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Ch.7 Respiratory Sys
Ch.7 Respiratory System, Medical Terminology
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Alveol/o | alveolus, air sac |
| Anthrac/o | coal |
| Atel/o | incomplete |
| Bronch/o | bronchus |
| Bronchi/o | bronchus |
| coni/o | dust |
| diaphragmat/o | diaphragm |
| epiglott/o | epiglottis |
| laryng/o | larynx |
| lob/o | lobe |
| nas/o | nose |
| orth/o | straight, upright |
| ox/o, ox/i | oxygen |
| pharyng/o | pharynx |
| pleur/o | pleura |
| pneum/o | lung, air |
| pneumon/o | lung, air |
| pulmon/o | lung |
| rhin/o | nose |
| sinus/o | sinus, cavity |
| spir/o | breathing |
| trache/o | trachae, windpipe |
| -capnia | carbon dioxide |
| -ectasis | dilated, expansion |
| -osmia | smell |
| -phonia | voice |
| -pnea | breathing |
| -ptysis | spitting |
| -thorax | chest |
| bronchogram | record of the bronchus |
| bronchitis | inflammation of a bronchus |
| bronchoplasty | surgical repair of a bronchus |
| bronchogenic | produced by the bronchus |
| bronchoscope | instrument to view inside the bronchus |
| bronchospasm | involuntary muscle spasm of bronchus |
| bronchial | pertaining to the bronchus |
| bronchiectasis | dilated bronchus |
| diaphragmatic | pertaining to the diaphragm |
| laryngectomy | removal of voice box |
| laryngitis | inflammation of the voicebox |
| laryngoplasty | surgical repair of the voice box |
| laryngoscope | instrument to view the voice box |
| laryngeal | pertaining to the voice box |
| laryngoplegia | paralysis of the voice box |
| lobectomy | removal of a (lung) lobe |
| oximeter | instrument to measure oxygen |
| anoxia | condition of no oxygen |
| hypoxemia | insufficient oxygen in the blood |
| hypoxia | insufficient oxygen condition |
| pleurocentesis | puncture of the pleura to withdraw fluid |
| pleurectomy | removal of the pleura |
| pleurodynia | pleural pain |
| pharyngitis | sore throat/ throat inflammation |
| pharyngeal | pertaining to the throat |
| nasopharyngitis | nose and throat inflammation (common cold) |
| pulmonologist | lung specialist |
| pulmonary | pertaining to the lung |
| rhinitis | inflammation of the nose |
| rhinomycosis | abnormal condition of nose fungus |
| rhinoplasty | surgical repair of the nose |
| rhinorrhagia | rapid flow (of blood) from the nose |
| rhinorrhea | nose discharge (runny nose) |
| pansinusitis | inflammation of all sinuses |
| thoracalgia | chest pain |
| thoracic | pertaining to the chest |
| thoracotomy | incision into the chest |
| endotracheal | pertaining to inside the trachea |
| tracheotomy | incision into the trachea |
| tracheostenosis | narrowing of the trachea |
| aphonia | no voice |
| dysphonia | abnormal voice |
| acapnia | lack of carbon dioxide |
| hypercapnia | excessive carbon dioxide |
| anosmia | lack of (sense of) smell |
| apnea | not breathing |
| bradypnea | slow breathing |
| dyspnea | difficult, labored breathing |
| eupnea | normal breathing |
| hyperpnea | excessive (deep) breathing |
| hypopnea | insufficient (shallow) breathing |
| orthopnea | (sitting) straight breathing |
| tachypnea | rapid breathing |
| hemothorax | blood in the chest |
| pyothorax | pus in the chest |
| pneumothorax | air in the chest |
| asphyxia | lack of oxygen that can lead to unconsciousness and death if not corrected immediately |
| aspiration | refers to withdrawing fluid from a body cavity using suction |
| Cheyne-Stokes respiration | Abnormal breathing pattern in which there are long periods (10-60 seconds) of apnea followed by deeper, more rapid breathing |
| clubbing | abnormal widening and thickening of ends of the fingers and toes associated with chronic oxygen deficiency |
| cyanosis | refers to bluish tint of skin that is receiving an insufficient amount of oxygen or circulation |
| epistaxis | nosebleed |
| hemoptysis | to cough up blood or blood-stained sputum |
| hyperventilation | to breath both too fast (tachypnea) and too deep (hyperpnea) |
| hypoventilation | to breath both slow (bradypnea) and to shallow (hypopnea) |
| internal medicine | branch of medicine involving the diagnosis and treatment of diseases and conditions of internal organs such as respiratory system (the physician is an internist) |
| nasal cannula | two-pronged plastic device for delivering oxygen into the nose; one prong inserted into each naris |
| orthopnea | a |
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