Respiratory.

Combining form meaning carbon dioxide.

Low carbon dioxide levels in the blood.

High carbon dioxide levels in the blood.

Combining form meaning oxygen.

Low oxygen levels.

High oxygen levels.

Combining form meaning throat (pharynx).

Combining form meaning voice box (larynx).

Combining form meaning nose.

Combining form meaning nose.

Airway tube that continues from the larynx and divides into the right and left bronchi.

Voice box. Passes air from the pharynx to the trachea.

Tube beginning behind the nose. Passes air to the larynx and food to the esophagus.

The two branches that the trachea divides into (right and left).

Small branches of the bronchi leading to alveoli.

Tiny air sacs at the end of the bronchioles. Terminal portion of the bronchial tree.

Combining form meaning breath or respiration.

Prefix meaning erect or upright.

Breathlessness when lying down that improves in an upright position.

Prefix meaning swift or fast.

Rapid breathing.

Absence of breathing. A- = absent.

Difficult breathing. Dys- = difficult.

High-pitched whistling sound heard when the airway is blocked.

Crackling sounds heard with a stethoscope on inspiration when there is fluid in the alveoli.

Low-pitched rumbling sounds heard when there are secretions in the airway.

Device that measures blood oxygen saturation.

Device measuring the volume and flow of air in and out of the lungs. Used to diagnose asthma and COPD.

Device used to visualize the lungs and airways.

Device used to visualize the larynx.

Medical term for whooping cough.

Viral infection causing a barking cough, mostly in children.

Lung infection caused by bacteria, viruses, or fungi.

Bacterial lung disease caused by Mycobacterium tuberculosis.

Procedure to remove fluid or air from the pleural space.

An incision through the trachea to create an airway.

Procedure to visualize the lungs.

Procedure to place a tube in the trachea through the mouth.

Obstructive lung disease with destruction of alveolar walls.

Obstructive lung disease with reversible airway narrowing.

Obstructive lung disease with chronic inflammation of the bronchi.