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11-13 terms
medical terms
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| pleuritis | inflammation of the pleura |
| pleuropexy | reattachment of the pleura |
| pneumatocele | hernia of the lung |
| pneumoconiosis | a lung condition caused by dust |
| pneumohemothorax | air and blood in the chest |
| pneumonectomy | removal of a lung |
| pneumonia | a lung condition |
| pneumonitis | inflammation of the lung |
| pneumothorax | air in the chest |
| polysomnography | recording multiple aspects of sleep |
| pulmonary angiography | a procedure for recording pulmonary blood vessel activity |
| pulmonary edema | swelling in the lungs |
| pulmonary embolism | blockage in the pulmonary blood supply |
| pulmonary function testing | a group of tests used to evaluate the condition of the lungs |
| pulmonary neoplasm | new growth (tumor) in the lung |
| pyothorax | pus in the chest |
| restrictive lung disorder | a lung disorder caused by the limiting of air into the lungs |
| retraction | the sucking in of the skin around bones during inhalation, happens when someone is in respiratory distress |
| rhinitis | inflammation of the nasal passages |
| rhinorrhagia | excessive blood flow from the nose (another term for nosebleed) |
| rhinorrhea | runny nose |
| septoplasty | reconstruction of a septum |
| sinusitis | inflammation of the sinus |
| sleep apnea | a condition where the patient ceases to breathe while asleep |
| spirometry | a procedure to measure breathing |
| sputum | mucus discharged from the lungs by coughing |
| tachypnea | rapid breathing |
| thoracalgia | chest pain |
| thoracentesis | puncture of the chest |
| thoracocentesis | puncture of the chest |
| thoracoplasty | reconstruction of the chest |
| thoracoscopy | examination of the chest |
| thoracostomy | creation of an opening in the chest |
| thoracotomy | incision into the chest |
| tonsillectomy | removal of the tonsils |
| tonsillitis | inflammation of the tonsils |
| tracheitis | inflammation of the trachea |
| tracheomalacia | softening of the trachea |
| tracheostenosis | narrowing of the trachea |
| tracheostomy | creation of an opening in the trachea |
| tracheotomy | incision into the trachea |
| ventilation–perfusion scan | a scan that tests whether a problem in the lungs is caused by airflow (ventilation) or blood flow (perfusion) |
| adenoid/o | adenoidectomy |
| bronch/o, bronchi/o | bronchiectasis bronchiogenic carcinoma bronchioplasty bronchitis bronchodilator bronchorrhea bronchoscopy bronchospasm laryngotracheobronchitis |
| bronchiol/o | bronchiolitis |
| capn/o | capnography capnometer hypercapnia hypocapnia |
| carb/o | hypercarbia hypocarbia |
| laryng/o | laryngectomy laryngitis laryngoplasty laryngotracheobronchitis |
| lob/o | lobectomy |
| nas/o | nasopharyngoscope |
| ox/o | hypoxemia hypoxia oximetry |
| palat/o | palatoplasty |
| pector/o | expectorant expectoration pectoriloquy pectus carinatum pectus excavatum |
| pharyng/o | nasopharyngoscope |
| phren/o | phrenoplegia phrenoptosis phrenospasm |
| pleur/o | pleural effusion pleuralgia pleuritis pleurodynia pleuropexy |
| -pnea | apnea bradypnea dyspnea eupnea hyperpnea hypopnea orthopnea sleep apnea |
| pneum/o, pneumat/o, pneumon/o | pneumatocele pneumoconiosis pneumohemothorax pneumonectomy pneumonia pneumonitis pneumothorax |
| pulmon/o | cardiopulmonary resuscitation chronic obstructive pulmonary disease pulmonary angiography pulmonary edema pulmonary embolism pulmonary function testing pulmonary neoplasm |
| rhin/o | rhinitis rhinorrhagia rhinorrhea |
| sept/o | septoplasty |
| sin/o, sinus/o | pansinusitis sinusitis |
| spir/o | spirometry |
| thorac/o | chylothorax hemothorax laryngotracheobronchitis pneumohemothorax pneumothorax pyrothorax thoracalgia thoracentesis thoracocentesis thoracoplasty thoracoscopy thoracostomy thoracotomy |
| tonsill/o | tonsillectomy tonsillitis |
| trache/o | endotracheal intubation tracheitis tracheomalacia tracheostenosis tracheostomy tracheotomy |
| or/o, stomat/o oral, stomatosic | mouth |
| gingiv/o gingivitis, gingivostomatitis | gums |
| dent/o, odont/o dentist, odontalgia | tooth |
| gloss/o, lingu/o glossopathy, hypoglossal, sublingual | tongue |
| gastor/o gastritis, gastropexy | stomach |
| esophag/o esophageal, esophagitis | esophagus |
| enter/o gastroenterology, dysentery | intestines |
| duoden/o gastroduodenoscope, duodenectomy | duodenum |
| jejun/o jejunotomy, jejunitis | jejunum |
| ile/o ileotomy, ileitis | ileum |
| hepat/o | hepatectomy hepatomalacia hepaticogastrostomy hepatomegaly hepaticotomy hepatopexy hepatitis hepatoptosis hepatocarcinoma hepatosclerosis hepatoma |
| ile/o | ileitis ileostomy ileocolitis ileotomy ileocolostomy jejunoileitis ileorrhaphy |
| jejun/o | gastrojejunostomy jejunorrhaphy jejunitis jejunostomy jejunoileitis jejunotomy |
| lapar/o | laparocele laparoscopic surgery laparoenterostomy laparoscopy laparoscope laparotomy |
| odont/o | aerodontalgia odontodynia odontalgia orthodontics odontectomy orthodontist odontoclasis periodontitis |
| pancreat/o | cholangiopancreatography pancreatography pancreatectomy pancreatolith pancreatitis pancreatolithectomy pancreatoduodenectomy pancreatolithiasis |
| peritone/o | peritoneoscopy peritonitis |
| proct/o | proctitis proctoptosis proctologist proctoscope proctology proctoscopy proctoplasty |
| rect/o | colorectal carcinoma rectitis rectalgia rectopexy |
| sial/o | sialagogic sialolith sialoadenectomy sialolithiasis 710 sialoadenitis sialolithotomy sialoadenosis sialorrhea sialoangiectasis sialostenosis |
| sigmoid/o | anosigmoidoscopy sigmoidoscopy sigmoidoscope |
| stomat/o | anastomosis jejunostomy choledochoenterostomy laparoenterostomy colostomy stomatitis gastroduodenostomy stomatodynia gastroenterostomy stomatogastric gastrojejunostomy stomatomycosis gingivostomatitis stomatoplasty hepaticogastrostomy stoma |
| antacid | fistula |
| antiemetic | flatus |
| aphagia | hematemesis |
| ascites | hemorrhoid |
| bariatrics | hemorrhoidectomy |
| cathartic | herniorrhaphy |
| cirrhosis | herniorrhaphy |
| constipation | hyperemesis |
| diarrhea | hypochondriac |
| diverticulitis | icterus |
| diverticulosis | inguinal |
| dyspepsia | jaundice (icterus) |
| endoscope | lumbar |
| endoscopy | pyloric stenosis |
| eupepsia | steatorrhea |
| fecal occult blood test (FOBT) | umbilical |
| ureter/o | cystoureteritis heminephroureterectomy nephroureterectomy pyeloureterectasia ureteralgia ureteritis ureterocele ureteroileostomy ureterolithiasis ureteronephrectomy ureteroplasty ureteropyelitis ureteropyelonephritis ureterorrhaphy ureterosc |
| urethr/o | cystourethrocele transurethral resection of the prostate (TURP) urethroplasty urethrorrhea urethrectomy urethritis urethrocystitis urethrodynia urethrogram urethropexy urethroscope urethroscopy urethrospasm urethrostenosis urethrotomy |
| ur/o | albuminuria anuria azoturia diuresis diuretic dysuria enuresis glucosuria glycosuria hematuria ketonuria nocturia nocturnal enuresis oliguria polyuria pyuria stress urinary incontinence uremia urinalysis urinary catheterization urinary |
| vesic/o | prostatovesiculectomy prostatovesiculitis vesicocele vesicostomy vesicotomy vesicoureteral reflux vesiculectomy |
| antispasmodic | hypospadiast |
| azotemia | incontinence |
| azotorrhea | ketolysis |
| blood urea nitrogen | kidney dialysis |
| circumcision | phimosis |
| digital rectal exam | polydipsia |
| dipsogenic | priapism |
| ejaculation | resectoscope |
| fulguration | seminoma |
| gonads | transrectal ultrasonography |
| gonorrhea | ultrasonography |
| hemodialysis | varicocele |
| hydrocele | vas deferens |
| hydrocelectomy | vasectomy |
| hyperkalemia | vasovasostomy |
| hyponatremia | voiding |
| colp/o, vagin/o colposcope, vaginitis | vagina |
| episi/o, vulv/o episiotomy, vulvodynia | vulva |
| perine/o perineoplasty, perineorrhaphy | perineum |
| gynec/o, gyn/o gynecology, gynecologist | woman |
| mast/o, mamm/o mastopexy, mastectomy, mammogram | breast |
| lact/o lactation, lactorrhea | milk |
| cervic/o cervicodynia, cervicitis | cervix |
| hyster/o, metr/o, uter/o hysterectomy, endometrium, uterus | uterus |
| pelv/i pelvimetry, pelvic sonography | pelvis |
| oophor/o, ovari/o oophorectomy, ovariocentesis | ovary |
| men/o menorrhea, menopause | menstruation |
| salping/o salpingectomy, salpingoscope | fallopian tube |
| amni/o amniocentesis | amnion |
| -cyesis pseudocyesis | pregnancy |
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