Respiratory short forms & terminology
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| Carbon dioxide(CO2) | show 🗑
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| show | Any hairlike structure. (ei. nose hair)
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| show | Moving or spreading out of a substance at random, rather than by chemical reaction or application of external forces.
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| show | State which the regulatory mechanisms of the body maintain a constant internal environment.
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| show | Moist tissue layer lining hollow organs 7 cavities of the body that open to the environment; also called mucosa
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| show | Symbol that indicates the degree of acidity or alkalinity of a substance.
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| show | Wall dividing two cavities, such as the nasal septum, which separates the two nostrils.
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| Serous Membrane | show 🗑
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| show | nose
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| show | ex.rhin/o/plasty : surgical repair of the septum.
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| sinus/o | show 🗑
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| show | incision
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| tonsill/o | show 🗑
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| pharyng/o | show 🗑
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| pharyng/o/scope | show 🗑
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| show | instrument for examining
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| show | epiglottis
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| show | inflammation
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| show | larynx(voice box)
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| show | paralysis
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| trache/o | show 🗑
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| show | bronchus(plural,bronchi)
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| show | dilation,expansion
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| bronch/o | show 🗑
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| show | bronchiole
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| show | alveolus (air sac)
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| -ar | show 🗑
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| show | pleura
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| pneum/o | show 🗑
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| -ectomy | show 🗑
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| pneumon/o | show 🗑
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| show | condition
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| pulmon/o | show 🗑
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| anthrac/o | show 🗑
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| show | abnormal condition;increase(used primarily with blood cells)
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| atel/o | show 🗑
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| show | dust
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| cyan/o | show 🗑
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| lob/o | show 🗑
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| orth/o | show 🗑
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| -pnea | show 🗑
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| ox/i | show 🗑
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| ox/o | show 🗑
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| show | instrument for measuring
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| show | under,below,deficient
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| -emia | show 🗑
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| show | chest
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| show | pain
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| show | ex.steth/o/scope; instrument used for examining the chest.
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| thorac/o | show 🗑
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| show | disease
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| phren/o | show 🗑
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| -spasm | show 🗑
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| spir/o | show 🗑
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| -capnia | show 🗑
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| -osmia | show 🗑
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| show | without,not
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| show | voice
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| dys- | show 🗑
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| a- | show 🗑
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| -ptysis | show 🗑
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| show | chest
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| show | pus
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| brady- | show 🗑
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| eu- | show 🗑
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| tachy- | show 🗑
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| show | excessive acidity of body fluids
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| anosmia | show 🗑
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| apnea | show 🗑
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| show | condition caused by insufficient intake of oxygen.
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| astelectasis | show 🗑
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| atel | show 🗑
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| Cheyne-Stokes respiration | show 🗑
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| show | Ease with which lung tissue can be stretched.
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| Coryza | show 🗑
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| Crackle | show 🗑
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| show | Common childhood condition involving inflammation of the larynx, trachea, bronchial passages and, sometimes, lungs.
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| Deviated nasal septum | show 🗑
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| Epiglottitis | show 🗑
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| Epistaxis | show 🗑
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| Finger clubbing | show 🗑
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| show | Deficiency of oxygen in the blood.
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| Hypoxia | show 🗑
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| Pertussis | show 🗑
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| show | Diptheria-Pertussis-Tetanus; the immunization of infants, is effective in the prevention of pertussis.
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| Pleurisy | show 🗑
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| Pneumoconiosis | show 🗑
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| show | Accumulation of extravascular fluid in lung tissues & alveoli, caused most commonly by heart failure.
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| show | Blockage in an artery of the lungs caused by a mass of undissolved matter (such as a blood clot,tissue,air bubbles,& bacteria).
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| show | Abnormal breath sound heard on auscultation.
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| Stridor | show 🗑
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| Sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS) | show 🗑
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| show | Whistling or sighing sound heard on auscultation that results from narrowing of the lumen of the respiratory passageway.
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| show | Intradermal test to determine tuberculin sensitivity based on a positive reaction where the are around the test site becomes red & swollen.(A positive mantoux test suggets a past or present exposure to TB or past TB vaccination)
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| show | Noninvasive method of monitoring the percentage of hemoglobin (Hb) saturated with oxygen; also called pulse oximetry.
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| Polysomnography | show 🗑
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| Pulmonary Function Tests (PFTs) | show 🗑
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| poly- | show 🗑
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| somn/o | show 🗑
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| Spirometry | show 🗑
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| show | Visual examination of the bronchi using an endoscope(flexible fiberoptic or rigid)inserted through the mouth & trachea for direct viewing of structures or of projection on a monitor.
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| show | Visual examination of the larynx to detect tumors,foreign bodies, nerve or structural injury, or other abnormalities.
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| show | Visual examination of the mediastinal structures including the heart,trachea,esophagus,bronchus,thymus, & lymph nodes.
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| Mediastin/o | show 🗑
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| Arterial blood gas (ABG) | show 🗑
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| show | Microbial test used to indentify disease-causing organisms of the lower respiratory tract, especially those that cause pnemonias.
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| Sweat test | show 🗑
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| show | Test used to identify pathogens, especially group A streptococci.
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| Radiography | show 🗑
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| Radi/o | show 🗑
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| Thoracic (chest) | show 🗑
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| Scan | show 🗑
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| show | Nuclear scanning test primarily used to detect pulmonary emboli.
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| Aerosol therapy | show 🗑
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| show | Irrigating or washing out of an organ,stomach,bladder,bowel,or body cavity with a stream of water or other fluid.
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| Antral | show 🗑
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| Postural drainage | show 🗑
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| Pleurectomy | show 🗑
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| Pneumectomy | show 🗑
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| show | Reconstructive surgery of the nose to correct deformities or for cosmetic purposes.
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| Septoplasty | show 🗑
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| show | Surgical puncture & drainage of the pleural cavity; also called pleurocentesis or thoracocentesis.
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| Tracheostomy | show 🗑
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| Antihistamines | show 🗑
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| show | Relieve or suppress coughing by blocking the cough reflex in the medulla of the brain.
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| Bronchodilators | show 🗑
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| show | Act on the immune system by blocking production of substances that trigger allergic & inflammatory actions.
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| Decongestants | show 🗑
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| show | Liquify respiratory secretions so that they are more easily dislodged during coughing episodes.
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