Ch.7 Respiratory System, Medical Terminology
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| Alveol/o | alveolus, air sac
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| Anthrac/o | coal
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| Atel/o | incomplete
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| Bronch/o | bronchus
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| Bronchi/o | bronchus
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| coni/o | dust
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| diaphragmat/o | diaphragm
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| epiglott/o | epiglottis
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| laryng/o | larynx
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| lob/o | lobe
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| nas/o | nose
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| orth/o | straight, upright
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| ox/o, ox/i | oxygen
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| pharyng/o | pharynx
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| pleur/o | pleura
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| pneum/o | lung, air
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| pneumon/o | lung, air
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| pulmon/o | lung
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| rhin/o | nose
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| sinus/o | sinus, cavity
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| spir/o | breathing
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| trache/o | trachae, windpipe
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| -capnia | carbon dioxide
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| -ectasis | dilated, expansion
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| -osmia | smell
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| -phonia | voice
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| -pnea | breathing
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| -ptysis | spitting
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| -thorax | chest
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| bronchogram | record of the bronchus
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| bronchitis | inflammation of a bronchus
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| bronchoplasty | surgical repair of a bronchus
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| bronchogenic | produced by the bronchus
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| bronchoscope | instrument to view inside the bronchus
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| bronchospasm | involuntary muscle spasm of bronchus
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| bronchial | pertaining to the bronchus
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| bronchiectasis | dilated bronchus
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| diaphragmatic | pertaining to the diaphragm
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| laryngectomy | removal of voice box
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| laryngitis | inflammation of the voicebox
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| laryngoplasty | surgical repair of the voice box
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| laryngoscope | instrument to view the voice box
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| laryngeal | pertaining to the voice box
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| laryngoplegia | paralysis of the voice box
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| lobectomy | removal of a (lung) lobe
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| oximeter | instrument to measure oxygen
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| anoxia | condition of no oxygen
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| hypoxemia | insufficient oxygen in the blood
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| hypoxia | insufficient oxygen condition
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| pleurocentesis | puncture of the pleura to withdraw fluid
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| pleurectomy | removal of the pleura
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| pleurodynia | pleural pain
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| pharyngitis | sore throat/ throat inflammation
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| pharyngeal | pertaining to the throat
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| nasopharyngitis | nose and throat inflammation (common cold)
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| pulmonologist | lung specialist
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| pulmonary | pertaining to the lung
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| rhinitis | inflammation of the nose
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| rhinomycosis | abnormal condition of nose fungus
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| rhinoplasty | surgical repair of the nose
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| rhinorrhagia | rapid flow (of blood) from the nose
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| rhinorrhea | nose discharge (runny nose)
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| pansinusitis | inflammation of all sinuses
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| thoracalgia | chest pain
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| thoracic | pertaining to the chest
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| thoracotomy | incision into the chest
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| endotracheal | pertaining to inside the trachea
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| tracheotomy | incision into the trachea
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| tracheostenosis | narrowing of the trachea
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| aphonia | no voice
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| dysphonia | abnormal voice
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| acapnia | lack of carbon dioxide
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| hypercapnia | excessive carbon dioxide
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| anosmia | lack of (sense of) smell
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| apnea | not breathing
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| bradypnea | slow breathing
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| dyspnea | difficult, labored breathing
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| eupnea | normal breathing
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| hyperpnea | excessive (deep) breathing
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| hypopnea | insufficient (shallow) breathing
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| orthopnea | (sitting) straight breathing
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| tachypnea | rapid breathing
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| hemothorax | blood in the chest
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| pyothorax | pus in the chest
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| pneumothorax | air in the chest
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| asphyxia | lack of oxygen that can lead to unconsciousness and death if not corrected immediately
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| aspiration | refers to withdrawing fluid from a body cavity using suction
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| Cheyne-Stokes respiration | Abnormal breathing pattern in which there are long periods (10-60 seconds) of apnea followed by deeper, more rapid breathing
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| clubbing | abnormal widening and thickening of ends of the fingers and toes associated with chronic oxygen deficiency
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| cyanosis | refers to bluish tint of skin that is receiving an insufficient amount of oxygen or circulation
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| epistaxis | nosebleed
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| hemoptysis | to cough up blood or blood-stained sputum
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| hyperventilation | to breath both too fast (tachypnea) and too deep (hyperpnea)
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| hypoventilation | to breath both slow (bradypnea) and to shallow (hypopnea)
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| internal medicine | branch of medicine involving the diagnosis and treatment of diseases and conditions of internal organs such as respiratory system (the physician is an internist)
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| nasal cannula | two-pronged plastic device for delivering oxygen into the nose; one prong inserted into each naris
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| orthopnea | a
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