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Disease & Disorder T
Disease and disorder terms :)
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| adenoiditis | inflammation of the adenoids |
| atelectasis | incomplete expansion (of the lung of a newborn or collapsed lung) |
| bronchiectasis | dilation of the bronchi |
| bronchitis | Inflammation of the bronchi |
| bronchogenic carcinoma | cancerous tumor originating in a bronchus |
| bronchopneumonia | diseased state of the bronchi and lungs usually caused by infection |
| diaphragmatocele | hernia of the diaphragm |
| epiglottitis | inflammation of the epiglottis |
| hemothorax | blood in the chelst (pleural space) |
| laryngitis | inflammation of the larynx |
| laryngotracheobronchitis | inflammation of the larynx,trachea, and bronchi (the acute form is called croup) |
| lobar pneumonia | pertaining to the lobs ; diseased state of the lung (infection of one or more lobes of the lung) |
| nasopharyngitis | inflammation of the nose and pharynx |
| pansinusitis | inflammation of the nose and pharynx |
| pansinusitis | inflammation of all snuses |
| pharyngitis | inflammation of the pharynx |
| pleuritis | inflammation of the pleura (AKA pleurisy) |
| pneumatocele | hernia of the lung (lung tissue protrudes thru an opening in the chest) |
| pneumoconiosis | abnormal condition of dust in the lungs |
| pneumonia | diseased state of the lung (the infection and inflammation are caused by bacteria such as pneumnococcus, staphylococcus, strep, haemophilus; viruses; and fungi |
| pneumonitis | inflammation of the lung |
| pneumothorax | air in the chest (pleural space, whcih causes collapse of lung |
| pulmonary neoplasm | pertaining to the lung, new growth(tumor) |
| pyothorax | pus in the chest (pleural space) AKA empyema |
| rhinitis | inflammation of the (mucus membranes) nose |
| rhinomycosis | abnormal condition of fungus in the nose |
| rhinorrhagia | rapid flow of blood from the nose Epistaxis |
| throacalgia | pain in the chest |
| tonsillitis | inflammation of the tonsils |
| tracheitis | inflammation of the trachea |
| tracheostenosis | narrowing of the trachea |