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HSI Respiratory System
key terms and med terminology
25 cards·by jesssmith
bronch
relating to the bronchi
centesis
science or practice of medicine
laryngo
relating to the larynx
meter
of or relating to medicine
orrhea
flow of discharge
oxia
condition of oxygenation
phonia
sound
bronch
relating to the bronchi
pnea
breath/respiration
pneumo
pertaining to respiration
pulmon
pertaining to the lungs
rhin
nose
spasm
involuntary muscle contraction
spiro
spiral
staxis
hemorrhage
trache
trachea
rhinorrhea
nasal cavity full of mucus
hypoxia
deficiency of oxygen
tracheostomy
incision in the windpipe
pulmonologist
doctor of the lungs
respiration
the act of breathing
phonation
the production of speech
nose
used for breathing and smelling
sinus
bones of the face that connect with the naval cavities
trachea
the windpipe