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Chapter 8 terms
CAPS
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| alveolus | terminal element of respiratory tract where gas exchange occurs |
| bronchus | one of two subdivisions of the trachea |
| cilium | hairlike motile projection from the surface of a cell |
| expiration | breath out |
| inspiration | breath in |
| alveol- | air sac |
| -ole | small |
| -spirat- | breathe |
| ex- | out |
| in- | into |
| olfaction | sense of smell |
| olfact- | small |
| -ory | having the function of |
| -gen | creation |
| oxy- | oxygen |
| oxygen | gas essential for life |
| pharynx | tube from the back of the nose to the larynx |
| pharyng- | phayrnx |
| pulmonary | pertaining to the lungs |
| rale | crackle heard through a stethoscope when air bubbles through liquid in the lungs |
| respiration | process of breathing |
| sputum | matter coughed up and spat out by individuals with respiratory disorders |
| trachea | air tube from the larynx to the bronchi |
| -atory | pertaining to, produced by |
| -ator | person or thing that does something |
| cautery | device to scar, burn, or cut a tissue |
| cauter- | to burn |
| -ize | action |
| coryza | acute inflammation of the mucous membrane of the nose |
| decongestant | agent that reduced swelling and fluid in the nose and sinuses |
| -congest- | accumulation of fluid |
| de- | take away, remove |
| epistaxis | nosebleed |
| -stax- | fall in drops |
| nas- | nose |
| naris | nostril |
| palate | roof of the mouth, floor of the nose |
| paranasal | adjacent to the nose |
| para- | adjacent to |
| polyp | any mass of tissue that projects outwards |
| rhinitis | acute inflammation of the nasal mucosa |
| rhin- | nose |
| septum | thin wall separating two cavities or tissue masses |
| sinus | cavity or hollow space in a bone or other tissue |
| adenoid | single mass of lymphoid tissue in the midline at the back of the throat |
| aden- | gland |
| hypoxemia | low oxygen level in arterial blood |
| laryngopharynx | region of the pharynx below the epiglottis that includes the larynx |
| nasopharynx | region of the pharynx at the back of the nose and above the soft palate |
| oropharynx | region at the back of the mouth between the soft palate an dthe tip of the epiglottis |
| or/o- | mouth |
| -somn/o- | sleep |
| polysomnography | test to monitor brain waves, muscle. tension, eye movement, and oxygen levels in the blood as the patient sleeps |
| tonsil | mass of lymphoid tissue on either side of the throat at the back of the tongue |
| croup | infection of the upper airways in children characterized by barking cough |
| intubation | insertion of a tube into the trachea |
| laryngotracheobronchitis | inflammation of the larynx, trachea, and bronchi |
| larynx | organ of sound production |
| papilla | any small projection |
| stridor | high-pitched noise made when there is a respiratory obstruction in the larynx or trachea |
| vocal | pertaining to the voice |
| papill/o- | pimple |
| voc- | voice |
| -tub- | tube |
| diaphragm | muscular sheet separating the abdominal and thoracic cavities |
| fissure | deep furrow or cleft |
| lobe | subdivision of an organ or other part |
| mediastinum | area between lungs containing the heart, aorta, venae cavae, esophagus trachea |
| pleura | membrane covering the lungs and lining the ribs in the thoracic cavity |
| pleur- | pleura |
| -stin- | partition |
| fiss- | split |
| segment | section of an organ or structure |
| bradypnea | slow breathing |
| brady- | slow |
| -pnea | breath |
| cyanosis | blue discoloration of the skin, lips, and nail beds due to low levels of oxygen in the blood |
| dyspnea | difficult breathing |
| dys- | bad, difficult |
| eu- | normal, good |
| -hale | breath |
| -ptysis | spit |
| eupnea | normal breathing |
| expectorate | cough up spit out mucus from the respiratory tract |
| hemoptysis | bloody sputum |
| hyperpnea | deeper and more rapid breathing than normal |
| tachy- | rapid |
| phlegm | abnormal amounts of mucus expectorated from the respiratory tract |
| tachypnea | rapid breathing |
| asthma | episodes of breathing. difficulty due to narrowed or obstructed airways |
| auscultation | diagnostic method of listening to body sounds with a stethoscope |
| auscult- | listen to |
| bronchiectasis | chronic dilation of the bronchi following inflammatory disease and obstruction |
| bronchiolitis | inflammation of the small bronchioles |
| bronchitis | inflammation of the bronchi |
| bulla | bubble-like dialated structure |
| cystic fibrosis | genetic disease which. excessive viscid mucus obstructs passages including bronchi |
| emphysema | dilation of respiratory bronchioles and alveoli |
| -physema | blowing |
| -secret- | secrete |
| -capn- | carbon dioxide |
| viscos- | sticky |
| hypercapnia | abnormal increase of carbon dioxide in the atrial bloodstream |
| hypersecretion | excessive secretion of mucus |
| rhonchus | wheezing sound heard on auscultation of the lungs |
| viscosity | resistance of fluid to flow |
| adenocarcinoma | cancer arising from glandular epithelial cells |
| anthracosis | lung disease caused by the inhalation of coal dust |
| anthrax | a sever, malignant infectious disease |
| asbestosis | lung disease caused by the inhalation of asbestos particles |
| anthrac- | coal |
| aden/o- | gland |
| aspiration | removal by suction of fluid or gas exchange from body cavity |
| atelectasis | collapse of part of a lung |
| -genic | creation |
| empyema | pus in a body cavity , particularly in the pleural cavity |
| hemothorax | blood in pleural cavity |
| parenchyma | specific functional of cells of a gland or organ |
| silicosis | fibrotic lung disease from inhaling silica particles |
| sarc- | flesh |
| silic- | silicone |
| sarcoidosis | lesions of the lungs and other organs |
| thoracentesis | insertion of a needle into the pleural cavity to withdraw fluid or air |
| endotracheal | being inside the trachea |
| spirometer | an instrument used to measure respiratory volumes |
| spir/o- | to breathe |
| -son/o- | sound |
| tom/o- | cut/slice/layer |
| trans- | across |
| cannula | tube inserted into a blood vessel or cavity as a channel for fluid or gas |
| nebul- | cloud |
| re- | back |
| ventil- | wind |
| -sect- | cut off |
| -izer | line of action |
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