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MedTerm Quiz 9
Respiratory
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Aveol/o | alveolus; air sac |
| atel/o | incomplete |
| bronch/o | bronchus |
| bronchi/o | bronchus |
| bronchiol/o | bronchiole |
| epiglott/o | epiglottis |
| laryng/o | larynx |
| lob/o | lobe |
| nas/o | nose |
| orth/o | straight, upright |
| ox/o | oxygen |
| pharyng/o | pharynx |
| pleur/o | pleura |
| pneum/o | lung, air |
| pneumon/o | lung, air |
| pulmon/o | lung |
| rhin/o | nose |
| spir/o | breathing |
| trache/o | treachea, windpipe |
| -ectasis | dialiated, expansion |
| -phonia | voice |
| -pnea | breathing |
| -ptysis | spitting |
| -thorax | chest |
| external opeing to the nose | nares |
| is the flow of the air into the lungs | inhalation |
| is the flow of air out of the lungs | exhalation |
| divides the nose down the middle into two passages | nasal septum |
| exhalation removes this from the body | C02 |
| larynx is aka | voice box |
| this protects food or fluids from going into your lungs | epiglottis |
| trachea is aka | windpipe |
| pulmonary capillaries encase this | alveolus |
| pulmonary capillaries are aka | repiratory membrane |
| lung is a collection of (3) | bronchi, bronchioles and alveoli |
| the lungs contain divisions or | lobes |
| bronchogram | record of the bronchus |
| broncitis | inflammation of the bronchus |
| bronchoplasty | surgical repair of the bronchus |
| bronchogenic | produced by the bronchus |
| bronchoscope | instrument to view inside the bronchus |
| bronchial | pertaining to the bronchus |
| bronchiextasis | dialated bronchus |
| laryngectomy | removal of the voice box |
| laryngitis | inflammation of the voice box |
| laryngoplasty | surgical repair of the voice box |
| laryngoscope | instrument to view the voice box |
| laryngeal | pertaining to the voice box |
| lobectomy | removal of a (lung) lobe |
| oximeter | instrument used to measure oxygen |
| anoxia | condition of no oxygen |
| hypoxia | insufficient oxygen condition |
| pleurocentesis | puncture in the pleura to withdraw fluid |
| pleurectomy | removal of the pleura |
| pleurodynia | pleura pain |
| pharyngitis | throat inflammation (ie:sore throat) |
| nasopharyngitis | nose and throat inflammation (common cold) |
| pulmonologist | lung specialist |
| pulmonary | pertaining to the lung |
| rhinitis | inflammation of the nose |
| rhinoplasty | surgical repair of the nose |
| rhinorrhagia | rapid flow (for blood) from the nose |
| rhinorrhea | nose discharge (runny nose) |
| thoracalgia | chest pain |
| thoracic | pertaining to the chest |
| thoracotomy | incision in the chest |
| endotracheal | pertaining to the inside of the trachea |
| tracheotomy | incision into the trachea |
| aphonia | no voice |
| dysphonia | abnormal voice |
| apnea | not breathing |
| bradypnea | slow breathing |
| dyspnea | difficult, labored breathing |
| eupnea | normal breathing |
| hyperpnea | excessive breathing |
| hypopnea | shallow breathing |
| orthopnea | (sitting)straight breathing |
| tachypnea | rapid breathing |
| hemothorax | blood in the chest |
| pyothorax | pus in the chest |
| pneumothorax | air in the chest |
| aspiration | withdrawing fluid via suction |
| Cheyne-Stokes respiration | Abnormal breathing condition with Apnea followed by deeper more rapid breathing |
| cyanosis | bluish tint of the skin caused by lack of oxygen |
| epistaxis | nose bleed |
| hemoptysis | coughing up blood in sputum |
| nasal cannula | two pronged device to deliver o2 |
| otorhinolaryngology | study of ENT |
| patent | open or unblocked |
| percussion | tapping on a surface to determine the condition beneath the surface |
| phlegn | thick mucus |
| respiratory therapy | specialty that assists patients with respiratory and cardiopulmonary disorders |
| shortness of breath | (SOB) difficulty breathing |
| sputum | phlegm that is coughed up from the lining of the respiratory tract |
| asthma | constriction of the bronchial airways |
| bronchiectasis | abnormal dialation of the bronchi |
| bronchogenic carcinoma | malignant tumor originating in the bronchi, usually associated with smoking |
| atelectasis | Alveoli in a portion of the lung collapse |
| chronic obstructive pulmonary disease | COPD chronic and usually irreversible group of conditions such as emphysema lungs have diminished capacity for breathing |
| emphysema | destruction of the walls of the alveoli resulting in fewer overexpanded air sacs |
| pneumonia | inflammation of the lungs can be caused by viral, bacterial, chemicals or diseases. results in the alveoli and air spaces filling with fluid |
| Sudden infant death syndrome | SIDS unexpected and unexplained death of a apparently well infant |
| pleurisy | inflammation of the pleura |
| pneumothorax | collection of air or gas in the pleura cavity |
| bronchography | xray of the lung |
| chest xray | taking a radiographic picture from the back and sides |
| bronchoscopy | visual examiniation of the bronchi |
| laryngoscopy | visual examiniation of the larynx |
| tuberculin skin test | tuberculin purified protein derivative PPD to determine if a patient has been exposed to TB |
| aerosol therapy | nebulizer |
| endotracheal intubation | tube through the mouth, the glottis and into the trachea to create a patent airway |
| ventilator | artificial respiration for patients unable to breathe on their own |
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lynette.thorpe
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