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July 23 medical term
medical terminology quiz
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| anosmia | The loss of the sense of smell |
| asphyxia | Blockage of breathing and severe hypoxia leads to hypoxemia,hypercapnia, loss of consciousness, and death (lack of pulse) |
| atelectasis | The collapse of an alveolus, lobule, or larger lung unit; incomplete expansion of a lung; collapsed lung |
| bronchodilator | A substance (chemical or drug) that widens bronchial tubes to make breathing easier. |
| bronchoscopy | The insertion of a fiber-optic or rigid endoscope into the bronchial tubes for diagnosis, biopsy, or collection of specimens. |
| bronchospasm | Involuntary contraction of smooth muscles in the walls of bronchial tubes. |
| diaphragmalgia | Pain in the diaphragm |
| dysphonia | Difficult (abnormal) voice; hoarseness or any voice impairment. |
| epiglottitis | Inflammation of the epiglottis. |
| epistaxis | A nosebleed, commonly resulting from irritation or nasal mucous membranes, trauma, vitamin K deficiency, clotting abnormalities, or hypertension. |
| expectoration | The process by which saliva, mucus, or phlegm is expelled from the air passages. |
| inspiration | Breathing in (inhalalation) |
| expiration | The expulsion of air from the lungs (exhalation). |
| respiration | The process of breathing (inspiration and expiration) |
| hemoptysis | Spitting of blood; presence of bright-red blood in the sputum. |
| hemothorax | Blood in the pleural cavity; seen in pneumonia, tuberculosis, or carcinoma. |
| hydrothorax | Accumulation of serous fluid in the pleural cavity, in excess of the normal 15 ml. |
| pleural effusion | Abnormal accumulation of fluid in the pleural space (cavity). Pleural effusions may be inflammatory (ex. accumulatoin of pus in empyema) or non-inflammatory (ex. the accumulation of transudate in hydrothorax as a consequence of congestive heart failure. |
| hypercapnia | Excessive carbon dioxide in the blood. |
| anoxia | Condition without oxygen. |
| hypoxia | (1) A deficiency of oxygen reaching body tissues. (2) A deficiency of oxygen in the inspired air. |
| hypoxemia | A deficiency of oxygen in the arterial blood. |
| laryngeal | Pertaining to the larynx. |
| laryngitis | Inflammation of the larynx (voice box). |
| laryngoscopy | Visual examination of the voice box with an endoscope placed through the mouth or nose. |
| mediastinoscopy | Visual examination of the mediastinum. |
| nasopharyngitis | Inflammation of the nose and pharynx. |
| percussion | Tapping on a surface to determine the difference in the density of the underlying sturcture. |
| pharyngalgia | Pain in the pharynx; a sore throat |
| pleurisy | Inflammation of the pleura. Aka pleuritis, the condition causes pleurodynia and dyspnea and, in chronic cases, pleural effusion. |
| pleuritic | Pertaining to the pleura. |
| pleurodynia | Pain associated with inflammation or irritation of the pleura (or pain from intercostal muscles) |
| lobectomy | Surgical removal of an entire lobe (of the lung); following lobectomy, the remaining lung increases in size to fill the space in the thoracic cavity. |
| pneumonectomy | Surgical removal of a lung. Techniques (removal of ribs and elevation of the diaphragm) are used to reduce the size of the empty thoracic space. |
| pneumonitis | Inflammation of the lung. |
| pneumothorax | Collection of air in the pleural space. Pneumothorax may occur in the course of pulmonary disease (emphysema, carcinoma, tuberculosis, or lung abscess)... |
| pulmonary | Pertaining to the lungs. |
| pyothorax | Pus in the pleural cavity (empyema of the chest) |
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