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MEDA Chp 9
Respiratory Combining Forms, Words, & Abbreviations
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| alveol/o | alveolus (air sac) |
| bronch/o | bronchus (airway into the lungs) |
| bronchiol/o | bronchiole (little airway) |
| laryng/o | larynx (voice box) |
| lob/o | lobe (a portion) |
| nas/o | nose |
| pharyng/o | pharynx (throat) |
| or/o | mouth |
| ox/o | oxygen |
| phren/o | diaphragm |
| pleur/o | pleura |
| pneum/o | air or lung |
| pneumon/o | air or lung |
| pulmon/o | lung |
| sinus/o | sinus (cavity) |
| spir/o | breathing |
| thorac/o | chest |
| tonsill/o | tonsil |
| trache/o | trachea (windpipe) |
| -pnea | breathing |
| -ectasis | dilation or expansion |
| rhin/o | nose |
| -phon | voice |
| -dilator | an agent that widens |
| endo- | within |
| ABGs | arterial blood gases |
| MRI | magnetic resonance imaging |
| PFT | pulmonary function testing |
| CXR | chest x-ray |
| T & A | tonsillectomy and adenoidectomy |
| CPR | cardiopulmonary resuscitation |
| CPAP | continuous positive airway pressure |
| COPD | chronic obstructive pulmonary disease |
| O2 | oxygen |
| Bx | biopsy |
| CT | computed tomography |
| TB | tuberculosis |
| URI | upper respiratory infection |
| SOB | short of breath |
| -plegia | paralysis |
| py/o | pus |
| -ostomy | creating a new opening |
| -o/ptysis | spitting or projecting saliva from the mouth |
| -constictor | agent that causes the compression of a part |
| mucous, mucus | a viscid fluid secreted by the mucous membranes |
| edema | swelling |
| infiltrate | to pass into or through a substance or space (seen as a shadow on an x-ray) |
| Cheyne Stokes respiration | abnormal breath sound |
| crackles | abnormal breath sound |
| rales | abnormal breath sound |
| rhonchi | abnormal breath sound |
| stridor | abnormal breath sound |
| wheeze | abnormal breath sound |
| epistaxis | nosebleed |
| expectoration, expectorant | coughing up and spitting out of material from the lungs |
| sputum | material expelled from the lungs by coughing (phlegm) |
| hemoptysis | blood that is expelled by coughing |
| hyperventilation | excessive movement of air in and out of the lungs causing hypocapnia |
| asthma | panting; obstructive pulmonary disease caused by a spasm of the bronchial tubes or by swelling of their mucous membrane, characterized by sudden, periodic attacks of wheezing, dyspnea, and cough. |
| emphysema | obstructive pulmonary disease characterized by overexpansion of the alveoli with air, with destructive changes in their walls resulting in loss of lung elasticity and gas exchange |
| chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) | permanent, destructive pulmonary disorder that is a combination of chronic bronchitis and emphysema |
| antibiotic | drug that kills or inhibits the growth of microorganisms |
| respiration | breathing (exchange of gases) |
| adenoid- | lymphatic tissue on the back of the pharynx behind the nose |
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