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Dawood 10+11
Dawood 10 +11
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| adenoid | adenoids; soft tissue behind nasal cavities |
| tonsil | tonsil |
| nas,rhin | nose |
| palat | plate (roof of mouth) |
| or | mouth |
| laryng | larynx (voice box) |
| sept | partition |
| sin, sinus | sinus |
| pneum, pneumat, pneumon | lung, air, gas |
| pulmon | lung |
| lob | lobe |
| bronch, bronchi, | bronchial tubes |
| brinchiol | bronchiole |
| alveol | alveolous; air sac, small sac |
| stern | sternum |
| cost | rib |
| thorac, pector, steth | chest |
| pleur | pleura; serous membranes that line thorax and envelop lungs |
| phren | diaphragm |
| inspiration repiration | diaphragm and intercostal muscles contract, pressure in the chest decreases and air is sucked into the lungs |
| expiration respiration | doesn't need muscles to contract to suck air into lungs |
| ox | oxygen |
| spir, pnea | to breathe |
| capn, carb | carbon dioxide |
| ABG | arterial blood gas |
| Bx | biopsy |
| CPAP | continuous pulmonary airway pressure |
| CPR | cardiopulmonary resuscitation |
| URI | upper respiratory infection |
| COPD | chronic obstructive pulmonary disease |
| IRDS | infant respiratory distress syndrome |
| LTB | laryngotracheobronchitis |
| OSA | obstructive sleep apnea |
| PE | pulmonary embolism |
| TB | tuberculosis |
| SOB | shortness of breath |
| CT | computerized tomography |
| CXR | chest xray |
| V/Q | ventilation and perfusion scan |
| or, stomat | mouth |
| dent,odont | tooth |
| gingiv | gum |
| gloss,ling | tongue |
| esophag | esophagus |
| gastr | stomach |
| enter | intestines |
| duoden | duodenum; first part of small intestine |
| jejun | jejunem; second part of small intestine |
| ile | ileum; third part of small intestine |
| col, colon | colon |
| sigmoid colon | part of large intestine closer to the rectum |
| rect | rectum; final part of large intestine |
| an | anus |
| proct | anus and rectum |
| sial | saliva |
| bil, chol | bile |
| abdomin, celi, lapar | abdomen |
| cyst | urinary bladder; cyst |
| doch | |
| hepat, hepatic | liver |
| pancreat | pancreas |
| peritone | peritoneum; membrane lining abdominal cavity |
| BE | barium enema |
| NGT | nasogastric tube |
| N&V | nausea and vomiting |
| ascites | abnormal buildup of fluid in abdomen |
| fecal occult blood test | checks for hidden blood in stool |
| hernia | condition when an organ pushes through a weak spot in surrounding area |
| chyme | the pulpy acidic fluid which passes from the stomach to the small intestine, consisting of gastric juices and partly digested food. |
| GI | gastro intestinal |
| LUQ | left upper quadrant |
| RUQ | right upper quadrant |
| LLQ | left lower quadrant |
| RLQ | right lower quadrant |
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