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Chapter 12 - Respiratory Word Parts & Some Basic Terms
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| a-, an- | without, absence of |
| dia- | through, between |
| endo- | within |
| epi- | upon, over |
| eu- | normal, good |
| pan- | all, entire |
| poly- | many |
| alveol | air sac, alveolus |
| atel | imperfect, incomplete |
| bronch | airway, bronchus |
| glott, glottis | opening of the windpipe |
| hem, hemat | blood |
| laryng | voicebox, larynx |
| lob | a rounded part, lobe |
| muc | mucus |
| nas | nose |
| ox | oxygen |
| pharyng | throat, pharynx |
| phragm, phragmat | partition |
| pleur | rib, pleura |
| pneum, pneumon, pneumat | lung or air |
| pulmon | lung |
| py | pus |
| rhin | nose |
| sept | wall, partition |
| sinus | cavity |
| somn | sleep |
| spir | to breathe |
| sten | narrowing, constriction |
| thorac | chest, thorax |
| trache | wind pipe, trachea |
| tubercul | little mass or swelling |
| -algia | pain |
| -ar, -ary | pertaining to |
| -capnia | carbon dioxide |
| -cele | hernia, swelling, protrusion |
| -centesis | pucture to aspirate, or remove fluid |
| -eal | pertaining to |
| -ectasis | expansion, dilation |
| -emia | blood condition |
| -oxia | oxygen |
| -pexy | surgical fixation, suspension |
| -phonia | sound or voice |
| -pnea | breathing |
| -ptysis | to spit out a fluid |
| -rrhagia | bleeding, hemorrhage |
| -spasm | sudden, involuntary muscle contraction |
| -stomy | surgical creation of an opening |
| -tomy | incision, or surgical cut into |
| respiration (n.) | the process of oxygen delivery to cells (by breathing) |
| aspiration (n.) | the sound of air blowing out that happens when some consonants are pronounced, such as the /p/ in pin OR a strong desire to have or achieve something |
| expiration (n.) | the process of exhaling air |
| ventilation (n.) | the process of breathing, which includes inhalation and exhalation |
| expectorate (v.) | formal- to force liquid out of your mouth [= spit] |
| mucus (n.) | a thick liquid produced in parts of your body such as your nose |
| suffocate (v.) | to die or make someone die by preventing them from breathing OR to feel uncomfortable because there is not enough fresh air |
| exhale (v.) | to breathe air, smoke etc out of your mouth [≠ inhale] |
| inhale (v.) | to breathe in air, smoke, or gas [≠ exhale]: |
| booger (n.) | a thick piece of dried mucus from your nose |
| snot (n.) | an impolite word for the thick mucus (=liquid) produced in your nose |
| nostril (n.) | one of the two holes at the end of your nose, through which you breathe and smell things |
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ESL Instructor |
North Seattle Community College |
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