Ch. 10: The Respiratory System - Pulmonology Flashcards

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adenoid/o

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adenoid

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tonsill/o

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tonsil

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nas/o

rhin/o

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nose

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laryng/o

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larynx (voice box)

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pharyng/o

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pharynx (throat)

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trache/o

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trachea (windpipe)

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sept/o

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septum (plural: septa)

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sin/o

sinus/o

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sinus

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pneum/o
pneumat/o
pneumon/o

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air or lungs

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pulmon/o

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lungs

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lob/o

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lobe

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bronch/o

bronchi/o

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bronchus (the main branches from the trachea into each lung)

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bronchiol/o

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bronchiole

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alveol/o

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alveolus (air sac)

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stern/o

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sternum (breastbone)

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cost/o

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rib

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thorac/o
pector/o (pectus)
steth/o

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chest

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pleur/o

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pleura (membrane surrounding the lungs)

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phren/o

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diaphragm (or brain: schizophrenia)

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ox/o

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oxygen

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spir/o

-pnea

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breathing

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capn/o

carb/o

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carbon dioxide

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apnea

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a/pnea (no/breathing)
AP-nee-ah
cessation of breathing

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eupnea

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eu/pnea (good/breathing)
YOOP-nee-ah
good or normal breathing

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tachypnea

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tachy/pnea (fast/breathing)
ta-KIP-nee-ah
rapid breathing

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bradypnea

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brady/pnea (slow/breathing)
brad-ip-NEE-ah
slow breathing

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hypopnea

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hypo/pnea (under/breathing)
hai-POP-nee-ah
shallow breathing

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hyperpnea

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hyper/pnea (over/breathing)
hai-perp-nee-ah
heavy breathing

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dyspnea

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dys/pnea (bad/breathing)
disp-NEE-ah
difficulty breathing

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orthopnea

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ortho/pnea (straight/breathing)
or-thop-NEE-ah
able to breathe only in an upright position

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hyperventilation

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hyper/ventil/ation (over/breathing/process)
hai-per-ven-ti-LAY-shun
overbreathing; the condition of having too much air flowing into and out of the lungs; leads to hypocapnia

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hypoventilation

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hypo/ventil/ation (under/breathing/process)
hai-po-ven-ti-LAY-shun
underbreathing; the condition of having too little air flowing into and out of the lungs; leads to hypercapnia

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dysphonia

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dys/phonia (bad/sound or voice)
dis-FON-ia
bad voice condition (also known as hoarseness)

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epistaxis

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Greek for to drip out or upon
ep-ee-STAKS-is
a nosebleed

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rhinorrhagia

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rhino/rrhagia (nose/excessive bleeding)
rai-no-RAY-jah
excessive blood flow from the nose (another term for a nosebleed)

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rhinorrhea

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rhino/rrhea (nose/discharge)
rai-no-REE-yah
runny nose

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bronchospasm

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broncho/spasm (bronchus/involuntary contraction)
BRON-ko-SPAZ-um
involuntary contraction of the diaphragm (also known as hiccups)

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pleuralgia

pleurodynia

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pleur/algia (pleura/pain)
plur-AL-jah
pleuro/dynia (pleura/pain)
plur-oh-DIH-nee-ah
pain in the pleura
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thoracalgia

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thorac/algia (chest/pain)
thor-a-KAL-jah
chest pain

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bronchorrhea

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broncho/rrhea (bronchus/discharge)
bron/koh-REE-ah
discharge from the bronchi

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expectoration

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ex/pector/ation (out/chest/process)
eks-pec-tor-A-shun
coughing or spitting material out of the lungs

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hemoptysis

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hemo/ptysis (blood/cough)
heem-op-TIS-is
coughing up blood

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sputum

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Latin for spit
SPYOO-tum
mucus discharge from the lungs by coughing

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auscultation

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Latin for to listen
ah-skul-TAY-shun
a health care professional using a stethoscope to listen to a patient’s chest

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cyanosis

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cyan/osis (blue/condition)
sai-an-O-sis
a bluish color in the skin caused by insufficient oxygen

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pectoriloquy

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pectori/loquy (chest/speak)
pek-tor-IH-low-kwee
speaking from the chest; used as a means of finding masses in the lung. A heath professional listening to a patient’s chest asks the patient to whisper a word. The word will be audible in the areas where fluid or a mass is present. Hence the chest “speaks” in those places.

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pectus carinatum

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pectus carinatum (chest keel)
PEK-tus car-ee-NAH-tum
a chest that protrudes like the keel of a ship

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pectus excavatum

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pectus ex/cavatum (chest out/hollowed)
PEK-tus eks-cuh-VAH-tum
a chest that is hollowed out

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percussion

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Latin for to strike
per-KUH-shun
striking the body surface (in this context, to cause vibrations that can help locate fluid buildup in the chest).

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retraction

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re/trac/tion (back/drag/process)
reh-TRAK-shun
the sucking in of the skin around bones during inhalation, happens when someone is in respiratory distress

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atelectasis

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a/tel/ectasis (not/complete/expansion)
ah-tel-EK-ta-sis
incomplete expansion

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bronchiectasis

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bronchi/ectasis (bronchus/expansion)
bron-key-EK-ta-sis
expansion of the bronchi

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caseous necrosis

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caseous necr/osis (cheeselike death/condition)
KAYZ-ee-us ne-CROW-sis
the death of tissue with a cheeselike appearance

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chylothorax

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chylo/thorax (chyle/chest)
kai-low-THOR-aks
chyle in the chest

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chyle

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is a milky bodily fluid formed in the small intestine during digestion of fatty foods and carried through the body via lymph vessels

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empyema

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em/py/ema (in/pus/condition)
em-pie-EE-mah
pus inside the chest

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hemothorax

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hemo/thorax (blood/chest)
heem-o-THOR-aks
blood in the chest

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phrenoplegia

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phreno/plegia (diaphragm/paralysis)
fre-no-PLEE-jah
paralysis of the diaphragm

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phrenoptosis

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pherno/ptosis (diaphragm/drooping)
fre-nop-TOE-sis
drooping of the diaphragm

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pleural effusion

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pleur/al ex/fusion (pleura/pertaining to out/pour)
PLUR-al ef-YOO-zhun
fluid pouring out into the pleura

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pneumohemothorax

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pneumo/hemo/thorax (air/blood/chest)
new-moh-hee-moh-THOR-aks
air and blood in the chest

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pneumothorax

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pneumo/thorax (air/chest)
new-moh-THOR-aks
air in the chest

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pulmonary edema

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pumon/ary edema (lung/pertaining to swelling)
pul-monAIR-ee ah-DEE-ma
swelling in the lungs

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pyothorax

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pyo/thorax (pus/chest)
pi-oh-THOR-aks
pus in the chest

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tracheostenosis

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tracheo/stenosis (trachea/narrowing)
tray-kee-oh-sten-OH-sis
narrowing of the trachea

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hypercapnia

hypercarbia

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hyper/capn/ia (over/carbon dioxide/condition)
hyper/carb/ia (over/carbon dioxide/condition)
hai-per-CAP-nee-yah
excessive carbon dioxide

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hypocapnia

hypocarbia

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hypo/capn/ia (under/carbon dioxide/condition)
hypo/carb/ia (under/carbon dioxide/condition)
insufficient carbon dioxide

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hypoxemia

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hypo/ox/emia (under/oxygen/blood condition)
hai-poks-EEM-ee-yah
insufficient oxygen in the blood

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hypoxia

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hypo/ox/ia (under/oxygen/condition)

insufficient oxygen

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computed tomography

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computed tomo/graphy (cut/writing procedure)
com-PYOO-ted tom-O-grah-fee
an imaging procedure using a computer to cut

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pulmonary angiography

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pulmon/ary angio/graphy (lung/pertaining to vessel/writing procedure)
pul-mon-AIR-ee an-jee-O-grah-fee
an imaging procedure for recording pulmonary blood vessel activity

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ventilation-perfusion scan (VQ scan)

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ventil/ation-per/fusion (breathing/process-through/pour)
ven-ti-LAY-shun–per-FYOO-shun skan
a scan that tests whether a problem in the lungs is caused by airflow (ventilation) or blood flow (perfusion)

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bronchoscopy

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broncho/scopy (bronchus/looking procedure)
bron-KOS-koh-pee
procedure to look inside the bronchi

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capnography

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capno/graphy (carbon dioxide/writing procedure)
cap-NAH-gra-fee
procedure to record carbon dioxide levels

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capnometer

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capno/meter (carbon dioxide/instrument to measure)
cap-NOM-eh-ter
instrument to measure carbon dioxide levels

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endoscope

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endo/scope (inside/instrument to look)
EN-doh-SKOHP
instrument to look inside

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nasopharyngoscope

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naso/pharyngo/scope (nose/throat/instrument to look)
nay-zoh-fa-RIN-go-skope
an instrument to look at the nose and throat

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oximetry

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oxi/metry (oxygen/measuring process)
ok-SIM-ah-tree
procedure to measure oxygen levels

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polysomnography

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poly/somno/graphy (many/sleep/writing procedure)
po-lee-som-NAH-gra-fee
recording multiple aspects of sleep

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pulmonary function testing (PFT)

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pulmon/ary function testing (lung/pertaining to)
pul-mon-AIR-ee funk-shun TES-ting
a group of tests used to evaluate the condition and operation of the lungs

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spirometry

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spiro/metry (breathing/measuring process)
speer-O-meh-tree
procedure to measure breathing

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thoracoscopy

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thoraco/scopy (chest/looking procedure)
thor-a-KOS-koh-pee
examination of the chest

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laryngitis

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laryng/itis (larynx/inflammation)
la-rin-JAI-tis
inflammation of the larynx

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laryngotracheobronchitis

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laryngo/tracheo/bronch/itis (larynx/trachea/bronchus/inflammation)
la-rin-go-tray-key-o-bron-KAI-tis
inflammation of the larynx, trachea, and bronchi

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rhinitis

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rhin/itis (nose/inflammation)
rai-NAI-tis
inflammation of the nasal passages

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sinusitis

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sinus/itis (sinus/inflammation)
sai-nus-AI-tis
inflammation of the sinus

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pansinusitis

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pan/sinus/itis (all/sinus/inflammation)
pan-sai-nus-AI-tis
inflammation of all sinuses

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sleep apnea

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sleep a/pnea (no/breathing)
sleep AP-nee-ah
a condition where the patient ceases to breathe while asleep

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tonsillitis

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tonsill/itis (tonsil/inflammation)
ton-sil-AI-tis
inflammation of the tonsils

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tracheitis

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trache/itis (trachea/inflammation)
tay-kee-AI-tis
inflammation of the trachea

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tracheomalacia

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tracheo/malacia (trachea/softening)
tray-kee-oh-ma-LAY-shah
softening of the trachea

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asthma

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Greek for panting or gasping
AZ-ma
a disease causing episodic narrowing and inflammation of the airway

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bronchiolitis

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bronchiol/itis (bronchiole/inflammation)
bron-kee-yo-LAI-tis
inflammation of a bronchiole

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bronchitis

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bronch/itis (bronchus/inflammation)
bron-KAI-tis
inflammation of the bronchus

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chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

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chron/ic ob/struct/ive pulmon/ary (time/pertaining to in the way/build/pertaining to lung/pertaining to)
KRON-ik ob-STRUKT-iv pul-mon-AIR-ee diz-EEZ
a group of lung diseases characterized by the continual blockage of lung passage

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cystic fibrosis

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cyst/ic fibr/osis (cyst/pertaining to fiber/condition)
SIS-tik fai-BROH-sis
a disease causing thick mucus buildup in the lungs and pancreas, named after the changes it causes to the lungs

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diaphragmatocele

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diaphragmato/cele (diaphragm/hernia)
dai-a-frag-MAT-o-seel
hernia of the diaphragm

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emphysema

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Greek for to inflate
im-fi-ZEE-ma
a disease that causes the alveoli to lose elasticity; emphysema patients can inhale but have difficulty exhaling

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obstructive lung disorder

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ob/struct/ive lung disorder (in the way/build/pertaining to)
ob-STRUKT-iv
a lung disorder caused by a blockage

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pleuritis

pleurisy

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pleur/itis (pleura/inflammation)
pleur/isy (pleura/inflammation)
plur-AI-tis
inflammation of the pleura

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pneumatocele

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pneumato/cele (lung/hernia)
new-MAT-o-seel
hernia of the lung

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pneumoconiosis

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pneumo/coni/osis (lung/dust/condition)
new-moh-con-i-O-sis
a lung condition caused by dust

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pneumonia

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pneumon/ia (lung/condition)
new-MOH-nee-yah
a lung condition

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pneumonitis

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pneumon/itis (lung/inflammation)
new-moh-NAI-tis
inflammation of the lung

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pulmonary embolism

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pulmon/ary embol/ism (lung/pertaining to embolus/condition)
pul-mon-AIR-ee em-bol-IZ-um
blockage in the pulmonary blood supply

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pulmonary neoplasm

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pulmon/ary neo/plasm (lung/pertaining to new/formation)
pul-mon-AIR-ee nee-oh-PLAZ-sum
new growth (tumor) in the lung

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restrictive lung disorder

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re/strict/ive lung disorder (back/bind/pertaining to)
re-STRIKT-iv
a lung disorder caused by the limiting of air into the lungs

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bronchiogenic carcinoma

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bronchio/genic carcin/oma (bronchus/creatioin cancer/tumor)
bron-kee-oh-JEN-ic car-si-NO-ma
a cancerous tumor originating in the bronchi

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mesothelioma

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meso/theli/oma (middle/nipple/tumor)
mee-zoh-thee-lee-OH-mah
a cancerous tumor of the mesothelial cells lining the lungs

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antitussive

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anti/tuss/ive (against/cough/agent)
an-tee-TUSS-iv
a drug that prevents coughing

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bronchodilator

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broncho/dilator (bronchus/expander)
bron-koh-DAI-lay-tor
a drug that expands the walls of the bronchi

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expectorant

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ex/pector/ant (out/chest/agent)
eks-PEK-tor-ant
a drug that encourages the expulsion of material from the lungs

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mucolytic

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muco/lytic (mucus/breakdown agent)
myoo-koh-LIT-ik
a drug that aids in the breakdown of mucus

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nebulizer

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Latin for cloud
neh-byoo-LAI-zir
a machine that administers respiratory medication by creating a “cloud” or mist that is inhaled by the patient

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adenoidectomy

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adenoid/ectomy (adenoid/removal)
a-din-oid-EK-toe-mee
removal of the adenoids

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intubate

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in/tub/ate (in/tube/process)
IN-tub-ate
to insert a breathing tube from the mouth down into the trachea, to provide breathing support

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laryngectomy

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laryng/ectomy (larynx/removal)
la-rin-JEK-toe-mee
removal of the larynx

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laryngoplasty

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laryngo/plasty (larynx/reconstruction)
la-rin-GO-plas-tee
reconstruction of the larynx

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palatoplasty

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palato/plasty (palate/reconstruction)
pal-e-toe-PLAS-tee
reconstruction of a palate

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septoplasty

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septo/plasty (septum/reconstruction)
sep-toe-PLAS-tee
reconstruction of a septum

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tonsillectomy

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tonsill/ectomy (tonsil/removal)
ton-sil-EK-toe-mee
removal of the tonsils

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tracheostomy

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tracheo/stomy (trachea/opening)
tray-kee-AH-stoh-mee
creation of an opening in the trachea

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tracheotomy

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tracheo/tomy (trachea/incision)
tray-kee-AH-toe-mee
incision into the trachea

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endotracheal intubation

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endo/trache/al in/tub/ation (inside/trachea/pertaining to in/tube/process)
en-doh-TRAY-kee-al in-too-BAY-shun
insetion of a tube inside the trachea

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bronchoplasty

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broncho/plasty (bronchus/reconstruction)
bron-koh-PLAS-tee
reconstruction of a bronchus

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cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR)

A

cardio/pulmon/ary re/suscit/ation (heart/lung/pertaining to again/awaken/process)
kar-dee-oh-pul-mon-AIR-ee ree-sus-i-TAY-shun
method of artificially maintaining blood flow and airflow when breathing and pulse have stopped

127
Q

lobectomy

A

lob/ectomy (lobe/removal)
loh-BEK-toe-mee
removal of a lobe

128
Q

pleuropexy

A

pleuro/pexy (pleura/fixation)
ploo-rah-PEK-see
reattachment of the pleura

129
Q

pneumonectomy

A

pneumon/ectomy (lung/removal)
new-mon-EK-toe-mee
removal of a lung

130
Q

thoracentesis

thoracocentesis

A
thora/centesis (chest/puncture)
thor-a-sin-TEE-sis
thoraco/centesis (chest/puncture)
thor-a-koh-sin-TEE-sis
puncture of the chest
131
Q

thoracoplasty

A

thoraco/plasty (chest/reconstruction)
thor-a-koh-PLAS-tee
reconstruction of the chest

132
Q

thoracostomy

A

thoraco/stomy (chest/opening)
thor-a-KOS-toe-mee
creation of an opening in the chest

133
Q

thoracotomy

A

thoraco/tomy (chest/incision)
thor-a-KAH-toe-mee
incision into the chest

134
Q

ABG

A

arterial blood gas

analysis of the gases in the blood; used to determine the effectiveness of the lungs in exchanging gases

occasionally they use capillary blood from a finger stick, at which point it’s known as capillary blood gas (CBG)

135
Q

ARDS

A

acute respiratory distress syndrome

136
Q

Bx

A

biopsy

137
Q

CF

A

cystic fibrosis

138
Q

COPD

A

chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

139
Q

CPAP

A

continuous positive airway pressure

140
Q

CPR

A

cardiopulmonary resuscitation

141
Q

CT

A

computed tomography

142
Q

CTA

A

clear to ausculation

when an exam reveals nothing abnormal about a patient’s lungs

143
Q

CXR

A

chest x-ray

144
Q

DOE

A

dyspnea on exertion

145
Q

ETT

A

endotracheal tube

146
Q

LRTI

A

lower respiratory tract infection

147
Q

LTB

A

laryngotracheobronchitis

148
Q

MRI

A

magnetic resonance imaging

149
Q

OSA

A

obstructive sleep apnea

150
Q

PE

A

pulmonary embolism

151
Q

PET

A

positron emission tomography

152
Q

PFT

A

pulmonary function test

153
Q

PSG

A

polysomnography

154
Q

SOB

A

shortness of breath

155
Q

T&A

A

tonsillectomy and adenoidectomy

156
Q

TB

A

tuberculosis

157
Q

URI/URTI

A

upper respiratory infection; upper respiratory tract infection

158
Q

V/Q

A

ventilation-perfusion scan