Studied by 1 personadenoid/o
adenoids
alveol/o
alveolus, alveoli
bronch/o
bronchus, bronchi
diaphragmato/o
diaphragm
epiglott/o
epiglottis
laryng/o
larynx
lob/o
lobe
mediastin/o
mediastinum
nas/o, rhin/o
nose
pharyng/o
pharynx
pleur/o
pleura
pneum/o, pneumon/o
lung, air
pulmon/o
lung
sept/o
septum
sinus/o
sinus
thorac/o
thorax, chest, chest cavity
tonsill/o
tonsils
trache/o
trachea
atel/o
imperfect, incomplete
capn/o
carbon dioxide
carcin/o
cancer
coni/o
dust
hem/o
blood
muc/o
mucus
myc/o
fungus
orth/o
straight
ox/i
oxygen
phon/o
sound, voice
py/o
pus
somn/o
sleep
spir/o
breathe, breathing
a, an
absence of, without
Dys-
painful, abnormal, difficult, labored
Eu-
normal, good
hyper-
above, beyond, excessive
Hypo-
below, incomplete, deficient, under
intra-, endo-
within
Neo-
new
Poly-
many, much
Tachy-
fast, rapid
al, ar, ary, eal, ic, ous
pertaining to
Cele
hernia, protrusion
Centesis
surgical puncture to aspirate fluid
Desis
surgical fixation, fusion
ectasis
dilation
Ectomy
excision, surgical removal
Emia
in the blood
genic
producing, originating, cause
Ia
diseased or abnormal state, condition of
Itis
inflammation
Logist
one who studues and treats
Logy
study of
Meter
instrument used to measure
Metry
measurement
Oid
resembling
Oma
tumor, swelling
Osis
abnormal condition
Plasm
growth, substance, formation
Plasty
surgical repair
Pnea
breathing
Ptysis
spitting, coughing
Rrhagia
excessive bleeding
Rrhea
flow discharge
Scope
instrument used for visual examination
Scopic
pertaining to visual examination
Scopy
visual examination
Spasm
sudden, involuntary muscle contraction
Stenosis
constriction or narrowing
Stomy
creation of an artificial opening
Thorax
chest, chest cavity
Tomy
cut into, incision
Adenoiditis
inflammation of the adenoids
Alveolititis
inflammation of the alveoli
Atelectasis
incomplete expansion
Bronchiectasis
dilation of the bronchi
Bronchitis
inflammation of the bronchi
bronchogenic carcinoma
cancerous tumor originating in a bronchus
Bronchupneumonia
diseased state of the bronchi and lungs
Bronchospasm
spasmodic contraction of the bronchi
Diaphragmatocele
hernia of the diaphragm
Epiglottis
inflammation of the epiglottis
Hemothorax
blood in the chest cavity
Laryngitis
inflammation of the larynx
Laryngospasm
spasmodic contraction of the larynx
laryngotracheobronchitis (LTB)
inflammation of the larynx, trachea, and bronchi
lobar pneumonia
pertaining to the lobes; diseased state of the lung
Nasopharyngitis
inflammation of the nose and pharynx
Pharyngitis
inflammation of the pharynx
Pleuritis
inflammation of the pleura
Pneumoconiosis
abnormal condition of dust in the lungs
Pneumonia
diseased state of the lung
Pneumonitis
inflammation of the lung
Pneumothorax
air in the chest cavity
pulmonary neoplasm
pertaining to the lung, new growth
Pyothorax
pus in the chest cavity
Rhinitis
inflammation of the nose
Rhinomycosis
abnormal condition of fungus in the nose
Rhinorrhagia
excessive bleeding from the nose
Sinusitis
inflammation of the sinuses
Tonsillitis
inflammation of the tonsils
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