| A | B |
|---|
| adenoid/o | adenoid |
| alveol/o | alveoli |
| bronch/o | bronchial tube |
| bronchiol/o | bronchiole |
| cyan/o | blue |
| epiglott/o | epiglottis |
| laryng/o | larynx |
| nas/o; rhin/o | nose |
| pharyng/o | pharynx |
| phren/o | diaphragm |
| pneumon/o; pulmon/o | lung |
| tonsill/o | tonsils |
| trache/o | trachea |
| capn/o | carbon dioxide |
| lob/o | lobe of the lung |
| mediastin/o | mediastinum |
| orth/o | straight; upright |
| ox/o | oxygen |
| phon/o | voice |
| tel/o | complete |
| -osmia | smell |
| -pnea | breathing |
| -ptysis | spitting |
| ABG | arterial blood gas |
| ARDS | acute respiratory distress syndrome |
| Co2 | gas expelled from the lungs |
| COPD | chronic obstructive pulmonary disease |
| C-pap | continuous positive airway pressure |
| CPR | a life saving procedure for a person who is found unresponsive, no pulse, no breathing |
| CXR | chest x-ray |
| O2 | air inhaled into the lungs |
| MDI | metered dose inhaler |
| PE | blockage of vessels in the lung by a blood clot |
| PEEP | method of mechanical ventilation |
| PFTs | tests to determine pulmonary function |
| SOB | shortness of breath |
| URI | infection of the upper respiratory tract |
| VATS | surgery using small incisions and an endoscope |
| VQ | ventilation perfusion scan |
