Medical Terminology: Chapter 7
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Warm Up: Structures of the Respiratory System
Organ or
Structure
Nose
What I think it is
Nasal
Septum
Sinuses
Pharynx
Larynx
Trachea
Bronchi
Lungs
Alveoli
Label the diagram using the terms from
above. Two terms will not be used.
What I learned about it
Medical Terminology: Chapter 7
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Combining Forms
-emia
Anthrac/o
-ia
Asbest/o
-itis
Atel/o
-meter
Bronch/o
-ologist
Capn/o
-osis
Coni/o
-otomy
Cyan/o
-ostomy
Hem/o
-plasty
Laryng/o
-plegia
Ot/o
-pnea
Ox/i
-ptysis
Pharyng/o
-rrhagia
Phon/o
-rrhea
Pneum/o or Pneumon/o
-scopy
Pulmon/o
-spasm
Py/o
Prefixes
Rhin/o
A or An-
Sept/o
Brady-
Sinus/o
Dys-
Spir/o
Hyper-
Thorac/o and –thorax
Hypo-
Trache/o
Tachy-
Turbercul/o
Medical Specialties
Suffixes
Otorhinolaryngologist-
-centesis
-ectasis
-ectomy
Pulmonologist-
Medical Terminology: Chapter 7
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Pathology of Tissues
_______________ Inflammation of the sinuses
_______________ Paralysis of the larynx
_______________ Inflammation of the nose (due to
allergies)
_______________ Contraction (tightening) of the larynx
_______________ Condition without voice
_______________ Abnormal discharge of the nose (runny
nose)
_______________ Condition of a bad/difficult voice
_______________ Inflammation of the pharynx
_______________ Inflammation of the bronchi
_______________ Inflammation of the larynx
_______________ Abnormal discharge (of mucus) from
the bronchi
Asthma_______________ Contraction (tightening) of the bronchi
Bronchodilator_______________ Condition of the lung (serious lung infection/inflammation)(Hint: use pneumon/o)
Aspiration _______________ _______________ Spitting (up) blood
_______________ “Lung chest” (a condition in which the lung collapses from air in the chest cavity) (Hint: use
pneum/o)
_______________ “Blood chest” (a condition in which there is blood in the chest cavity)
_______________ “Pus chest” (a condition in which there is pus in the chest cavity)
_______________ Incomplete stretching (of the lung due to shallow breathing)
Hint: use the suffix –osis for the next 4 word-building statements
_______________ Abnormal condition of lung dust (lung tissues become fibrous after prolonged exposure)
(Hint: use pneum/o)
_______________ Abnormal condition of coal or coal dust (in the lungs; also called black lung disease)
_______________ Abnormal condition of asbestos (in the lungs)
_______________ Abnormal condition of knots (in the lungs; caused by the an infectious disease that mainly
affects individuals who also have an immunodeficiency disorder)
Medical Terminology: Chapter 7
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Cystic FibrosisBreathing Disorders
_______________ Bad or difficult breathing
_____ _______________ Without (spontaneous) breathing
_______________ Abnormally rapid breathing
_______________ Abnormally slow breathing
_______________ Excessive breathing (faster and deeper)
_______________ Decreased breathing (slower and
shallower)
Oxygen Disorders
_______________ Condition of excessive carbon dioxide
_______________ Condition without oxygen (Hint: use the prefix an- )
_______________ Abnormal condition of blue (from lack of oxygen)
_______________ Condition of decreased oxygen (in the tissues)
_______________ Blood condition of decreased oxygen
Diagnostic Procedures
_______________ Means to measure oxygen
_______________ Means to measure breathing
_______________ Visual examination of the bronchi
_______________ Visual examination of the larynx
Surgical Procedures
_______________ Surgical repair of the septum
_______________ Surgical repair of the pharynx
_______________ Surgical incision into the trachea
_______________ Surgical creation of an opening into the
trachea
_______________ Surgical removal of the larynx
_______________ Surgical repair of the larynx
_______________ Surgical removal of the lung (Hint: use
pneumon/o)
_______________ Surgical puncture to remove fluid from
the chest (Hint: drop the “co” before
the suffix)
_______________ Surgical creation of an opening to the
chest