Respiratory Terms

atel/o

• removal

• incomplete; imperfect

• collapse

• breakdown

cardi/o

• lung

• diaphragm

• exercise

• heart

fibr/o

• sac around the hear

• pleural membran

• fiber

• vessel

nas/o

• sinus

• nose

• larynx

• pharynx

pulmon/o

• air

• oxygen

• chest

• lung

spir/o

• breathing

• air

• carbon dioxide

• measurement

tub/o

• serous fluid

• tube

• opening

• pipe

em-

• against

• not; without

• in

• out

-centesis

• surgical puncture to remove fluid

• substance that promotes

• center

• condition of center

-rrhea

• pain

• smell

• flow; excessive discharge

• voice