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Mod 4 Med Terms
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Voice | Phon/o |
| Stretching | -ectasis |
| Incomplete | atel/o |
| Breathing | -pnea |
| Surgical Repair | -Plasty |
| Blue | Cyan/o |
| Severe episodes of severe chest pain caused by inadequate blood flow to the myocardium | angina |
| progressive loss of lung function destruction of alevoli | Emphysema |
| known as the common cold | Acute Nasopharyngitis |
| loss of the ability of the larnyx to produce normal speech sounds | Aphonia |
| Known as a nose bleed | Epistaxis |
| Excessive discharge of the mucus from the bronchi | Broncharrhea |
| Surgical incision of the pharnyx | Pharyngotomy |
| Foreign object, such as a blood clot, that is circulating in the blood | Embolus |
| Medication administered to control irregularities of the heart beat | Antiarrhythmic |
| Inflammation of the vein | Phlebitis |
| Inflammation of the bronchial walls | Bronchitis |
| Inflammation of the pleura | Pleurisy |
| Collection of pus in a body cavity | Empyema |
| Collection of blood in the pleural cavity | Hemothorax |
| Emergency procedure in whichan incision is made in the trachea to gain access to the airway below a blockage | Tracheotomy |
| Surgical removal of the larnyx | Laryngectomy |
| A surgical creation of an opening into the chest | Thorocostomy |
| Abnormally slow rate of respiration | Bradypnea |
| Inflammation of the lungs | Pneumoia |
| Inflammation of the pharynx | Pharyngitis |
| A specialist in disorders of the lungs and associated tissues | Pulmonologist |
| Abnormally swollen veins of the legs | Varicose Veins |
| Abnormal enlargement of the heart that is frequently associated with heart failure | Cardiomegaly |
| A physician who specializes in the diagnosis, medical management, and surgical treatment of disorders of the blood vessels | Vascular Surgeon |
| Commonly known as a heart attack | Myocardial Infarction |
| Inflammation of the heart | Carditis |
| Inflammation of the inner lining of the heart | Endocarditis |
| Inflammation of the lining of the heart caused by the presence of bacteria | Bacterial Endocarditis |
| Inflammation of the sac surrounding the heart | Pericarditis |
| Inflammation of the heart muscle | Myocarditis |
| Spasmadic condition of the blood vessel | Angiospasm |
| Thickening and the loss of elasticity of arterial walls | Arteriosclerosis |
| Narrowing of a blood vessel | Angiostenosis |
| Inflammation of a blood vessel | Angitis |
| Anbormally slow resting heart rate | Bradycardia |
| Shallow respiration | Hypopnea |
| Expands the opening of the passages into the lungs | Bronchodilator |
| Spitting blood or blood stained sputum | Hemoptysis |
| Abnormally deep respiration | Hyperpnea |
| Difficult or labored breathing | Dyspnea |
| Abnormally rapid respiration | Tachypnea |
| Normal Breathing | Eupnea |
| The lung fails to expand because air cannot pass beyond the bronchioles that are blocked by secretions | Atelectasis |
| Collection of air in the chest cavity (outside the lungs) | Pneumothorax |
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Jburton15
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