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Stack #85535, Ch 12
Chabner Ch 12 WWC JJ
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| adenoid/o | adenoids (= collection of lymph tissue in the nasopharynx) |
| alveol/o | alveolus; air sac in the lung |
| bronch/o | bronchial tube; bronchus (= branch of the trachea/windpipe that is a passageway into the lungs) |
| bronchi/o | Plural; bronchial tube; bronchus (= branch of the trachea/windpipe that is a passageway into the lungs) |
| bronchiol/o | bronchiole; small bronchus |
| capn/o | carbon dioxide |
| coni/o | dust |
| cyan/o | blue |
| epiglott/o | epiglottis (= lid-like piece of cartilage the covers the larynx, preventing food from entering the larynx and trachea during swallowing) |
| hydr/o | water |
| laryng/o | larynx; voice box |
| lob/o | lobe of the lung |
| medianstin/o | mediastinum (= region between the lunds in the chest cavity) |
| nas/o | nose |
| or/o | mouth |
| orth/o | straight; upright |
| ox/o | oxygen |
| pector/o | chest |
| pharyng/o | pharynx; throat |
| phon/o | voice |
| phren/o | diaphragm |
| pleur/o | pleura (= double-folded membrane surrounding each lung |
| pneum/o | air, lung |
| pneumon/o | air, lung |
| pulmon/o | lung |
| py/o | pus |
| rhin/o | nose |
| sinus/o | sinus, cavity |
| spir/o | breathing |
| tel/o | complete |
| thorac/o | chest |
| tonsill/o | tonsils |
| trache/o | trachea; windpipe |
| -algia | pain |
| -capnia | carbon dioxide |
| -centesis | surgical puncture to remove fluid |
| -dynia | pain |
| -ectasis | stretching; dilation; expansion |
| -ectomy | removal; excision; resection |
| -ema | condition |
| -lysis | breakdown; destruction |
| -osmia | smell |
| -oxia | oxygen |
| -phonia | voice; sound |
| -plasty | surgical repair |
| -pnea | breathing |
| -ptysis | spitting |
| -rrhea | discharge; flow |
| -scopy | visual examination with an instrument |
| -sphyxia | pulse |
| -stenosis | tightening; stricture |
| -stomy | new opening (to form a mouth) |
| -thorax | chest; pleural cavity |
| -tomy | process of cutting |
| -trophy | nourishment; development |
| a-; an- | no; not; without |
| brady- | slow |
| dys- | painful; difficult; abnormal; bad |
| em- | in |
| eu- | good; normal |
| ex- | out; away from |
| hyper- | above; excessive |
| hypo- | deficient; below; under; less than normal |
| para- | near; beside; abnormal; apart from; along the side of |
| per- | through |
| re- | back; again; backward |
| tachy- | fast |
| adenoidectomy | removal of adenoids |
| adenoid hypertrophy | excessive development (enlargement) of adenoids |
| alveolar | pertaining to an alveolus (= air sac) |
| bronchospasm | involuntary contraction of muscles in the walls of bronchial tubes |
| bronchiectasis | dilation of bronchial tubes |
| bronchodilator | a substance (chemical or drug) that widens bronchial tubes to make breathing easier |
| bronchiolitis | inflammation of bronchioles |
| hypercapnia | excessive carbon dioxide in the blood |
| pneumoconiosis | abnormal condition of dust in the lungs |
| cyanosis | condition of bluish coloration of skin caused by decreased oxygen in the blood |
| epiglottitis | inflammation of the epiglottis |
| laryngeal | pertaining to the larynx |
| laryngospasm | contraction of the muscles of the larynx |
| laryngitis | inflammation of the voice box. |
| lobectomy | removal of a lobe (of the lung). |
| mediastinoscopy | visual examination of the mediastinum (with an instrument) |
| paranasal sinuses | pertaining to spaces in the skull that are near, alongside the nose and nasal cavities |
| nasogastric intubation | tube placed from the nose into the stomach |
| orthopnea | breathing discomfort in any position but erect, sitting, or standing straight |
| hypoxia | deficiency of oxygen (anoxia) due to decreased oxygen in blood |
| expectoration | expulsion of material (mucus or phlegm |
| pharyngeal | pertaining to the throat |
| dysphonia | difficult (abnormal) voice; hoarseness or any voice impairment |
| phrenic nerve | nerve carrying messages from the brain to the diaphragm |
| pleurodynia | pain associated with inflammation of irritation of pleura (or pain from intercostal muscles) |
| pleural effusion | fluid collects in the pleural cavity (space) |
| pneumothorax | air within the pleural cavity surrounding the lungs |
| pneumonectomy | removal of a lung |
| pulmonary | pertaining to lungs |
| rhinorrhea | discharge from the nose. |
| rhinoplasty | surgical repair of the nose |
| sinusitis | inflammation of sinuses |
| spirometer | instrument to measure breathing (the air taken into and exhaled from the lungs) |
| expiration | the expulsion of air from the lungs |
| respiration | breathing (inspiration and expiration) |
| atelectasis | incomplete expansion of a lung (collapsed lung). |
| thoracotomy | incision of the chest |
| thoracic | pertaining to the chest |
| tonsillectomy | removal of tonsils |
| tracheotomy | incision of the trachea |
| tracheal stenosis | pertaining to narrowing of the trachea |
| empyema | pus in the pleural cavity |
| anosmia | absence of the sense of smell |
| apnea | stoppage of breathing |
| dyspnea | difficult breathing |
| hyperpnea | increase in depth of breathing |
| tachypnea | increase in rate of breathing; shallow respirations |
| hemoptysis | spitting up blood |
| asphyxia | decrease in the amount of oxygen and increase in amount of carbon dioxide in the blood, leading to absence of pulse |
| hemothorax | blood in the pleural cavity; seen in pneumonia, tuberculosis, or carcinoma |
| pyothorax | pus in the pleural cavity (empyema of the chest). |
| auscultation | listening to sounds within the body |
| sputum | material expelled from the chest by coughing or clearing the throat |
| stridor | strained, high-pitched, noisy sound made on inspiration; associated with obstruction of the larynx or trachea |
| diphtheria | acute infection of the throat an dupper respiratory tract caused by the diphtheria bacterium (corynebacterium) |
| epistaxis | nosebleed |
| asthma | chronic inflammatory disorder characterized by airway obstruction caused by edema, bronchoconstriction, and increased mucus production |
| bronchiectasis | chronic dilation of a bronchus secondary to infection of the lower lobes of the lung |
| bronchogenic carcinoma | lung cancer; cancerous tumors arising from a bronchus |
| chronic bronchitis | inflammation of the bronchi persisting over a long time |
| atelectasis | incomplete (atel/o) expansion (-ectasis) of alveoli; collapsed, functionless, airless lung or portion of a lung; caused by tumor or other obstruction of the bronchus, or poor respiratory effort |
| emphysema | hyperinflation of air sacs with destruction of alveolar walls |
| pneumoconiosis | abnormal condition caused by dust in the lungs, with chronic inflammation, infection, and bronchitis; includes anthracosis from coal dust, asbestosis from asbestos, and silicosis from silica or glass dust |
| pneumonia | acute inflammation and infection of alveoli, which fill with pus or products of inflammatory reaction |
| pulmonary abscess | large collection of pus (bacterial infection) in the lungs |
| pulmonary edema | swelling and fluid in the air sacs and bronchioles |
| pulmonary embolism (PE) | clot (thrombus) or other material lodges in vessels of the lung |
| pulmonary fibrosis | formation of scar tissue in the connective tissue of the lung |
| sarcoidosis | chronic inflammatory disease of unknown cause in which small nodules or tubercles develop in the lungs, lymph nodes, and other organs |
| pleural effusion | abnormal accumulation of fluid in the pleural space (cavity) |
| pleurisy (pleuritis) | inflammation of the pleura |
| pneumothorax | collection of air in the pleural space |
| bronchoscopy | fiber-optic or rigid endoscope inserted into the bronchial tubes for diagnosis, biopsy, or collection of specimens |
| endotracheal intubation | placement of a tube through the mouth into the pharynx, larynx, and trachea to establish an airway |
| laryngoscopy | visual examination of the voicebox (with an instrument) |
| mediastinoscopy | endoscopic visual examination of the mediastinum (with an instrument) |
| thoracentesis | surgical puncture to remove fluid from the pleural space |
| thoracotomy | major surgical incision of the chest |
| tracheostomy | creation of an opening into the trachea through the neck |
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