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HLHS Chap 10
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| adenoid/o | adenoid |
| tonsill/o | tonsil |
| nas/o | nose |
| rhin/o | nose |
| laryng/o | larynx |
| pharyng/o | pharynx |
| trache/o | trachea |
| sept/o | septum |
| sin/o | sinus |
| sinus/o | sinus |
| pneum/o | air/lungs |
| pneumat/o | air/lungs |
| pneumon/o | air/lungs |
| pulmon/o | lungs |
| lob/o | lobe |
| bronch/o | bronchus |
| bronchi/o | bronchus |
| bronchiol/o | bronchiole |
| alveol/o | alveolus |
| stern/o | sternum |
| cost/o | rib |
| thorac/o | chest |
| pector/o | chest |
| steth/o | chest |
| pleur/o | pleura |
| phren/o | diaphragm |
| ox/o | oxygen |
| spir/o | breathing |
| -pnea | breathing |
| capn/o | carbon dioxide |
| carb/o | carbon dioxide |
| ventil/o | breathing |
| -phonia | sound/voice |
| epistaxis | nosebleed |
| -rrhagia | excessive bleeding |
| -rrhea | discharge |
| -ptysis | cough |
| sputum | mucus discharged from the lungs by coughing |
| -loquy | speak |
| pectus carinatum | a chest that protrudes like the keel of a ship |
| pectus excavatum | a chest that is hollowed out |
| tel/o | complete |
| -ectasis | expansion |
| edema | swelling |
| -stenosis | narrowing |
| diaphragmat/o | diaphragm |
| emphysema | a disease that causes the alveoli to lose elasticity |
| coni/o | dust |
| ABG | arterial blood gas |
| ARDS | acute respiratory distress syndrome |
| Bx | biopsy |
| CF | cystic fibrosis |
| COPD | chronic obstructive pulmonary disease |
| CPAP | continuous positive airway pressure |
| CPR | cardiopulmonary resuscitation |
| CT | computed tomography |
| CTA | clear to auscultation |
| CXR | chest x-ray |
| COE | dyspnea on exertion |
| ETT | endotracheal tube |
| LRTI | lower respiratory tract infection |
| LTB | laryngotracheobronchitis |
| MRI | magnetic resonance imaging |
| OSA | obstructive sleep apnea |
| PE | pulmonary embolism |
| PET | positron emission tomography |
| PFT | pulmonary function test |
| PSG | polysomnography |
| SOB | shortness of breath |
| T&A | tonsillectomy and adenoidectory |
| TB | tuberculosis |
| URI | upper respiratory infection |
| URTI | upper respiratory tract infection |
| V/Q | ventilation-perfusion scan |