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MEDA101Resp
LCC MEDA101 Respiratory
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| alveol/o | aveolus |
| bronch/o | bronchus (singul) bronchi (Plural) |
| bronchiol/o | bronchiole |
| -ectasis | expansion of dialation |
| laryng/o | larynx (voice box) |
| lob/0 | lobe |
| nas/o | nose |
| rhin/o | nose |
| or/o | mouth |
| ox/o | oxygen |
| pharyng/o | pharynx throat |
| -phon | voice, speach |
| phren/o | diaphragm |
| pleur/o | pleura |
| pneum/o | air |
| pneumon/o | lung/air |
| plumon/o | lung |
| sinus/o | sinus |
| spir/o | breathe |
| thorac/0 | chest |
| -thorax | chest cavity |
| tonsill/o | tonsil |
| adenoid | adenoid |
| trache/o | trachea |
| o/pnea | breathe |
| o/ptysis | spitting |
| endo- | within |
| edema | swelling |
| infiltrate | penetrate tissue |
| Mucous | membrane |
| Mucus | product of Mucous |
| asthma | broncho spasm inflimation |
| otomy | incision |
| ectomy | removal |
| ostomy | create new opening |
| spasm | involuntary movement |
| o/meter | instrument used for measure |
| o/metry | process of measuring |
| o/scopy | process fo viewing with a scope |
| scope | instrument used to view |
| ABGs | Arterial Blood Gases |
| PFT | Pulmonary Function Test |
| MRI | Magnetic Resonance Imaging |
| CXR | Chest X-ray |
| T | tonsillectomy and adenoidectomy |
| CPR | Cardiopulmonary resuscitation |
| CPAP | Continuous positive airway pressure |
| COPD | Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease |
| Bx | biopsy |
| CT | Computerized tomography |
| TB | tuberculosis |
| URI | upper respiratory infection |
| SOB | shortness of breath |
| -otomy | incision |
| -ectomy | removal |
| -ostomy | create a new opening |
| ometer | instrument for measure |
| ometry | procedure of measurement |
| oscopy | visual examination |
| oscope | instrument for visual examination |
| dilator | opens or widens |
| spasm | involuntary contraction or movement |
| aveolo | aveolus |
| ectasis | espansion of dilation |
| laryngo | larynx or voice box |
| lob | lobe |
| nas | nose |
| rhin | nose |
| or | mouth |
| ox | oxygen |
| pharyngo/o | pharynx throat |
| phon | voice speach |
| phren | diaphragm |
| pleur | pleura |
| pneum | air |
| oneumon | lung/air |
| pulmon | lung |
| spir | breathe |
| thorac | chest |
| tonsill | tonsil |
| adenoid | tissue in back of throat |
| trache | trachea |
| opnea | breathe |
| apnea | without breath |
| optysis | spitting |
| endo | within |
| uvula | flesh in back of throat |
| vulva | external female genetailia |
| edema | excessive fluid in tissue/ swelling |
| infiltrate | fluid of congestion in the lung only seen by a XT, to break through or overtake |
| mucous | mucous membrane |
| mucus | mucus , clear sticky fluid. |
| crackles | abnormal breath sounds |
| rales | abnormal breath sounds |
| rhonchi | abnormal breath sounds |
| strior | abnormal breath sounds |
| wheeze | abnormal breath sounds |
| epistaxis | nose bleed |
| expectoration | coughing up flem or mucus |
| expectorant | medacine to liquify mucus or flem for a more productive cough |
| sputum | flem of mucus from lungs |
| demoptysis | coughing up blood |
| asthma | broncho spasn and inflimation |
| emphysema | copd overexpansion of alveoli |
| COPD | cannot take a deep breath |
| respiration | breathing |
| antibiotic | agent for killing microganisms |
| anaphlaxis shock | systemic allergic reaction whole body |
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