Ch. 07 The Respiratory System Flashcards
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-a, -an
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without
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-centesis
A
surgical puncture to remove fluid
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-dynia
A
pain
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-ectomy
A
surgical removal
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-ia
A
abnormal condition
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-itis
A
inflammation
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-metry
A
to measure
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-ologist
A
specialist
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-osis
A
abnormal condition
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-ostomy
A
creation of an opening
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-otomy
A
surgical incision into
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-plasty
A
surgical repair
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-pnea
A
breathing
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-ptysis
A
spitting up, coughing up
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-rrhagia
A
bleeding
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-rrhea
A
flow, discharge
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-thorax
A
chest, pleural cavity
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acute
A
disease or symptom that begins suddenly or worsens quickly.
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alveol /o
A
air sacs that exchange gases with the pulmonary capillary blood
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anoxia
A
absence of oxygen
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apnea
A
absence of spontaneous respiration
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ARDS
A
acute respiratory distress syndrome
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aspiration
A
accidental breathing in of food or fluid into the lungs
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brady-
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slow
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bradypnea
abnormally slow rate of respiration
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bronch /o
bronchial tube, bronchus
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bronchi /o
bronchial tube, bronchus
28
C02
carbon dioxide
29
CAP
community acquired pnuemonia
30
CF
cystic fibrosis
31
chronic
disease or symptom that persists for a long time
32
COPD
chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
33
CPAP
continuous positive airway pressure
34
CXR
chest x-ray
35
cyan
blue
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dys-
difficult, painful
37
dyspnea
difficult or labored breathing
38
edema
abnormal accumulation of fluid in
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effusion
escape of fluid from a vessel into the tissues or body cavity
40
epiglott /o
closes off the trachea during swallowing
41
ETT
endotracheal intubation
42
eu-
good, normal
43
exacerbation
an increase in the severity of a disease, worsening
44
exhalation
act of breathing out
45
HBOT
hyperbaric oxygen therapy
46
FESS
functional endoscopic sinus surgery
47
hem /o
blood
48
hyper-
increased
49
hypo-
decreased, deficient
50
inhalation
act of drawing air into the lungs
51
interstitial
spaces around a tissue or an organ
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laryng /o
larynx, throat
53
latent
a condition that is present but not active or causing symptoms
54
LLL
left lower lobe (lung)
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LUL
left upper lobe (lung)
56
MDI
metered-dose inhaler
57
nas /o
nose
58
NG tube
nasogastric tube
59
nosocomial
acquired in a hospitalp
60
O2
oxygen
61
OSA
obstructive sleep apnea
62
ox /i, ox/o, ox /y
oxygen
63
para-
beside
64
PE
pulmonary embolism
65
PFT
pulmonary function test
66
pharyng /o
throat, pharynx
67
phlegm
type of mucus made in the lower respiratory tract
68
phon /o
sound, voice
69
pleur /o
pluera, side of the body
70
PNA
pneumonia
71
pneu-
lung, air
72
pneum /o
lung, air
73
pneumon /o
lung, air
74
PPD
tuberculin skin test
(purified protein derivative)
75
pulm /o
lung
76
pulmon /o
lung
77
py /o
pus
78
respiration
exchange of oxygen for carbon dioxide, breathing
79
RF
respiratory failure
80
rhin /o
nose
81
RLL
right lower lobe (lung)
82
RUL
right upper lobe (lung)
83
septum
wall that separates two sides
84
SIDS
sudden infant death syndrome
85
sinus /o
sinus
86
SOB
shortness of breath
87
somn /o
sleep
88
spir /o
to breathe
89
sputum
phlegm coughed up and ejected through the mouth
90
stoma
surgically created opening on a body surface
91
tachy-
fast, rapid
92
tachypnea
abnormally rapid rate of respiration
93
TB
tuberculosis
94
thorac /o
chest, pleural cavity
95
trache /o
windpipe, trachea
96
trachea
windpipe, trachea
97
URI
upper respiratory infection
