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Terminology
Week 3
Question | Answer |
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Spirometry | Test to measure the air capacity of the lungs |
Wheezing | High pitched sound heard on expiration |
Hemoptysis | Coughing up blood |
Dyspnea | Difficulty breathing |
Asthma | Disorder that causes inflammation of airways |
Pleurisy | Inflammation of the lining of the lungs |
Pneumonia | Inflammation and fluid in the lungs caused by infection |
Urinalysis | Examination of the physical, chemical and microscopic properties of urine |
Polyp | Tumor with a stem |
Pyelonephritis | Inflammation of the kidney due to infection |
Calculi | Stone |
Bronchoscopy | Technique using a scope to visualize the airways and lungs |
Urography | Radiographic procedure used to check the genitourinary system |
Creatinine | Waste product formed in muscle that is excreted by the kidneys. Increased in blood and urine when kidney function is abnormal |
Glycosuria | The presence of glucose in urine |
HCG | Human Chorionic Gonadotropin |
URI | Upper Respiratory Infection |
BUN | Blood Urea Nitrogen |
UA | Urinalysis |
Urol | Urology |
Palpit/o | Fluttering |
Pachy- | Thick |
-plakia | Plaque |
qual- | Quality |
respir/o | breath |