| A | B |
|---|
| Rhin/o | Nose |
| Laryng/o | Larynx, "voice box" |
| Trache/o | Trachea, "windpipe" |
| Bronch/o | Lung air passageways |
| Pne/u, -pnea | Breath, air, lung |
| Pulmo/o | Lung |
| -ptysis | Spitting (coughing) |
| -plasty | Reconstruction |
| Rhinoplasty | surgical reconstruction of nose |
| Pulmonary artery | artery of the lung |
| Hemoptysis | spitting or coughing up blood from lungs |
| Rhinitis | inflammation of nose |
| rhinorrhea | "runny" nose |
| Laryngotomy | cutting into the larynx |
| Laryngectomy | surgically removing the larynx |
| Tracheotomy | incistion / temporary opening of the windpipe |
| tracheostomy | permanent opening of the windpipe |
| Bronchoscopy | looking into the bronchi |
| Tachypnea | accelerated breathing |
| dyspnea | difficult / painful breathing |
| apnea | cessation of breathing |
| Pneumoconiosis | an abnormal condition of dust in the lungs |
| Epistaxis | nosebleed |
| Cystic fibrosis | a symptom of this disease is scarring of the lungs caused by thick mucous |
| Emphysema (COPD) | a disease common to long-time smokers in which the air sacs in the lungs are destroyed and respiratory membrane degenerates |
| Atelectasis | a collapsed lung |
| pulmonary angiography | X-rays of the vessels of the lungs |
| Laryngoscopy | visual examination of the larynx |
| Endotracheal intubation | passing an air-tube into the trachea so oxygen can be supplied the lungs |
| Pulmonologist | a physician specializing in diseases of the lungs |
