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RT 234 Vocabulary
Respiratory, Reproductive, Neuro Terms
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Agenesis | No lung formed |
| Hypoplasis | Underdevelopment |
| Atelectasis | Collapse of the whole or part of a lung from obstruction of a bronchus. |
| Bronchiectasis | Dilation of a bronchus. |
| Pneumonitis | Inflammation of a lung |
| Pleurisy | Inflammation of the pleura |
| Pleural effusion | Fluid in the pleural cavity |
| Empyema | Pus in the pleural cavity |
| Hemothorax | Blood in the pleural cavity |
| Pneumothorax | Air in the pleural cavity |
| Lobectomy | One of the pulmonary lobes is removed. |
| Pneumonectomy | Entire lung is removed. |
| Thoracoplasty | Ribs are cut through in several places and flattened in order to cause collapse of a lung. |
| Thoracocentesis | Insertion of a hollow needle through the chest wall into the pleural cavity to remove air or fluid |
| Agenesis | Absence of a kidney |
| Horseshoe kidney | Two kidneys joined acrosss the median line, usually at their lower ends. |
| Polycystic kidneys | Large cysts within the kidneys. |
| Ectopic kidney | Not in the normal position, often in the pelvis. |
| Cystitis | Inflammation of the bladder. |
| Pyelitis | Inflammation of a renal pelvis |
| Ptosis | Kidney located below its normal level |
| Polyuria | An excess of urine is secreted. |
| Hydronephrosis | Dilation of a renal pelvis and its calyces as a result of some obstruction in the renal pelvis or ureter. |
| Urography | Procedure used to outline the calyces, pelves, ureters and bladder by filling them with an opaque medium and taking radiographs. |
| Intravenous urography | Intravenous injection of an opaque medium into a vein, to be excreted by the kidneys. |
| Retrograde urography | Instillation of an opaque medium by a urologists into the ureters through small catheters introduced through the urethra and bladder into the ureters. |
| Cystography | Instillation of an opaque medium or of air into the urinary bladder. |
| Endometritis | Inflammation of the lining membrane of the uterus. |
| Endometriosis | Islands or implants of endometrium scattered on the surfaces of the abdominal and pelvic organs. |
| Ectopic pregnancy | Pregnancy developing outside of the uterus. |
| Hysterectomy | Removal of the uterus at operation. |
| Oophorectomy | Operative removal of an ovary. |
| Salpingectomy | Operative removal of a uterine tube. |
| Mastectomy (Mammectomy) | Operative removal of a breast. |
| Cryptochidism | Non-descent of the testes into the scrotum. |
| Epididymitis | Inflammation of the epididymis. |
| Seminoma | Cancer of the tubles of the testis. |
| Anencephalus | Absence of a brain. |
| Hydrocephalus | Large head due to fluid on the brain. |
| Microcephalus | Small head |
| Meningocele | Swelling in the midline of the usbject's back due to a hernia of the spinal cord and meninges through a defect in a vertebral arch. |
| Encephalitis | Inflammation of the brain. |
| Meningitis | Inflammation of the meninges |
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