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Ch 12 Respiratory
Respiratory Terms
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| BRONCHOGRAM | RECORD OF THE BRONCHUS |
| BRONCHITIS | INFLAMMATION OF A BRONCHUS |
| BRONCHOPLASTY | SURGICAL REPAIR OF A BRONCHUS |
| BRONCHOSCOPE | INSTRUMENT TO VIEW INSIDE OF BRONCHUS |
| BRONCHOSPASM | INVOLUNTARY MUSCLE SPASM OF BRONCHUS |
| BRONCHIAL | PERTAINING TO THE BRONCHUS |
| BRONCHIECTASIS | DILATED BRONCHUS |
| DIAPHRAGMATIC | PERTAINING TO THE DIAPHRAGM |
| LARYNGECTOMY | REMOVAL OF THE VOICE BOX |
| LARYNGITIS | INFLAMMATION OF THE VOICE BOX |
| LARYNGOPLASTY | SURGICAL REPAIR OF THE VOICE BOX |
| LARYNGOSCOPE | INSTRUMENT TO VIEW THE VOICE BOX |
| LARYNGEAL | PERTAINING TO THE VOICE BOX |
| LARYNGOPLEGIA | PARALYSIS OF THE VOICE BOX |
| LOBECTOMY | REMOVAL OF A (LUNG) LOBE |
| OXIMETER | INSTRUMENT TO MEASURE OXYGEN |
| ANOXIA | CONDITION O F NO OXYGEN |
| HYPOXEMIA | INSUFFICIENT OXYGEN IN THE BLOOD |
| HYPOXIA | INSUFFICIENT OXYGEN CONDTITION |
| PLEUROCENTESIS | PUNCTURE OF THE PLEURA TO WITHDRAW FLUID |
| PLEURECTOMY | REMOVAL OF THE PLEURA |
| PLEURODYNA | PLEURA PAIN |
| PHARYNGITIS | THROAT INFLAMMATION ( SORE THROAT) |
| PHARYNGEAL | PERTAINING TO THE THROAT |
| NASOPHARYNGITIS | NOSE AND THROAT INFLAMMATION |
| PULMONOLOGIST | LUNG SPECIALIST |
| PULMONARY | PERTAINING TO THE LUNG |
| RHINITIS | INFLAMMATION OF THE NOSE |
| RHINOMYCOSIS | ABNORMAL CONDITION OF NOSE FUNGUS |
| RHINOPLASY | SURGICAL REPAIR OF THE NOSE |