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Discussion
Unit 4: Discussion Deciphering The Code
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Laryngotracheobronchitis | The upper part of the Respiratory System. The inflammation of the larynx, trachea, and the bronchi |
| Tracheomalacia | The upper part of the Respiratory System. It is the softening of the trachea malacia/ meaning softening |
| Diaphragmatocele | Part of lower Respiratory System. It is a hernia of the diaphragm diaphragmato/ meaning diaphragm cele/ meaning tumor, hernia, or pouch |
| Cystic Fibrosis | Part of the lower Respiratory System. It is a disease causing thick mucous buildup in the lungs and pancreas, named after the changes it causes to the lungs cyst/ cyst ic/ pertainig to fibr/ fiber osis/ condition |
| Pneumoconiosis | Part of the lower Respiratory System. It is a lung condition caused by dust pneumo/ lung coni/ dust osis/ condition |
| Pulmonary Neoplasm | It is new growth (tumor) in the lung and it is part of the lower Respiratory System pulmon/ lung ary/ pertaining to neo/ new plasm/ formation |
| Pleurisy | It is another word for Pleuritis, meaning inflammation of the pleura. It is part of the lower Respiratory System pleur/ pleura isy/ inflammation |
| Gastroparesis | Part of the upper Gastro Tract. Meaning partial paralysis of the stomach gastro/ stomach paresis/ partial paralysis |
| Gingivoglossitis | Meaning inflammation of the gums and tongue. It is part of the upper Gastro Tract gingivo/ gum gloss/ tongue itis/ inflammation |
| Cystorrhexis | It is part of the Urinary Tract meaning rupture of the bladder cysto/ bladder rrhexis/ rupture |
| Azotorrhea | It is part of the Urinary Tract meaning excessive discharge of nitrogen azoto/ nitrogen rrhea/ discharge |
| Albuminuria | It is part of the Urinary Tract meaning to have protein in the urine albumin/ protein ur/ urine ia/ condition |
| Nephroptosis | It is part of the Urinary Tract meaning a downward placement of a kidney nephro/ kidney ptosis/ drooping condition |
| Ureterostenosis | It is part of the Urinary Tract meaning narrowing of a ureter uretero/ ureter sten/ narrowing osis/ condition |
| Meatoscope | An instrument for examining the opening of the urethra meato/ opening scope/ instrument to look |
| Urethroscopy | The process of examining the urethra urethro/ urethra scopy/ looking procedure |