Question | Answer |
a | without |
-al | pertaining to |
atel/o | incomplete |
bronch/o | bronchial tube |
-centesis | surgical puncture to remove fluid |
cyan/o | blue |
dys- | bad |
-ectasis | dilation or expansion |
hyper- | increased, excessive |
hypo- | decreased, deficient |
-itis | inflammation |
laryng/o | throat, voice box |
or/o | mouth |
-osis | abnormal condition |
-ostomy | surgically creating an opening |
-otomy | surgical incision |
pharyng/o | pharynx |
pleur/o | pleura |
-pnea | breathing |
pneum/o | lung |
pharyngitis | sore throat |
pleural | serous membrane around lungs and walls of pleural cavity |
sinusitis | inflammation of the sinuses |
thoracocentesis | surgical puncture of the chest for removal of fluid |
tracheostomy | creating an opening into the trachea and inserting a tube |
asphyxiation | interruption of breathing resulting in loss of consciousness |
COPD | chronic obstructive pulmonary disease |
diaphragm | muscle between abdominal and thoracic cavity |
hyposmia | decreased sense of smell |
phlegm | thick mucous |
rhin/o | nose |
-scopy | visual examination |
sinus/o | sinus |
thorac/o | chest |
trache/o | trachea |
apnea | absence of spontaeous respiration |
atelectasis | a collapse of lung tissue affecting part or all of one lung. |
bronchoscopy | visual examination of the bronchi |
dyspnea | difficult/painful breathing, short of breath |
laryngopharynx | pharynx between larynx and esophagus |
sputum | thick mucous ejected through the mouth |
stoma | artifical opening |
tuberculosis | infectious disease of the lungs |
URI | upper respiratory infection |
pharynx | the throat |
tidal volume | volume of air that is inspired and expired in a single normal breath |
cyanosis | blueish discoloration of skin due to lack of oxygen |
hemothorax | accumulation of blood in the pleural cavity |
pneumothorax | accumulation of air in the pleural space causing collapsed lung |
emphysema | progressive loss of lung function due to decreased number of alveoli |
pleurisy | inflammation of the pleura in the thoracic cavity |
surfactant | regulates the amount of surface tension of the fluid that lines the alveoli |