Respiratory system word roots, terms, and abbreviations used in clinical documentation.
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- pneumo-/pneumon-
- Lung or air
- broncho-
- Bronchus (airway)
- -pnea
- Breathing
- Word root: thorac/o-
- Chest
- Suffix: -itis
- Inflammation
- Word root: rhin/o-
- Nose
- Word root: laryng/o-
- Larynx (voice box)
- Word root: trache/o-
- Trachea (windpipe)
- Word root: pleur/o-
- Pleura, the lining around the lungs
- Word root: spir/o-
- Breathing
- Suffix: -ectomy
- Surgical removal
- Suffix: -scopy
- Visual examination with an instrument
- Suffix: -stomy
- Surgical creation of an opening
- Suffix: -ectasis
- Dilation or stretching
- Prefix: tachy-
- Fast