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MedTerm Ch8

Question	Answer
terminal element of respiratory tract where gas exchange occurs	alveolus, alveoli
pertaining to the alveoli	alveolar
one of two subdivisions of the trachea	bronchus, bronchi
increasingly smaller subdivisions of bronchi	bronchiole
hairlike motile projection from the surface of a cell	cilium, cilia
breathe out	expiration
breathe in	inspiration
sense of smell	olfaction
relating to the sense of smell	olfactory
the gas essential for life	oxygen
tube from the back of the nose to the larynx	pharynx
pertaining to the pharynx	pharyngeal
pertaining to the lungs	pulmonary
study of the lungs, or the medical specialty of disorders of the lungs	pulmonology
specialist in treating disorders of the lungs	pulmonologist
crackle heard through a stethoscope when air bubbles through liquid in the lungs	rale, rales
another name for ventilator	respirator
matter coughed up and spat out by individuals with respiratory disorders	sputum
air tube from the larynx to the bronchi	trachea
pertaining to the trachea	trachealis
hollow sac	alveolus
alveol-	air
windpipe	bronchus
bronch-	bronchus
eyelash	cilium, cilia
ex-	out
-spirat-	breathe
olfact-	smell
-ory	having the function of
oxy	oxygen
throat	pharynx
-eal	pertaining to
pharyng-	pharynx
rattle	rale, rales
-ation	a process, formed from
re-	again
-spir-	to breathe
-ator	person or thing that does something
-atory	pertaining to, produced by
to spit	sputum
windpipe	trachea
-alis	pertaining to
trache-	trachea
a device to scar, burn, or cut a tissue	cautery
to apply a cautery	cauterize
the act of cauterizing	cauterization
acute inflammation of the mucous membrane of the nose	coryza, rhinitis
agent that reduces the swelling and fluid in the nose and sinuses	decongestant
nosebleed	epistaxis
nostril	naris, nares
pertaining to the nose	nasal
roof of the mouth, floor of the nose	palate
adjacent to the nose	paranasal
any mass of tissue that projects outward	polyp
acute inflammation of the nasal mucosa	rhinitis
thin wall separating two cavities or tissue masses	septum, septa
cavity or hollow space in a bone or other tissue	sinus
inflammation of the lining of a sinus	sinusitis
branding iron	cautery
cauter-	to burn
catarrh	coryza, rhinitis
-ant	pertaining to
de-	take away, remove
-congest-	accumulation of fluid
-is	pertaining to
-stax-	fall in drops
nostril	naris, nares
nas-	nose
palate	palate
para-	adjacent to
many feet	polyp
rhin-	nose
partition	septum, septa
cavity	sinus
sinus-	sinus
single mass of lymphoid tissue in the midline at the back of the throat	adenoid
absence of spontaneous respiration	apnea
low oxygen level in arterial blood	hypoxemia
decreased below normal levels of oxygen in tissues, gases, or blood	hypoxia
deficient in oxygen	hypoxic
region of pharynx below the epiglottis that includes the larynx	laryngopharynx
region of the pharynx at the back of the nose and above the soft palate	nasopharynx
pertaining to the nasopharynx	nasopharyngeal
region at the back of the mouth between the soft palate and the tip of the epiglottis	oropharynx
pertaining to the oropharynx	oropharyngeal
inflammation of the pharynx	pharyngitis
test to monitor brain waves, muscle tension, eye movement, and oxygen levels in the blood as the patient sleeps	polysomnography
mass of lymphoid tissue on either side of the throat at the back of the tongue	tonsil
inflammation of the tonsils	tonsillitis
surgical removal of the tonsils	tonsillectomy
aden-	gland
-pnea	breathe
nas-	nose
-pharynx	pharynx, throat
or-	mouth
poly-	many
-somn-	sleep
tonsil	tonsil
tonsill-	tonsil
infection of the upper airways in children characterized by a barking cough	croup, laryngotracheobronchitis
leaf-shaped plate of cartilage that shuts off the larynx during swallowing	epiglottis
inflammation of the epiglottis	epiglottitis
the opening from the oropharynx into the larynx	glottis
insertion of a tube into the trachea	intubation
inflammation of the larynx, trachea, and bronchi	laryngotracheobronchitis, croup
organ of sound production	larynx
pertaining to the larynx	laryngeal
inflammation of the larynx	laryngitis
hollow tube with a light and a camera used to visualize or operate on the larynx	laryngoscope
any small projection	papilla, papillae
benign projection of epithelial cells	papilloma
high-pitched noise made when there is a respiratory obstruction in the larynx or trachea	stridor
pertaining to the voice	vocal
to cry out loud	croup
-glottis	mouth of windpipe
-glott-	mouth of windpipe
opening of larynx	glottis
-tub-	tube
larynx	larynx
-scope	instrument for viewing
small pimple	papilla, papillae
-oma	tumor, mass
papill-	pimple
a harsh, creaking sound	stridor
voc-	voice
device to scar, burn, or cut a tissue	cautery
to apply a cautery	cauterize
the act of cauterizing	cauterization
acute inflammation of the mucous membrane of the nose	coryza
agent that reduces the swelling and fluid in the nose and sinuses	decongestant
nosebleed	epistaxis
nostril	naris, nares
pertaining to the nose	nasal
roof of the mouth, floor of the nose	palate
adjacent to the nose	paranasal
any mass of tissue that projects outward	polyp
acute inflammation of the nasal mucosa	rhinitis, coryza
branding iron	cautery
cauter-	to burn
catarrh	coryza, rhinitis
-congest-	accumulation of fluid
os-	pertaining to
-stax-	fall in drops
para-	adjacent to
many feet	polyp
rhin-	nose
the muscular sheet separating the abdominal and thoracic cavities	diaphragm
pertaining to the diaphragm	diaphragmatic
deep furrow or cleft	fissure, fissures
subdivision of an organ or other part	lobe
pertaining to a lobe	lobar
surgical removal of a lobe	lobectomy
area between the lungs containing the heart, aorta, venae cavae, esophagus, and trachea	mediastinum
pertaining to the mediastinum	mediastinal
membrane covering the lungs and lining the ribs in the thoracic cavity	pleura, pleurae
pertaining to the pleura	pleaural
inflammation of the pleura	pleurisy
section of an organ or structure	segment
diphrag	diaphragm
diaphragm-	diaphragm
-ure	process, result of
fiss-	split
lobe	lobe
lob-	lobe
-stin-	partition
rib	pleura
pleur-	pleura
-isy	inflammation
to cut	segment
slow breathing	bradypnea
blue discoloration of the skin, lips, and nail beds due to low levels of oxygen in the blood	cyanosis
pertaining to or marked by cyanosis	cyanotic
difficult breathing	dyspnea
normal breathing	eupnea
breathe out	exhale
cough up and spit out mucus from the respiratory tract	epectorate
bloody sputum	hemoptysis
deeper and more rapid breathing than normal	hyperpnea
breathe in	inhale
abnormal amounts of mucus expectorated from the respiratory tract	phlegm
rapid breathing	tachypnea
brady-	slow
cyan-	dark blue
dys-	bad, difficult
eu-	normal, good
-hale	breathe
-pector-	chest
hem-	blood
-pysis	spit
flame	phlegm
tachy-	rapid
episodes of breathing difficulty due to narrowed or obstructed airways	asthma
pertaining to or suffering from asthma	asthmatic
diagnostic method of listening to body sounds with a stethoscope	auscultation
chronic dilation of the bronchi following inflammatory disease and obstruction	bronchiectasis
inflammation of the small bronchioles	bronchiolitis
inflammation of the bronchi	bronchitis
reduction in diameter of a bronchus	bronchoconstriction
bubble-like dilated structure	bulla, bullae
genetic disease in which excessive viscid mucus obstructs passages, including bronchi	cystic fibrosis
dilation of respiratory bronchioles and alveoli	emphysema
abnormal increase of carbon dioxide in the arterial bloodstream	hypercapnia
excessive secretion of mucus (or enzymes or waste products)	hypersecretion
wheezing sound heard on auscultation of the lungs; made by air passing through a constricted lumen	rhonchus, rhonchi
resistance of a fluid to flow	viscosity
sticky fluid that is resistant to flow	viscous
asthma	asthma
asthm-	asthma
auscult-	listen to
-ectasis	dilation
bronchiol-	bronchus
bronch-	bronchus
-constrict-	to narrow
bubble	bulla, bullae
cyst-	cyst
fibr-	fiber
em-	in, into
-physema	blowing
-secret-	secrete
snoring	rhonchus, rhonchi
-ity	condition
viscos-	viscous, sticky
cancer arising from glandular epithelial cells	adenocarcinoma
lung disease caused by the inhalation of coal dust	enthracosis
severe, malignant infectious disease	anthrax
lung disease caused by the inhalation of asbestos particles	asbestosis
removal by suction of fluid or gas from a body cavity	aspiration
collapse of part of a lung	athelectasis
arising from a bronchus	bronchogenic
acute inflammation of the walls of smaller bronchioles with spread to lung parenchyma	bronchopneumonia
pus in a body cavity, particularly in the pleural cavity	empyema
blood in the pleural cavity	hemothorax
the specific functional cells of a gland or organ (e.g., the lung) that are supported by the connective tissue framework	parenchyma
fibrotic lung disease caused by the inhalation of different dusts	pneumoconiosis, pneumooconioses
inflammation of lung parenchyma	pneumonia, pneumonitis
air in the pleural cavity	pneymothorax
granulomatous lesions of the lungs and other organs; cause is unknown	sarcidosis
fibrotic lung disease from inhaing silica particles	silicosis
insertion of a needle into the pleural cavity to withdraw fluid or air	thoracentesis
infectious disease that can infect any organ or tissue	tuberculosis
-carcin-	cancer
anthrac-	coal
carbuncle	anthrax
asbest-	asbestos
aspirat-	to breathe on
-ectasis	dilation
atel-	incomplete
-genic	creation
-ema	quality of, quantity of
-py-	pus
to pour in	parenchyma
-coni-	dust
sarc-	flesh
silic-	silicon, glass
-centesis	to puncture
thora-	chest
tubercul-	nodule, swelling, tuberculosis
examination of the interior of the tracheobronchial tree with an endoscope	bronchoscopy
endoscope used for bronchoscopy	bronchoscope
pertaining to being inside the trachea	endotracheal
examination of the mediastinum using an endoscope	mediastinoscopy
instrument used to measure respiratory volumes	spirometer
use of spirometer	spirometry
incision through chest wall	thoracotomy
radiographic image of selected slice of tissue	tomography
going through chest wall	transthoracic
delineation of deep structures using sound waves	ultrasonography
-scopy	to examine, view
-scope	instrument for viewing
mediastin	mediastinum
-meter	measure
-metry	process of measuring
tom-	cut, slice, layer
trans-	across
ultra-	beyond
-son-	sound
agent that increases the diameter of a bronchus	bronchodilator
tube inserted into a blood vessel or cavity as a channel for fluid or gas	cannula
administration of an agent to provide immunity	immunization
agent capable of dissolving or liquefying mucus	mucolytic
device used to deliver liquid medicine in fine mist	nebulizer
surgical removal of a lung	pneumonectomy
removal of specific part of organ or structure	resection, resect
insertion of a tube into the windpipe to assist breathing	tracheostomy
incision made into the trachea to create a tracheostomy	tracheotomy
movement of gases into and out of the lungs	ventilation
device that breathes for the patient	ventilator
-dilat-	expand, open up
reed	cannula
immuniz-	make immune
-izer	line of action, affects in a particular way
nebul-	cloud
-sect-	cut off
-stomy	new opening
ventil-	wind

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