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Respiratory

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TermDefinition
ventilation breathing
The diaphragm is the primary muscle of? ventilation
What exchange happens during respiration? O2 and CO2 oxygen and c carbon dioxide
Diaphragmatocele herniation of the diaphragm
Diaphragmatic spasms hiccups
Spir/o breathe, ventilate, breathing
-pnea breathe, ventilate, breathing
Inspirate means inhale
Expirate means exhale
Eupnea normal ventilation
Dyspnea (Dyspnic) difficult or painful ventilation
Bradypnea slow breathing
Tachypnea fast breathing
orth/o straight
Ventilation in an upright position is called? Orthopnea
SMI sustained maximal inspiration
OSA obstructive sleep apnea
Apena No ventilation
spirometry process of measuring ventilation
BVM bag valve mask
AMBU artificial manual breathing unit
Nuclear medicine test to measure ventilation and perfusion is? VPS (ventilation perfusion screening)
ox/o, ox/i oxygen O2
Anoxia condition of no oxygen
Hypoxemia blood condition of deficient oxygen
Oximetry process of measuring oxygen
ABG arterial blood gases
Test to measure O2 and CO2 in an arterial blood sample ABG
Muc/o, Mucos/o mucus or mucous
Secreted produced or discharged
mucositis inflammation of the mucous membrane
Muciod resembling mucus
purulent pus
Mucopurulent mucus and pus
Pus primarily consist of WBC's
Pyogenic creation of pus
or/o, stomat/o oral cavity, mouth
Os, Orifice, Meatus Opening
Orologist study of oral cavity
Orodynia, stomatalgia Pain in the oral cavity
suboral below the oral cavity
orofacial pertaining to the oral cavity and face
oral mucosa pertaining to mucous membranes in the oral cavity
Herpetic Stomatitis inflammation of the oral cavity caused by herpes virus
nas/o, rain/o nose
oronasal pertaining to the oral cavity and the nose
Ossa openings
Nasal Mucosa pertaining to mucous in the nose
Rhinotomy surgical incision of the nose
Rhinoplasty surgical repair of the nose
Rhinoscope lighted instrument to view the nose
cranium skull
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