Med Term: Respiratory Systems

Front 1

Identification of a disease or condition by a scientific evaluation of physical signs, symptoms, history, laboratory test results, and procedures

Back 1

Diagnosis

Front 2

Pertaining to the lungs or the respiratory system

Back 2

Pulmondary

Front 3

Molecular exchange of oxygen and carbon dioxide within the body's tissues; also called breathing, pulmonary ventilation, or ventilation

Back 3

Respiration

Front 4

Pertaining to the thorax or thoracic cage (bony enclosures formed by the sternum, costal cartilages, ribs, and the bodies of the thoracic vertebrae)

Back 4

Thoracic

Front 5

Pertaining to a blood vessel

Back 5

Vascular

Front 6

Adenoids

Back 6

Adenoid/o

Front 7

Larynx (voice box)

Back 7

Laryng/o

Front 8

Nose

Back 8

Nas/o, Rhin/o

Front 9

Pharynx (throat)

Back 9

Pharyng/o

Front 10

Tonsils

Back 10

Tonsill/o

Front 11

Trachea (windpipe)

Back 11

Trache/o

Front 12

Laveolus; air sace

Back 12

Alveol/o

Front 13

Bronchus

Back 13

Bronch/o, bronchi/o

Front 14

Bronchiole

Back 14

Bronchiol/o

Front 15

Diaphragm

Back 15

Phren/o

Front 16

Pleura

Back 16

Pleur/o

Front 17

Air; lung

Back 17

Pneum/o, Pneumon/o

Front 18

Lung

Back 18

Pulmon/o

Front 19

Chest

Back 19

Thorac/o

Front 20

Air

Back 20

Aer/o

Front 21

Blue

Back 21

Cyan/o

Front 22

Mucus

Back 22

Muc/o

Front 23

Fungus

Back 23

Myc/o

Front 24

Straight

Back 24

Ortho/o

Front 25

Pus

Back 25

Py/o

Front 26

Tumor

Back 26

-oma

Front 27

Surgical repair

Back 27

-plasty

Front 28

Paralysis

Back 28

-plegia

Front 29

Without, not

Back 29

a-

Front 30

Slow

Back 30

brady-

Front 31

bad; painful; difficult

Back 31

dys-

Front 32

Good, normal

Back 32

eu-

Front 33

rapid

Back 33

tachy-