Respiratory System Medical Terminology

-ostomy

• surgically creating an opening

• a type of surgical incision

• a procedure for closing a wound

• a method of tissue grafting

ot/o

• eye, vision

• ear, hearing

• nose, smell

• mouth, taste

bronch/o, bronchi/o

• bronchial tubes

• bronchus

• bronchi

• trachea

-meter

• a unit of length

• an instrument used to measure

• a type of measurement

• a device for calculating time

epiglott/o

• epiglottis

• larynx

• trachea

• pharynx

hypo-

• deficient, decreased

• excessive, increased

• normal, stable

• elevated, heightened

hyper-

• excessive, increased

• normal, stable

• decreased, minimal

• average, typical

thora/o, thorac/o

• abdomen

• chest

• arm

• leg

dys-

• good, easy, pleasant

• bad, difficult, painful

• simple, straightforward, clear

• happy, joyful, cheerful

pneum/o, pneumon/o

• heart, blood

• lung, air

• stomach, food

• kidney, waste