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Chapter 10
Respiratory System
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| bronchiol/o | bronchioles (little airway) |
| lob/o | lobe (a portion) |
| palat/o | palate |
| pleur/o | pleura (lining of lungs) |
| pulmon/o | lung |
| steth/o | chest |
| uvul/o | uvula |
| hard palate | bony anterior (front) portion of the palate |
| oropharynx | central portion of the pharynx between the roof of the nouth and the upper edge of the epiglottis |
| uvula | small projections hanging from the back middle edge of the soft palate |
| carina | cartilaginous ridge at the point where the trachea divides into two (right and left) bronchi |
| bronchioles | progressively smaller tubular branches of the airways |
| pleura | membranes enclosing the lung (visceral pleura) and lining the thoracic cavity (parietal pleura) |
| mucous membrane | thin sheets of tissue that line respiratory passages and secrete mucus, a viscid (sticky) fluid |
| bradynea | slow breathing |
| dyspnea | difficulty breathing |
| orthopnea | ability to breath only in an upright position |
| stridor | high-pitched, crowing sound that occurs with an obstruction in the upper airway (trachea or larynx) |
| epistaxis | nosebleed (epi = upon; stazo = to drip) |
| hypercapnia | excessive level of carbon dioxide in the blood (capno = smoke; carbo=coal); also called hypercarbia |
| hypocarbia | deficient level pf carbon dioxide in the blood; also called hypocapnia |
| obstructive lung disorder | condition blocking the flow of air moving out of the lungs |
| rhinorrhea | thin, watery discharge from the nose (runny nose) |
| bronchogenic carcinoma | lung cancer; cancer originating in the bronchi |
| chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) | permanent, destructive pulmonary disorder that is a combination of chronic bronchitis and emphysema |
| laryngitis | inflammation of the larynx |
| nasal polyposis | presence of numerous polyps in the nose ( a polyp is a tumor on a stalk |
| pyothorax | accumulation of pus in the pleural cavity; also called empyema |
| pleurisy | inflammation of the pleura; also called pleuritis |
| pneumothorax | air in the pleural cavity caused by a puncture of the lung or chest wall |
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