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Med Term Chap 10

TermDefinition
eupnea YOOP-nee-ah cessation of breathing
hyperpnea hai-PRERP-nee-ah heavy breathing
pleurodynia PLOO-roh-DIN-ee-ah pain in the pleura
pectoriloquy PEK-toh-RIL-oh-kwee speaking from the chest; used as a means of finding masses in the lung. A health professional listening to a patient's chest asks the patient to whisper a word. The word will be audible in areas where fluid or a mass is present.
hypercarbla HAI-po-KAR-bee-ah excessive carbon dioxide
tracheomalacia TRAY-kee-oh-ma-LAY-shee-ah softening of the trachea
diaphragmatocele DAI-a-frag-MAT-o-seel hernia of the diaphragm
pneumatocele noo-MAT-oh-seel hernia of the lung
mesothelloma MES-oh-thee-lee-OH-mah a cancerous tumor of the mesothelial cells lining the lungs
caseous necrosis KAY-see-us-ne-KROH-sis the death of tissue with a cheese like appearance
empyema EM-PAI-EE-mah pus inside the chest
pneumothorax NOO-moh-THOR-aks air in the chest
epistaxis EP-ih-STAK-sis a nosebleed
rhinorrhagia RAI-noh-RAY-jee-ah excessive blood flow from the nose
expectoration ek-SPEK-toh-RAY-shun coughing or spitting material out of the lungs
Created by: Bianca.Bowe
 

 



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