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The Respiratory System (pulm/o, pulmon/o: lung (example: pulmonology - a…
The Respiratory System
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pharyng/o: throat, pharynx
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pleur/o: pleura, side of the body
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laryng/o: larynx, throat
example: laryngitis - an inflammation of the voice box from overuse, irritation, or infection
pneum/o, pneumon/o, pneu-: lung, air
example: pneumonia - infection that inflames air sacs in one or both lungs, which may fill with fluid
trache/o, trachea: windpipe
example: tracheotomy - a surgical procedure which consists of making an incision on the anterior aspect of the neck and opening a direct airway through an incision in the trachea
-pnea: breathing
example: sleep apnea - a potentially serious sleep disorder in which breathing repeatedly stops and starts
thorac/o, -thorax: chest, pleural cavity
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branch/o, bronchi/o: bronchial tube, bronchus
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phon/o: sound, voice
example: phonology - a branch of linguistics concerned with the systematic organization of sounds in languages
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spir/o: to breathe
example: spirometry - measures lung function, specifically the amount and/or speed of air that can be inhaled and exhaled