Medical Terminology Ch 7

Front 1

Septum

Back 1

Wall dividing two cavities

Front 2

Serous membrane

Back 2

Thin layer of tissue that covers internal body cavities and secrets a fluid that keeps the membrane moist; also called serosa

Front 3

Nas/o

Back 3

Nose

Front 4

Rhin/o

Back 4

Nose

Front 5

Sept/o

Back 5

Septum

Front 6

Sinus/o

Back 6

Sinus, cavity

Front 7

Adenoid/o

Back 7

Adenoids

Front 8

Tonsill/o

Back 8

Tonsils

Front 9

Pharyng/o

Back 9

Pharynx (throat)

Front 10

Epiglott/o

Back 10

Epiglottis

Front 11

Laryng/o

Back 11

Larynx (voice box)

Front 12

Trache/o

Back 12

Trachea (wind pipe)

Front 13

Bronchi/o

Back 13

Bronchus (plural bronchi)

Front 14

Bronch/o

Back 14

Bronchus

Front 15

Bronchiol/o

Back 15

Bronchiole

Front 16

Alveol/o

Back 16

Alveolus; air sac

Front 17

Pleur/o

Back 17

Pleura

Front 18

Pneum/o

Back 18

Air; lung

Front 19

Pneumon/o

Back 19

Air; lung

Front 20

Pulmon/o

Back 20

Lung

Front 21

Anthrac/o

Back 21

Coal, coal dust

Front 22

Atel/o

Back 22

Incomplete; imperfect

Front 23

Coni/o

Back 23

Dust

Front 24

Cyan/o

Back 24

Blue

Front 25

Lob/o

Back 25

Lobe

Front 26

Orth/o

Back 26

Straight

Front 27

Ox/i

Back 27

Oxygen

Front 28

Ox/o

Back 28

Oxygen

Front 29

Pector/o

Back 29

Chest

Front 30

Steth/o

Back 30

Chest

Front 31

Thorac/o

Back 31

Chest

Front 32

Phren/o

Back 32

Diaphragm

Front 33

Spir/o

Back 33

Breathe

Front 34

-capnia

Back 34

Carbon dioxide

Front 35

-osmia

Back 35

Smell

Front 36

-phonia

Back 36

Voice

Front 37

-pnea

Back 37

Breathing

Front 38

-ptysis

Back 38

Spitting

Front 39

-thorax

Back 39

Chest

Front 40

Brady-

Back 40

Slow

Front 41

Dys-

Back 41

Bad; painful; difficult

Front 42

Eu-

Back 42

Good, normal

Front 43

Tachy-

Back 43

Rapid