4 Respiratory System Terms

Question 1

adenoidectomy

Answer 1

removal of adenoids (tonsils)

Question 2

aerophagia

Answer 2

eating (swallowing) air

Question 3

alveolar

Answer 3

pertaining to the alveoli

Question 4

anosmia

Answer 4

without or no smell (absence/decreased sense of smell)

Question 5

anoxia

Answer 5

without or no oxygen

Question 6

apnea

Answer 6

without or not breathing

Question 7

asphyxia

Answer 7

extreme decrease in the amount of oxygen in the body

Question 8

asthma

Answer 8

chronic episodes of airway inflammation/narrowing

Question 9

atelectasis

Answer 9

incomplete dilation/expansion (collapsed lung)

Question 10

bradypnea

Answer 10

slow breathing

Question 11

bronchiectasis

Answer 11

expansion/dilation of the bronchi

Question 12

bronchiolitis

Answer 12

inflammation of the bronchioles

Question 13

bronchitis

Answer 13

inflammation of the bronchi

Question 14

bronchoscopy

Answer 14

visual examination of the bronchi

Question 15

cyanosis

Answer 15

abnormal condition of blue (blue skin due to lack of oxygen)

Question 16

dyspnea

Answer 16

difficulty breathing

Question 17

epistaxis

Answer 17

nosebleed

Question 18

eupnea

Answer 18

normal breathing

Question 19

hemoptysis

Answer 19

coughing up blood

Question 20

hemothorax

Answer 20

blood in the chest (blood in the pleural cavity)

Question 21

hypercapnia

Answer 21

excessive carbon dioxide in the blood

Question 22

hypoxemia

Answer 22

low oxygen in the blood

Question 23

hypoxia

Answer 23

low oxygen in the tissues

Question 24

laryngoplegia

Answer 24

paralysis of the larynx

Question 25

laryngoscope

Answer 25

instrument for examining the larynx

Question 26

orthopnea

Answer 26

breathing straight (difficulty breathing laying down)

Question 27

pharyngospasm

Answer 27

involuntary contraction/twitching of the pharynx

Question 28

phrenalgia

Answer 28

pain of the diaphragm

Question 29

pleurisy

Answer 29

inflammation of the pleura

Question 30

pleurodynia

Answer 30

pain of the pleura

Question 31

pneumomelanosis

Answer 31

blackening of lung tissue from inhaling coal dust

Question 32

pneumonia

Answer 32

infection of the lung

Question 33

pneumothorax

Answer 33

collapsed lung from air in the pleural cavity

Question 34

polysomnography

Answer 34

process of recording sleep (sleep study test)

Question 35

rales

Answer 35

crackling noise heard with auscultation of the lung

Question 36

rhonchi

Answer 36

coarse rattling breath sound

Question 37

spirometry

Answer 37

act of measuring the breath (lung function test)

Question 38

sputum

Answer 38

mucus coughed up from airways

Question 39

stridor

Answer 39

wheeze like sound heard with auscultation (from obstruction)

Question 40

tachypnea

Answer 40

fast, rapid breathing

Question 41

thoracocentesis

Answer 41

surgical puncture of the chest (to remove fluid)

Question 42

thoracopathy

Answer 42

disease of the chest

Question 43

tonsillectomy

Answer 43

removal of the tonsils

Question 44

tracheostomy

Answer 44

forming an opening in the trachea

Question 45

tracheotomy

Answer 45

incision of the trachea

Question 46

tuberculosis

Answer 46

infectious disease cause by bacteria

Question 47

wheezes

Answer 47

coarse, whistling lung sound caused by narrowed airways