Chabner, Language of Medicine 12th Ed, Chapter 12 - Vocabulary
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| ABGs | show 🗑
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| adenoidectomy | show 🗑
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| alveolar | show 🗑
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| show | (plural) Air sac in the lung. (singular: alveolus)
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| alveolus | show 🗑
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| anosmia | show 🗑
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| show | Abnormal condition of coal dust in the lungs. (a.k.a. black lung disease)
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| apex of the lung | show 🗑
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| show | [acute respiratory distress syndrome] -- severe, sudden lung injury caused by acute illness.
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| asbestosis | show 🗑
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| asphyxia | show 🗑
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| asthma | show 🗑
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| show | Collapsed lung; incomplete expansion of the alveoli.
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| auscultation | show 🗑
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| bacilli | show 🗑
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| BAL | show 🗑
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| base of the lung | show 🗑
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| bronchiectasis | show 🗑
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| show | Chronic dilation of a bronchus, usually secondary to infection.
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| show | Smallest branches of the bronchi. Terminal broncioles lead to alveolar ducts.
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| bronchiolitis | show 🗑
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| bronchoalveolar lavage | show 🗑
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| show | Agent that dilates blood vessels and relieves bronchospasm.
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| show | Pertaining to the bronchus and the pleura.
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| show | chief characteristic of bronchitis and asthma.
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| show | (singular) Branch of the trachea that is a passageway into the lung bronchial tube (plural: bronchi)
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| show | [culture and sensitivity testing ] -- (of sputum)
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| show | [CO2] -- Gas (waste) released by body cells, transported via veins to the heart and then the lungs for exhalation.
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| show | [cystic fibrosis]
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| chronic bronchitis | show 🗑
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| chronic obstructive pulmonary disease | show 🗑
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| show | Thin hairs attached to the mucous membrane epithelium lining the respiratory tract. They clear bacteria and foreign substances from the lung.
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| show | [carbon dioxide]
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| show | [CT (chest)] -- Cross-sectional x-ray imaging of an organ with or without contrast material.
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| COPD | show 🗑
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| show | Enlargement of the right side of the heart due to lung disease.
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| show | [cardiopulmonary resuscitation] -- Three basis steps: CAB: Circulation restored by external compression, Airway opened by tilting the head, Breathing restored by mouth-to-mouth breathing.
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| croup | show 🗑
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| cyanosis | show 🗑
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| show | [CF] -- Inherited disorder of exocrine glands resulting in thick mucinous secretions in the respiratory tract that do not drain normally.
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| diaphragm | show 🗑
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| diphtheria | show 🗑
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| show | Abnormal voice of sound produced when speaking.
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| show | Difficult breathing.
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| show | Hyperinflation of air sacs with destruction of alveolar walls.
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| empyema | show 🗑
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| show | Tube is placed through the mouth and throat into the trachea to establish an airway.
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| show | Lid-like piece of cartilage that covers the larynx, preventing food from entering the larynx and trachea during swallowing.
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| show | Inflammation of the epiglottis.
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| show | Nosebleed.
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| exhalation | show 🗑
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| show | Coughing up of sputum (mucus) from the throat and respiratory tract.
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| show | Process of breathing out; exhalation
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| exudate | show 🗑
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| glottis | show 🗑
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| hemoptysis | show 🗑
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| show | Blood in the chest (pleural cavity) surrounding the lungs.
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| hilar | show 🗑
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| hilum of the lung | show 🗑
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| show | Increased levels of carbon dioxide in the bloodstream.
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| hyperpnea | show 🗑
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| hypoxia | show 🗑
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| infiltrate | show 🗑
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| inhalation | show 🗑
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| inspiration | show 🗑
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| laryngeal | show 🗑
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| show | [laryng/o -itis (inflammation / larynx)] -- inflammation of the larynx, usually resulting in an inability to speak
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| laryngoscopy | show 🗑
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| laryngospasm | show 🗑
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| larynx | show 🗑
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| show | Division of the lung.
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| lobectomy | show 🗑
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| show | Surgical removal of lung tissue followed by microscopic examination of cells.
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| lung cancer | show 🗑
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| magnetic resonance imaging of the chest | show 🗑
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| mediastinoscopy | show 🗑
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| show | Region between the lungs in the chest cavity. Contains trachea, heart, lymph nodes, major blood vessels, esophagus, and bronchial tubes.
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| show | Rare malignant tumor arising in the pleura.
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| nares | show 🗑
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| show | Insertion of a tube through the nose into the stomach.
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| show | Narrowed airways result in resistance to airflow during breathing. Examples are asthma, bronchiectasis, COPD, and cystic fibrosis.
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| orthopnea | show 🗑
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| show | [O2] -- Gas that makes up 21 percent of the air we breath. It passes into the bloodstream at the lungs and travels to all body cells.
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| palatine tonsil | show 🗑
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| show | Relieving symptoms, but not curative.
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| show | One of the air cavities in the bones near the nose.
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| show | Outer layer of pleura lying closer to the ribs and chest wall.
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| show | Pertaining to a sudden occurence.
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| show | Tapping on a surface to determine the difference in density of the underlying structure.
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| pertussis | show 🗑
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| pharyngeal | show 🗑
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| show | Throat; including the nasopharynx, oropharynx, and laryngopharynx
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| phrenic nerve | show 🗑
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| show | Double-layered membrane surrounding each lung.
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| pleural cavity | show 🗑
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| pleural effusion | show 🗑
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| pleural rub | show 🗑
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| show | [pleuritis] -- Inflammation of the pleura.
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| pleurodynia | show 🗑
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| show | Abnormal lung condition caused by exposure to certain dusts; with chronic inflammation, infection, and bronchitis.
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| pneumonectomy | show 🗑
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| show | Acute inflammation and infection of alveoli, which fill with pus or products of the inflammatory reaction.
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| show | Collection of air in the pleural space.
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| pulmonary | show 🗑
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| pulmonary abscess | show 🗑
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| pulmonary edema | show 🗑
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| pulmonary embolism | show 🗑
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| pulmonary fibrosis | show 🗑
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| pulmonary function tests | show 🗑
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| show | Area of necrosis (death of cells) in lung tissue.
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| pulmonary parenchyma | show 🗑
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| purulent | show 🗑
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| show | [a.k.a. empyema] -- Pus collection in the pleural cavity.
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| show | [a.k.a. crackles] -- Fine crackling sounds heard on auscultation during inhalation when there is fluid in the alveoli.
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| show | Exchange of gasses (oxygen and carbon dioxide) at the lung capillaries (external respiration or breathing) and at the tissue capillaries (internal respiration)
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| show | condition in which lung expansion is limited by disease that affets the chest wall, pleura, or lung tissue itself. Examples: pulmonary fibrosis, radiation damage, and pneumoconiosis.
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| show | Surgical repair of the nose.
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| rhonchi | show 🗑
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| sarcoidosis | show 🗑
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| show | Silica glass dust collects in the lungs; a type of pneumoconiosis.
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| show | Inflammation of paranasal tissue.
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| show | [shortness of breath]
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| spirometer | show 🗑
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| sputum | show 🗑
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| sputum culture | show 🗑
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| show | Strained, high-pitched sound heard on inspiration caused by obstruction in the pharynx or larynx.
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| show | [tachy- -pnea (breath / fast)]
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| thoracentesis | show 🗑
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| thoracic | show 🗑
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| thoracoscopy | show 🗑
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| show | surgical incision into the chest wall
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| show | Removal of tonsils.
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| trachea | show 🗑
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| show | Narrowing of the trachea.
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| show | opening in the trachea intended for an indwelling tube
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| tracheotomy | show 🗑
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| tube thoracostomy | show 🗑
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| tuberculin test | show 🗑
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| tuberculosis | show 🗑
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| ventilation-perfusion scan | show 🗑
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| show | Inner layer of pleura lying closer to the lung tissue.
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| show | Continuous high-pitched whistling sounds produced during breathing.
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