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Nose

Nas/o

Sleep

Samn/o

To breathe

Spir/o

Throat, pharynx


Word part

Pharyng/o

Larynx, throat


Word part

Laryng/o

Lung

Pneum/o

Oxygen

Ox/o, ox/y, ox/l

Pleura, side of the body

Pleur/o

Bronchus

Bronch/o, bronchi/o

Sound or voice

Phon/o

Trache/o, trechea


Word part

Windpipe

Sinus/o

Sinus

Pulmonary/o


Body part

Lung

Thorac/o , -thorax


Body part

Chest

-pnea

Breathing

Nasopharyx

First division of the pharynx

Oropharynx

Second division of the pharynx

Laryngopharynx

Third division of the pharynx

Voice box


Where

Larynx

Windpipe


Where

Trachea

Internal respiration

The exchange of gases within the cells of the body

Asbestosis

The term that describes the lung disease caused by asbestos particles in the lungs

Bacterial pneumonia

The form of pneumonia that can be prevented through vaccination

Dyspnea

The term commonly known as shortness of breath

Tracheotomy

The emergency procedure to gain access below a blocked Airway

Aspiration

Inhaling a foreign substance into the upper respiratory tract and can cause pneumonia

Hyperventilation

The term meaning abnormally rapid deep breathing

Tracheostomy

The term meaning the surgical creation of a stoma into the trachea to insert a breathing tube

Exhalation

The diaphragm is relaxed

Asthma

The Chronic allergic disorder characterized by episodes of severe breathing difficulty coughing and wheezing