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Chapter 6
Respiratory System
| term | meaing |
|---|---|
| ablation | removal by cutting |
| bilobectomy | surgical removal of two lobes of a lung |
| bronchoplasty | surgical repair of the bronchi |
| bronchoscopy | inspection of the bronchial tree using a bronchoscope |
| catheter | tube placed into the body to put fluid in or take fluid out |
| cauterization | destruction of tissue by the use of cautery |
| cordectomy | surgical removal of the vocal cord(s) |
| dermatoplasty | surgical repair of skin |
| drainage | free flow or withdraw of fluids from a wound or cavity |
| epiglottidectomy | excision of the covering of the larynx |
| intramural | within the organ wall |
| intubation | insertion of a tube |
| laryngeal web | congenital abnormality of connective tissue between the vocal cords |
| laryngectomy | surgical removal of the larynx |
| laryngo | prefix meaning larynx |
| laryngoplasty | surgical repair of the larynx |
| laryngoscope | fiberoptic scope used to view the inside of the larynx |
| laryngoscopy | viewing of the larynx using a fiberoptic scope |
| laryngotomy | incision into the larynx |
| lavage | washing out of an organ |
| lobectomy | sergical excision of a lobe of the lung |
| nasal button | a synthetic circular disk used to cover a hole in the nasal system |
| pharyngolaryngectomy | surgical removal of the pharynx and larynx |
| pleurectomy | surgical excision of the pleura |
| pneumonocentesis | surgical puncturing of a lung to withdraw fluid |
| pneumonolysis | surgical separation of the lung from the chest wall to allow the lung to collapse |
| pneumomostomy | surgical procedure in which the chest cavity is exposed and the lung is incised |
| pneumonotomy | incision of the lung |
| rhino | prefix meaning nose |
| rhinoplasty | surgical repair of the nose |
| segmentectomy | surgical removal of a portion of a lung |
| septoplasty | surgical repair of the nasal septum |
| sinusotomy | surgical incision into a sinus |
| thoracentesis | surgical puncture of the thoracic cavity, usually using a needle, to remove fluids |
| thoracoplasty | surgical procedure that removes rib(s) and thereby allows collapse of a lung |
| thoracoscopy | use of a lighted enoscope to view the pleaural spaces and thoracic cavity or to perform surgical procedures |
| thoracostomy | surgical incision into the chest wall and insertion of a chest tube |
| thoracotomy | surgical incision into the chest wall |
| total pneumonectomy | surgical removal of an entire lung |
| tracheostomy | creation of an opening into the trachea |
| tracheotomy | incision into the trachea |
| transglottic tracheoplasty | surgical repair of the vocal apparatus and trachea |
| transtracheal | across the trachea |
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