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Chap 9 Resp. System
Respiratory System combining forms & Reveiw
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| epiglott(o) | epiglottis |
| nas(o), rhin(o) | nose |
| laryng(o) | larynx |
| palat(o) | palate |
| pharyng(o) | pharynx |
| alveol(o) | alveoli |
| bronch(o), bronchi(o) | bronchi |
| bronchiol(o) | bronchioles |
| lob(o) | lobe |
| pneum(o) | lungs or air |
| pleur(o) | pleura |
| pneumon(o), pulm(o), pulmon(o) | lungs |
| phren(o) | diaphragm or mind |
| thorac(o) | chest |
| trache(o) | trachea |
| acid(o) | acid |
| alkal(o) | alkaline; basic |
| -capnia | carbon dioxide |
| ox(i) | oxygen |
| phas(o) | speech |
| phon(o) | voice |
| spir(o) | to breathe |
| atel(o) | imperfect or incomplete |
| anthrac(o) | coal |
| coni(o) | dust |
| embol(o) | embolus |
| fibr(o) | fiber or fibrous |
| thromb(o) | thrombus |
| meta- | change; next ,as in a series |
| -ation | process |
| -pnea | breathing |
| -ptosis | prolapse |
| -ptysis | spitting |
| -stenosis | narrowing |
| ABG | arterial blood gas |
| ACS | american cancer society |
| AFB | acid-fast bacillus(some types cause tuberculosis) |
| ARDS | actue or adult respiratory distress syndrome |
| C Pap,CPAP | continuous positive airway pressure (for sleep apnea) |
| CAL | chronic airflow limitation |
| CO2 | carbon dioxide |
| COLD | chronic obstructive lung disease |
| COPD | chronic obstructive pulmonary disease |
| CPR | cardiopulmonary resuscitation |
| CSR | cheyne-stokes respiration |
| ECMO | extracorporeal membrane oxygenation |
| ET | endotracheal |
| HSV | herpes simplex virus |
| LLL | left lower lobe |
| LRT | lower respiratory tract |
| LUL | left upper lobe |
| O2 | oxygen |
| PFT | pulmonary function test |
| pH | potential hydrogen |
| PO2 | oxygen partial pressure |
| R | respiration |
| RDS | respiratory distress syndrome |
| RLL | right lower lobe |
| RUL | right upper lobe |
| SARS | severe acute respiratory syndrome |
| SIDS | sudden infant death syndrome |
| SOB | shortness of breath |
| TB | tuberculosis |
| TTO | transtracheal oxygen |
| URI | upper respiratory infection |
| URT | upper respiratory tract |
| VC | vital capacity |
| an internal blood clot | thrombus |
| difficult or weak voice | dysphoria |
| direct visualization of the bronchi | bronchoscopy |
| drawing in or out as by suction | asipiration |
| inflammation of the throat | pharynitis |
| presence of nasal calculi | rhinolithasis |
| pertaining to the air sacs of the lung | alveolar |
| radiographic examination of the larynx | laryngography |
| profuse nosebleed | rhinorrhagia |
| within the nose | intranasal |
| where oxygen and carbon dioxide exchange occurs | alvelus |
| a branch of the trachea | bronchus |
| a muscular partition that facilitates breathing | diaphragm |
| contains the vocal cords | larynx |
| connected with the paranasal sinuses | nose |
| contains the platine tonsils | pharynx |
| commonly called the windpipe | trachea |
| accumulation of coal dust in the lungs | anthracosis |
| paraoxysmal dyspnea accompanined by wheezing | asthma |
| congenital, incomplete expansion of a lung or a portion of a lung | atelectasis |
| can result from disorders such as chronic bronchitis and chronic asthma | COPD |
| chronic respiratory infection and disorders or the pancreas and sweat glands | cystic fibrosis |
| destruction of the alveolar walls that leads to hindered gas exchange | emphysema |
| paraoxysmal cough, ending in a whooping inspiration | pertussis |
| anthracosis | pathology |
| antissives | therapy |
| bronchography | diagnostic test or procedure |
| coryza | pathology |
| epiglottis | anatomy |
| nares | anatomy |
| oximeter | diagnostic test or procedure |
| palatoplasty | surgery |
| percussion | diagnostic test or procedure |
| rhoncus | pathology |
Created by:
LSerreia
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