanas/o nosenasologynasoscopenasitisnasopharyngitisrhin/o noserhinitisrhinomycosisrhinorrhagiarhinoplasty

hinorrhearhinocheiloplastyrhinostenosisrhinodyniarhinovirusmuc/o mucusmucousmucusmucopurulentsinus/o sinusparanasal sinusessinusitissinusotomypharyng/o pharynxnasopharynxoropharynxlaryngopharynxpharyngitispharyngorrheapharyngodyniapharyngotomypharyngoxerosispharyngoscopepharyngoplegiapharyngoplastypharyngomycosispharyngalgiapharyngectomypharyngopathytonsill/o tonsiltonsillitistonsillectomytonsillotomeadenoid/o adenoids (adeno=gland, oids=like/resembling)adenoid hypertrophyadenoiditis

adenoidectomyadenotomelaryng/o larynx (voice box)laryngitislaryngectomylaryngectomeelaryngocentesislaryngoplastylaryngoxerosislaryngoscopelaryngoscopylaryngospasmlaryngoplegialaryngalgialaryngostenosislaryngoedemalaryngomalacialaryngopathy-phonia pertaining to sound or voiceaphoniadysphoniaepiglott/o epiglottid/o epiglottisepiglottitisepiglottidectomytrache/o tracheaendotracheal intubationtracheitistracheostenosistracheoplastytracheostomytracheostomatracheotomybronch/i bronch/o bronchiol/o bronchi/bronchiolebronchitisbronchogenic carcinomabronchopneumoniabronchoplasty

onchoscopebronchiectasisbronchoscopybronchospasmbronchodilatorbronchiostenosisbronchoedemabronchomycosisbronchopathybronchoplegiabronchorrhagiabronchorrheabronchotomyalveol/o alveoli (air sacs in the lungs)alveolitispulmon/o lungpulmonectomypulmonary edemapulmonary embolismpneum/o pneumat/o pneumon/o lung, airpneumoniapneumorrhaphypneumonectomypneumatocelepneumomalaciapneumohemothoraxthorac/o thorax (chest)thoracalgiathoracocentesis/thoracentesisthoracotomythoracodynia-thorax chesthemothoraxpyothoraxhydrothoraxpneumothorax

pleur/o pleurapleurocentesispleuropexypleuralgiapleurisylob/o lobelobar pneumonialobectomylobitisatel/- imperfectatelectasisdiaphragmat/o diaphragm/o diaphragm (partition)diaphragmaticdiaphragmalgiadiaphragmodyniaphren/ diaphragmphrenic nervephrenoplegiaphrenospasmspir/o breathespirometerspirometryspirographspirogramRelated Respiratory Terminology and Diseases:nostrils, nares, alaseptumdeviated septum Tx = submucous resection (SMR)epistaxisconchaeciliavibrissaesputum = mucus

cleft palateadenoidspalatine tonsilsuvulathyroid cartilagecricoid cartilageglottisepiglottisValsalva maneuverHeimlich maneuvercarinahilusbronchiolessurfactantapexdiaphragmparietal pleuravisceral pleurarespirationinspirationexpirationvagus nerveHering Breuer ReflexRespiratory AcidosisRespiratory Alkalosishypoxic driveTV, IRV, ERV, VC, RV, TLCPneumoniaPleurisyHyaline membrane diseaseEpiglottitisPulmonary EmbolismAtelectasisPneumothoraxTuberculosisInfluenzaAsthmaCOPDchronic bronchitisemphysemabronchiectasiscystic fibrosiscrouppertussisARDSIRDS

Legionnaires' DiseasePCP = pneumocystic carinii pneumoniacyanosisasphyxiaaspiratepatentv ralesrhonchistridorcoughhiccupyawnsnoringCheyne-StokesKussmaul'sABG'spostural drainageuvulathyroid cartilagecricoid cartilageglottisepiglottishilumbronchiolessurfactantapexdiaphragmrespirationinspirationexpirationepistaxisHyaline membrane diseaseasthmaTuberculosisDiphtheriainfluenzaCOPDemphysemacystic fibrosis