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Respiratory SX Vocabulary
Respiratory SX Vocabulary
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02/17/2013
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Term
Respiratory SX FXn
 Definition
The organs of the respiratory system are responsible for bringing fresh air into the lungs, exchanging oxygen for carbon dioxide between the air sacs of the lungs and the blood stream, and exhaling the stale air
Term
Organ
 Definition
nasal cavity
pharynx
larynx
trachea
bronchial tubes
lungs
Term
aer/o
 Definition
air
Term
aveol/o
 Definition
aveolus; air sac
Term
anthrac/o
 Definition
coal
Term
atel/o
 Definition
without completion; incomplete
Term
bronch/o
 Definition
bronchus
Term
bronchi/o
 Definition
bronchus
Term
bronchiol/o
 Definition
bronchiole
Term
coni/o
 Definition
dust
Term
diaphragmat/o
 Definition
diaphragm
Term
epiglott/o
 Definition
epiglottis
Term
laryng/o
 Definition
larynx
Term
lob/o
 Definition
lobe
Term
nas/o
 Definition
nose
Term
muc/o
 Definition
mucus
Term
orth/o
 Definition
straight, upright
Term
ox/o
 Definition
oxygen
Term
ox/i
 Definition
oxygen
Term
pharyng/o
 Definition
pharynx
Term
pleur/o
 Definition
pleura
Term
pneum/o
 Definition
lung, air

pneumonia
Term
pneumon/o
 Definition
lung, air

pneumonia
Term
pulmon/o
 Definition
lung
Term
rhin/o
 Definition
nose
Term
sept/o
 Definition
wall
Term
sinus/o
 Definition
sinus, cavity
Term
spir/o
 Definition
breathing
Term
trache/o
 Definition
trachea, windpipe
Term
tuss/o
 Definition
cough
Term
-capnia
 Definition
carbon dioxide
Term
-osmia
 Definition
smell
Term
-phonia
 Definition
voice
Term
-plegia
 Definition
paralysis
Term
-pnea
 Definition
breathing
Term
-ptysis
 Definition
spitting
Term
-spasm
 Definition
involuntary muscle contraction
Term
-thorax
 Definition
chest
Term
angi/o
 Definition
vessel
Term
arteri/o
 Definition
artery
Term
atel/o
 Definition
without completion, incomplete
Term
bi/o
 Definition
life
Term
cyst/o
 Definition
cyst, bladder
Term
cyt/o
 Definition
cell
Term
nas/o
 Definition
nose
Term
orth/o
 Definition
straight
Term
pleur/o
 Definition
pleura
Term
py/o
 Definition
pus
Term
sept/o
 Definition
wall
Term
somn/o
 Definition
sleep
Term
thorac/o
 Definition
chest
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