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RESPIRATORY SYSTEM

CHAPTER 10

TermDefinition
ADENOID/O ADENOID
TONSILL/O TONSIL
NAS/O , RHIN/O NOSE
PALAT/O PALATE
OR/O MOUTH
LARYNG/O LARYNX ( VOICE BOX)
PHARYNG/O PHARYNX ( THROAT)
TRACHE/O TRACHEA ( WINDPIPE)
SEPT/O SEPTUM
SIN/O, SINUS/O SINUS
PNEUM/O, PNEUMAT/O , PNEUMON/O AIR OR LUNGS
PULMON/O LUNGS
LOB/O LOBE
BRONCH/O , BRONCHI/O BRONCHUS
BRONCHIOL/O BRONCHIOLE
ALVEOL/O ALVEOLUS ( AIR SAC)
STERN/O STERNUM
COST/O RIB
THORAC/O , PECTOR/O (ALSO PECTUS) , STETH/O CHEST
PLEUR/O PLEURA
PHREN/O DIAPHRAGM
OX/O OXYGEN
SPIR/O , -PENA BREATHING
CAPN/O ( GREEK FOR SMOKE) , CARB/O ( LATIN FOR COAL) CARBON DIOXIDE
ABG ARTERIAL BLOOD GAS
BX BIOPSY
COPD CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE PULMONARY DISEASE
CPAP CONTINUOUS POSITIVE AIRWAY PRESSURE
CPR CARDIOPULMONARY RESUSCITATION
CT COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY
CTA CLEAR TO AUSCULTATION
CXR CHEST X- RAY
ET ENDOTRACHEAL
IRDS INFANT RESPIRATORY DISTRESS SYNDROME
LTB LARYNGOTRACHEOBRONCHITIS
MRI MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING
OSA OBSTRUCTIVE SLEEP APNEA
PE PULMONARY EMBOLISM
PET POSITRON EMISSION TOMOGRAPHY
PFT PULMONARY FUNCTION TEST
PSG POLYSOMNOGRAPHY
SOB SHORTNESS OF BREATH
T&A TONSILLECTOMY AND AENOIDECTOMY
TB TUBERCULOSIS
URI UPPER RESPIRATORY INFECTION
V/Q VENTILATION - PERFUSION SCAN
A / PNEA NOT/ BREATHING
EU / PNEA GOOD/ BREATHING
TACHY / PNEA FAST/ BREATHING
BRADY / PNEA SLOW/ BREATHING
HYPO / PNEA UNDER/ BREATHING
DYS /PNEA BAD /BREATHING
ORTHO / PNEA STRAIGHT /BREATHING
HYPER / VENTIL / ATION OVER/BREATHING/PROCESS
HYPO / VENTIL / ATION UNDER/BREATHING/PROCESS
DYS / PHONIA BAD/SOUND/VOICE
RHINO/RRHAGIA NOSE/EXCESSIVE BLEEDING
RHINO/RRHEA NOSE/DISCHARGE
BRONCHO /SPASM BRONCHUS/INVOLUNTARY CONTRACTION
PHRENO /SPASM DIAPHRAGM/ INVOLUNTARY CONTRACTION
PLEUR /ALGIA PLEURA/PAIN
PLEURO /DYNIA PLEURO/DYNIA
THORAC /ALGIA CHEST/PAIN
BRONCHO /RRHEA BRONCHUS/DISCHARGE
EX / PECTOR / ATION OUT/CHEST/PROCESS
HEMO / PTYSIS BLOOD/COUGH
SPUTUM SPIT
CYAN/OSIS BLUE CONDITION
PECTORI /LOQUY CHEST SPEAK
PECTUS /CARINATUM CHEST KEEL
PECTUS EX /CAVATUM CHEST OUT/HOLLOWED
PERCUSSION STRIKE
A/TEL/ECSTASIS NOT / COMPLETE/ EXPANSION
BRONCHI / ECSTASIS BRONCHUS/ EXPANSION
CASEOUS NECR /OSIS CHEESELIKE DEATH / CONDITION
CHYLO / THORAX CHYLE / CHEST
EM / PY / EMA IN / PUS / CONDITION
HEMO / THORAX BLOOD / CHEST
PHRENO / PLEGIA DIAPHRAGM / PARALYSIS
PHRENO / PTOSIS DIAPHRAGM / DROOPING CONDITION
PLEUR / AL EX / FUSION PLEURA / PERTAINING TO OUT / POUR
PNEUMO / HEMO / THORAX AIR / BLOOD / CHEST
PNEUMO / THORAX AIR / CHEST
PULMON / ARY EDEMA LUNG / PERTAINING TO SWELLING
PYO / THORAX PUS / CHEST
TRACHEO / STENOSIS TRACHEA / NARROWING
HYPER / CAPN / IA OVER / CARBON DIOXIDE / CONDITION
HYPER / CARB / IA OVER / CARBON DIOXIDE / CONDITION
HYPO / CAPN / IA UNDER / CARBON DIOXIDE / CONDITION
HYPO / CARB / IA UNDER / CARBON DIOXIDE / CONDITION
HYPO / OX / EMIA UNDER / OXYGEN / BLOOD CONDITION
HYPO / OX / IA UNDER / OXYGEN / CONDITION
BRONCHO / SCOPY BRONCHUS / LOOKING PROCEDURE
CAPNO / GRAPHY CARBON DIOXIDE / WRITING PROCEDURE
CAPNO / METER CARBON DIOXIDE / INSTRUMENT TO MEASURE
COMPUTED TOMO / GRAPHY CUT / WRITING PROCEDURE
ENDO / SCOPE INSIDE / INSTRUMENT TO LOOK
NASO / PHARYNGO / SCOPE NOSE / THROAT / INSTRUMENT TO LOOK
OXI / METRY OXYGEN / MEASURING PROCESS
POLY / SOMN / GRAPHY MULTIPLE / SLEEP / WRITING PROCEDURE
PULMON / ARY ANGIO / GRAPHY LUNG / PERTAINING TO VESSEL / WRITING PROCEDURE
PULMON / ARY FUNCTION TESTING LUNG / PERTAINING TO
SPIRO / METRY BREATHING / MEASURING PROCESS
THORACO / SCOPY CHEST / LOOKING PROCEDURE
VENTIL / ATION - PER / FUSION BREATHING / PROCESS - THROUGH / POUR
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