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Mod D
Unit #4
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| -anormal condition | without-itis |
| -al | pertaining to |
| bronch/o | bronchus |
| -centesis | surgical puncture |
| cyan/o | bluish |
| dys- | difficult, bad |
| hyper- | above |
| hyp/o | below |
| -ia | abnormal condition |
| -itis | inflammation |
| laryng/o | larynx |
| or/o | mouth |
| -osis | abnormal condition |
| ppharyng/o | pharynx |
| pleur/o | pleura |
| -pnea | breathing |
| pneaumon/o | lung, air |
| pulmon/o | lungs |
| rhin/o | nose |
| -scopy | to view |
| sinus/o | sinus |
| thorac/o | chest |
| trache/o | trachea |
| apnea | temporary absence of breathing |
| bronchoscopy | examination of the interior of the bronchii |
| cyanosis | bluish discoloration of the skin |
| dyspnea | difficulty breathing |
| laryngitis | inflammation of the larynx |
| laryngopharynx | lower of the pharynx |
| pharyngitis | inflammmation of the pharynx |
| pleural | double folded membrane that lines the thoracic cavity |
| pneumonia | inflammation of the lungs |
| sinusitis | inflammation of the sinus |
| thoracentesis | the use of a needle to collect pleural fluid |
| AFB | acid fast bacilli |
| AP | anteroposterior |
| bronchiectasis | chronic expansion of a bronchus |
| COPD | chronic obstructive pulmonary disease |
| diaphragm | muscle separating the abdomen from the thoracic cavity |
| diptheria | a serious infectious disease, with a whit coating over the nose |
| pertussis | whooping cough |
| pneumothorax | a collection of air in the pleural cavity |
| tuberculosis | an infectious disease caused by bacteria |
| URI | upper respiratory infection |