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Respiratory System!!
Terms for the Respiratory System
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| lungs | right lung has three lobes, left lung has two lobes, external respiration (exchange of gasses between body and environment) happens here |
| nose | air becomes warm, moistened, filtered |
| larynx | vocal cords, where sound is produced |
| pharynx | connects nose, mouth, larynx |
| trachea | carries air from larynx to bronchi |
| bronchi | carry air from trachea to bronchioles, external respiration happens in the alvioli (sacs at ends of bronchioles) |
| hyper | above normal, over, high, excessive |
| mal | bad, abnormal, disordered |
| dys | difficult, painful, abnormal |
| syn | connection, joined, fused together |
| muco | mucus, secretion of mucus membrane |
| osis | condition, state, process |
| abnormal, pathological, diseased state | abnormal, pathological, diseased state |
| itis | inflammation of |
| scope | visual exam instrument |
| scopy | observation, visual exam |
| centesis | puncture and aspirate |
| broncho | 1 bronchus, 2 bronchi |
| cyano | blue |
| esophago | esophagus |
| laryngo | larynx |
| pneumo | lung, pertaining to lungs, air |
| spiro | related to breating |
| trache | trachea |
| rhino | nose |
| glosso | tongue |
| pneumothorax | collection of air in the thoracic cavity around lung resulting in a collapse |
| pleurisy | inflammation of the covering of the lung |
| bronchitis | inflammation of the bronchi of the lung |
| tracheostomy | an opening into the trachea |
| thoracotomy | incision into the chest |
| bronchoscope | instrument used to look into the bronchi |
| pneumectomy, pneumonectomy | surgical removal of a lung |
| pneumonia | inflammation or infection of lung with fluid in alveoli |
| emphysema | a lung disease in which the lung is blocked with mucus, usually in the elderly |
| croup | obstruction of the larynx in babies |
| asthma | chronic disease with dyspnea and wheezing |
| rhinoplasty | plastic repair of nose, nose job |
| tonsillectomy | removal of the tonsils |
| adenoidectomy | removal of the adenoids |
| pulmonary embolism | obstruction or clot in lung |
| lobectomy | removal of a lobe of a lung |
| laryngitis | inflammtion of the larynx |
| upper respiratory infection | a cold |
| thoracentesis | puncture and drain fluid from chest cavity |
| dyspnea | difficulty breathing |
| apnea | temporarily stopping breathing |
| pulmonary | pertaining to the lung |
| thoracic | pertaining to the chest |
| Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease | chronic persistent lung disease |
| Respiratory Synctial Virus | infection of the lungs which causes breathing problems, seen primarily in children |
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