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Respiratory
Terms to know about the Respiratory System
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| PLEURAL | pleura |
| PNEUMONIA | inflammation of the lungs with consolidation |
| TRACHEOBRONCHITIS | inflammation of the trachea and bronchi |
| ENDOTRACHEAL | pertaining to within the trachea |
| TRACHEOTOMY | surgical procedure in which an incision is made into the trachea |
| TRACHEOSTOMY | artificial opening created in the trachea |
| RHINOPLASTY | reconstructive surgery of the nose |
| RHINITIS | inflammation of the nose |
| RHINOPNEUMONITIS | inflammation of the nose and the lungs |
| PNEUMOTHORAX | free air in the pleural cavity |
| HEMOTHORAX | blood in the pleural cavity |
| PYOTHORAX | pus in the pleural cavity |
| ATELECTASIS | collapsed lung(s) |
| TACHYPNEA | rapid breathing |
| BRADYPNEA | slow breathing |
| HYPERPNEA | excessive breathing |
| DYSPNEA | difficulty breathing |
| APNEA | absence of breathing |
| HYPERCAPNIA | a condition of excessive CO2 |
| HYPOXIA | a condition of deficient O2 |
| ALVEOLAR | alveoli |
| SINUSITIS | inflammation of the sinus |
| INTERCOSTAL | between the ribs |
| BRONCHIOLE | the tiny airway that lead to the alveoli |
| INSPIRATION | the act of breathing in |
| EXPIRATION | the act of breathing out |
| ASPIRATION | inspiration of foreign materials into the lungs |
| CYANOSIS | blue coloration of mucous membranes |
| HEMOPTYSIS | coughing up blood |
| ANTITUSSIVE | an agent used to suppress coughing |
| EPIGLOTTIS | the cartilaginous flap that covers the opening to the glottis |
| INTRANASAL | within the nose |
| ACHONDRAL | pertaining to no cartilage |
| NASOPHARYNX | the nose and throat |
| NASOGASTRIC | the nose and stomach |
| BRONCHIECTASIS | dilation of bronchi |
| BRONCHIARCTIA | a condition of bronchial constriction |
| THORACENTESIS | procedure in which the chest is punctured for the removal of fluid or air |
| HYDROTHORAX | fluid accumulates in the pleural cavity |
| THORACOTOMY | a surgical incision of the chest wall |
| PHRENIC | diaphragm |
| OROPHARYNX | the mouth and throat |
| LOBECTOMY | to cut out a lobe from the Lung |
| TRANSTRACHEAL | passage of something through / across the tracheal wall |
| BRONCHOSPASM | spasmodic contraction of bronchial or bronchiolar muscle |
| LARYNGOPLASTY | reconstructive surgery of the larynx |
| CAPNOGRAPHY | recording CO2 |
| OXYMETRY | measuring O2 |
| ORTHOPNEA | extreme form of dyspnea |
| HYPOVENTILATION | a decreased volume of air exchanged each breathing cycle |
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