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Medical Terms for Musculoskeletal System
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alveol
/o =
alveolus
/alveoli
alveolar
ventilation
refers to the volume of gas
expired
from the
alveoli
bronch/o, bronchi/o =
bronchus
,
bronchi
A
bronchodilator
is a medication that opens up the
bronchioles
bronchitis
is the
inflammation
of the bronchial
bronchioloitis
bronchiol/o
=
bronchiole
inflammation
of the
bronchioles
is known as
bronchioloitis
epiglott
/o =
epiglottis
epiglottitis
is a life threatening condition in which the
epiglottis
swells
laryng/o =
larynx
(voice box)
larrygospasm
is the
uncontrolled
and involuntary muscular contraction of the vocal folds
phren/o
-
diaphragm
the
phrenic
nerve
supports the movement of the diaphragm
pleur/o
=
pleura
pleuritis
or
pleurisy
is the
inflammation
of the
pleura
or the lining of the lungs
pharyng
/o =
pharynx
(throat)
pharyngitis
is the
inflammation
of the pharynx, otherwise known as "
sore
throat
"
pneu/o,
pneumon
/o, pulm/o, pulmono/o =
lung
Pneumonia
is the infection of one or both lungs.
the medical specialty that deals with diseases involving the respiratory tract is knows as
pulmonology
trache
/o =
trachea
tracheostomy
is a surgical procedure that creates an opening in the trachea
lob/o
=
lobe
the surgical removal of a love of an organ is referred to as
lobectomy
nas/o, rhin/o =
nose
the
nasopharynx
refers to the upper part of the throat behind the nose