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Test Review
Chapter 6 & 7
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Percussion | using fingers to tap on a surface to determine condition beneath |
| Thromboplastin | substance released by platelets during clotting |
| Pneumothorax | Collection of air or gas in the pleural cavity |
| Type-O | Universal Donor |
| Apnea | no breathing |
| Pneum/o | lung |
| Lymphoma | lymph tumor |
| Spirometery | Using a device to measure breathing capacity |
| Epistaxis | Nose Bleed |
| Trachea | structure also called the windpipe |
| Antigen | Foreign substance that activates the immune system |
| Phlegm | thick mucus lining the respirtatory tract |
| diaphragm | important large muscle in the respiratory sytem |
| lymphandenitis | inflammation of the lymph nodes (glands) |
| Type AB | Universal Receipient |
| Rhinoplasty | Surgical repair of the nose |
| Sputum Cytology | lab test for pressence of malignant cells |
| hemotologist | blood specialist |
| Rales | Abnormal crackling noise when breathing |
| Epstien-Barr Virus | causes Mononucleous |
| Empyema | condition characterized by pus in the plearal space |
| inguinal nodes (glands) | lymph glands in the groin region |
| Pulmonary Edema | lungs tissue retains excessive amounts of fluid |
| Tracheotomy | incision into trachea |
| Hemophilia | hereditary bleeding diesease |
| dyspnea | painful breathing |
| tracheostenosis | narrowing of the trachea |
| Croup | bark like cough most common in children |
| Complete Blood Count | Test to measure all properties of blood |
| homologous | blood trasnfusion from another person |
| rhinorrhea | nose discharge, runny nose |
| plasma | water like substance of the blood |
| Axillary | lymph nodes in the underarms |
| hemostatis | stoppage of bleeding |
| Vittal Capacity | total volume of air that can be exhaled after maximal experation |
| pathogenic | disease producing |
| atelectasis | lung tissue collapse |
| Thoracalgia | chest pain |
| adenoids | lymph tissue located in the nasal pharynx behind the nose |
| leukemia | disease characterized by excessive increase in white blood cells |
| hematocrit | test to mease volume of Erythrocytes |
| Larynx | passage airway between the pharynx and the bronchi |
| monosport | test for mononucleous |
| Splenectomy | surgical removal of the spleen |
| Active aquired immunity | contracting disease from vaccination |
| serum | clear sticky fluid that remain after clotting |
| laryngopharynx | inferior most part of the pharynx |
| Leukocytes | neurtrophil, basophil, eosinphil, monocyte and lymphocyte |
| Polycythemia Vera | condition that produces too many blood cells in the bone marrow |
| Voice box | larynx |
| Thoracotomy | surgical incision in the chest cavity |
| Rhin/o | nose |
| Bronchoscopy | process of viewing the Bronchioles |
| Thrombocytopenia | decrease in platelets |
| agglutin/o | clumping |
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