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Medical Terminology
Respiratory System
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Adenoid/o | Adenoid |
| Tonsill/o | Tonsil |
| Nas/o | Nose |
| Laryng/o | Larynx (Voice Box) |
| Pharyng/o | Pharynx (Throat) |
| Trache/o | Trachea |
| The Primary entry point for air is through the ____. | Nose |
| Nares | Nostrils |
| Turbinates | Tube shaped cartilage inside the nose |
| The ____ is very vascular | Nose |
| The blood in these vessels _____ ____ ____ as it enters the respiratory tract | warms the air |
| Trachea | Windpipe |
| Sept/o | Septum |
| Sin/o Sinus/o | Sinus |
| Pneum/o Pneumat/o Pnuemon/o | Air or lungs |
| Pulmon/o | Lungs |
| Lob/o | Lobe |
| Bronch/o Bronchi/o | Bronchus |
| Bronchiol/o | Bronchiole |
| Alveol/o | Alveolus (Air Sac) |
| Stern/o | Sternum |
| Cost/o | Rib |
| Thorac/o | Chest |
| Pector/o | Chest |
| Steth/o | Chest |
| Phren/o | Diaphragm |
| Ox/o | Oxygen |
| Hypoxia | Lack of oxygen in tissue cells |
| Hypoxemia | Lack of oxygen in the blood |
| Spir/o, -penia | Breathing |
| Capn/o | Carbon Dioxide (Greek for smoke) |
| Carb/o` | Carbon dioxide (Greek for Coal) |
| The Most common respiratory complaint is _______ | Coughing |
| Sputum is present with cough | Productive |
| Sputum is not present with cough | Non-productive |
| A productive cough is also known as _________. | Expectorant |
| Coughing blood | Hemoptysis |
| Words to describe the breathing pattern | Tachypnea and bradypnea |
| Words to describe the depth of breathing | Hyperventilation and Hypoventilation |
| Hyperpnea | Heavy breathing |
| Hypopnea | Shallow Breathing |
| Apnea | Cessation of breathing |
| Eupnea | Good/Normal breathing |
| Tachypnea | Rapid Breathing |
| Bradypnea | Slow breathing |
| Dyspnea | Difficulty breathing |
| Orthopnea | Able to breathe only in an upright position |
| Hypoventilation | Underbreathing; the condition of having too little air flowing into and out of the lungs |
| Hyperventilation | Overbreathing; the condition of having too much air flowing into and out of the lungs |
| Dysphonia | Bad voice condition (Also known as hoarseness) |
| Epistaxis | Nosebleed |
| Rhinorrhagia | Excessive blood flow from the nose |
| Rhinorrhea | Runny nose |
| Bronchospasm | Involuntary contraction of the bronchus |
| Phrenospasm | Involuntary contraction of the diaprahm |
| Pleuralgia-Pleurodynia | Pain in the Pleura |
| Thoracalgia | Chest Pain |
| Bronchorrhea | Discharge from the Bronchi |
| Expectoration | Coughing or spitting material out of the lungs |
| Hemoptysis | Coughing up blood |
| Sputum | Mucus discharge from the lungs by coughing |
| Atelectasis | Incomplete Expansion |
| Bronchiectasis | Expansion of the Bronchi |
| Caseous Necrosis | The death of tissue with a cheeselike appearence |
| Chylothorax | Chyle in the chest |
| Empyema | Pus inside of chest |
| Hemothorax | Blood in the chest |
| Phrenoplegia | Paralysis of the diaphragm |
| Phrenoptosis | Drooping of the diaphram |
| Pleural Effusion | Fluid pouring out into the Pleura |
| Pneumophemothorax | Air and blood in the chest |
| Pneumothorax | Air in chest |
| Pulmonary Edema | Swelling in the lungs |
| Pyothorax | Pus in chest |
| Tracheostenosis | Narrowing of the trachea |
| Hypercapnia | Excessive carbon dioxide |
| Hypercarbia | Excessive Carbon dioxide |
| Hypocapnia Hypocarbia | Insufficient carbon dioxide |
| Hypoxemia | Insufficient oxygen in the blood |
| Hypoxia | Insufficient oxygen |
| Capnography | Procedure to record carbon dioxide levels |
| Endoscope | Instrument to look inside |
| Nasopharyngoscope | An instrument to look at the nose and throat |
| Oximetry | Procedure to measure oxygen levels |
| Spirometry | Procedure to measure breathing |
| Laryngitis | Inflammation of the Larynx |
| Laryngotracheobronchitis | Inflammation of the larynx, trachea, and bronchi |
| Rhinitis | Inflammation of the nasal passages |
| Sinusitis | Inflammation of the sinus |
| Pansinusitis | Inflammation of all sinuses |
| The sternum comes to a point at the ________ called the xiphoid process. | Bottom |
| The B in the abbreviation ABG stands for arterial _________ gas. | Blood |
| The C in the abbreviation COPD stands for ______. | Chronic |
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