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Mod D Unit 4 Words Thompson Institute hbg
Words | Definitions |
---|---|
a- | without |
-al | pertaining to |
bronch/o | bronchus |
-centesis | surgical puncture |
cyan/o | bluish |
dys- | difficult, bad |
hyper- | above |
hypo- | below |
-ia | abnormal condition |
-itis | inflammation |
laryng/o | larynx |
or/o | mouth |
-osis | abnormal condition |
pharyng/o | pharynx |
pleur/o | pleura |
-pnea | breathing |
pneumon/o | lung |
pulmon/o | lungs |
rhin/o | nose |
-scopy | to view |
sinus/o | sinus |
thorac/o | chest |
trache/o | trachea |
apnea | temporary absence of breathing |
bronchoscopy | examination of the interior of the bronchii |
cyanosis | bluish discoloration of the skin |
dyspnea | difficulty breathing |
laryngitis | inflammation of the larynx |
laryngopharynx | lower of the pharynx |
pharyngitis | inflammation of the pharynx |
pleural | double folded membrane that lines the thoracic cavity |
pneumonia | inflammation of the lungs |
sinusitis | inflammation of the sinus |
thoracentesis | the use of a needle to collect pleural fluid |
AFB | acid fast bacilli |
AP | anteroposterior |
bronchiectasis | chronic expansion of a bronchus |
COPD | chronic obstructive pulmonary disease |
diaphragm | muscle separating the abdomen from the thoracic cavity |
diptheria | a serious infectious disease, with a white coating over the nose |
pertussis | whooping cough |
pneumothorax | a collection of air in the pleural cavity |
tuberculosis | an infectious disease caused by bacteria |
URI | upper respiratory infection |